The shock is real. The shock is normal. The shock is expected. After 24 years of a consistent pattern by the same actors, the rather abrupt end of that era must occassion shock and withdrawal syndromes. But, what makes the difference is how we manage culture shock; the defence mechanism we put up to overcome this feeling and assert ourselves …

There is this term I came across in my psychology and sociology classes. It is called Culture Shock. It is the initial feeling of strangeness and then resistance that occurs to one on facing a new environment, a new climate and a new culture. It is a real shock as it hits an individual like a thurderbolt. You feel like …