Culture Shock GuideSouth AfricaThis guide shall provide you with all the information about culture shock you will need to be well prepared for your move to South Africa and enable you to enjoy life in beautiful Cape Town. Culture shock certainly will affect your life when moving abroad. And I know what I am talking about as I have gone through its stages and therefore can tell you what helped me and my family when coping with all the effects of this special phenomenon. Therefore this guide shall not only be full of theory, even if I want to give you as much background on the hard facts as you will need. Here you will find a lot of practical advice, too.
Cape Town is located far away from most of the places expats come from. So things are done differently in this part of the world. But do not worry too much.
If you prepare carefully and get informed well, your posting to the most southern part of Africa will be a successful and most importantly enjoyable experience.
In this guide you will find answers to the following questions:
Find out about the most common symptoms and causes. • What are the different stages? How do these phases manifest themselves? Read all about the common feelings in the different stages that you will experience when moving abroad. • What are the best coping strategies? This section should help you to get going and prevent you from leaving your new venture because of this phase in your posting gone wrong. Find out how easy it is to survive the negative feelings and experiences and read what can help you to lessen the impact of culture shock. • Learn from my experiences in Cape Town Do you want to know what I felt during settling in this new life after arriving in sunny golden brown Cape Town from overcast green England? Reading about my experiences when moving to South Africa might give you an insight in what you could expect to experience too. Interested to read more? Please click here. • Recommendations for reading Check out my resources for really useful books and articles. • My Guide to South Africa Learn about the local customs, gestures and expressions in this valuable guide. I collected a lot of information and now want to share my knowledge with you. Please remember being well prepared for your move is essential for your expat assignment being successful. So all the best to you and keep on reading. Please bookmark this website as there is still much to come.... work in progress...
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