2026-08-08 22:56 UTC
@Unixbigot@aus.social @typeswitch@gamedev.lgbt @hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange I dunno, I certainly felt culture shock when I went to live in Japan for 3 years. I got used to it pretty quickly, but things still stuck out to me as "why don't they do things like they do back home" (yes I was young and naive). But when I moved back to the UK after 3 years of Japan, yes, I did experience reverse culture shock. It didn't last long, but when you get used to things, changes and differences really stand out.
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@Unixbigot@aus.social 2026-08-08 23:02
@RinaVolpina@rubber.social @typeswitch@gamedev.lgbt @hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange well yeah, but I mean that’s just “culture shock”. It’s not “reverse”. It’s the use of the word “reverse” that I find offensive. Your own culture is allowed to be shocking. Finding one’s own culture shocking (and hopefully wanting to remedy it) used to be an important part of why we travel, not just making tiktoks about how weird the potato crisp flavours are in the Duchy of Grand Fenwick.