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What does “culture shock” mean?
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B2
The feeling of confusion or disorientation from being in an unfamiliar culture
“I had real culture shock when I first moved abroad.”
From the B2 lesson Jet Lag and Culture Shock (travel idioms).
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What does “culture shock” mean?
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