CULTURE SHOCK

Many people dream of living in a foreign country. It can be an amazing experience for those people (16) _______ are willing to settle down in a new place. (17) _______, there's one potential problem you should be aware of: Culture shock is the feeling we get from living in a place that is so different to where we grew up that we are not sure how to deal with it. Societies are organized in (18) _______ different ways. Customs and traditions can be very different and that can sometimes make it difficult to get on with local people who might not approve (19) _______ things you do and might object to things you say. In another country, you might be banned from doing things that are perfectly legal in your own. For example, in Singapore people can be forced to pay a large fine just for (20) _______ rubbish. Eventually, though, most people who live abroad fall in love with their adopted country and learn to accept its differences.