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Expatica reader Anna Cigolini describes her experiences coming to terms with her culture shock as an Australian living in Germany and wonders how people can tell she is foreign from her sneeze.Culture shock is like thermal underwear. It was something my Mum bought into and ranted on about before I went to any cold and distant country (which, being Australian, meant pretty much everywhere). It was something I shrugged off as totally uncool, that she snuck into my backpack or ear just as I was leaving. And something that I pulled out when I found myself shivering under several blankets and not wanting, for whatever reason, to get out of bed.
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Australian Anna Cigolini tries to come to terms with living in Germany |
A smooth transition?
Australian culture is, everyone reassures me, largely European. So, I really didn't need 'Ein Handbuch fuer Deutschland' (www.handbuch-deutschland.de) to tell me that 'Bakeries sell bread, bread rolls and sweet pastries.' I figured the transition should be pretty smooth.
Yet, as often as I've dragged my jaw behind me, drooling with awe at the beauty, culture and history of the place I live, I've found myself confused. It's as though I disappeared into a foreign film, and no matter how hard I bang on the inside of the TV screen, I can't break back out to the normalcy of my living room. But there's no denial here! This is simply not culture shock. I would never wear anything as dowdy as that…
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