viernes, 12 de septiembre de 2008

Cultural shock argumentative essay




Cultural shock


There are a lot of changes in people`s life that they have to face and they should adapt to them, some of these changes represent opportunities in order to a growth both personally and professionally. Among these life circumstances that bind them to change one can find shipments, business and studies trips, moving house and others situations which make people have to change their town, city, even their country. For people is difficult to assume these transformations however for some of them change is good for their life and they always are prepared to it. In these kinds of events it would be a good ask themselves ¿indeed are these kind of changes benefit a person or by contrast they can harm her or him and even a culture?

At present people are moving in a world where globalization has taken an important place, for that reason trips and cultural exchanges are important too. Moreover trips and living in another country have many advantages and sometimes these facts give a person a competitive advantage, for instance when one travels to other country, one can know other customs, another people, different landscapes and gain experience.

In addition when a person travels due to his or her professional responsibilities he or she can learn more in different things not merely in academic aspects besides of this sometimes in a foreign country may appear opportunities that a person should take advantage of them, opportunities in labor, professional or perhaps that person can improve his or her lifestyle.

In spite of these aspects previously appointed there is a fact that is indispensable to take into account as cultural shock, this is a feeling of anxiety that people experience when they arrive to whatever foreign country. A person should face a lot of strong issues and they have to be prepare to adapt to them, things like food, language, lifestyle, customs so on will influence on people behavior, for example when a Latin American goes to Asia particularly to China where Chinese people have different traditions and customs in many aspects like food, religious, governmental practices and polities these variety of issues are going to affect that abroad and in this situation that Latin American is going to feel a cultural shock.

To sum up and from my point of view I consider that traveling is a wonderful opportunity that anyone should take advantage of it, nonetheless when one is going to travel or a person has to live to a foreign country she or he must do a research about this country and it`s culture and trying to be prepared to manage change and adapted it.
Traveling and meeting new people always bring us more advantages than disadvantages and if opportunities appear in our life we have to take them and we cannot let to go them.

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