23 People Reveal The Worst Culture Shock They’ve Ever Experienced While Traveling

When traveling to a different country, it’s safe to assume that you’ll experience a certain amount of culture shock. Whether that means staring wide-eyed at the hole in the ground that you must sh*t in for the next week and a half or realizing that misogyny and sexism are alive and flourishing — things might be a little difficult to get used to.

Whether it’s the astonishingly different climate, social interactions, or seemingly backward infrastructure, adjusting to a new place’s environment can prove to be too much for some people. Just ask the woman from Norway who couldn’t seem to understand why salespeople in the US are so aggressively smiley and in your face.

Traveling is a privilege and if you can’t handle the heat of another country’s kitchen, then maybe you should take your ass out and resign yourself to watching Guy Fieri eat his way through the American Midwest for the rest of your life. #CULTURE

These 23 people traveled across the world and were in for some huge surprises:


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Written by Laura McNairy

Laura is a freelance writer for TFLN. She likes to write about what she knows best — dating, sex, and being awkward, but usually in the opposite order. She is the Assistant Editor and videographer for Peach Fuzz, a sex-positive nudie magazine in ATX.