I had talked and read quite a lot about culture shock with my foreign co-workers. Therefore, I was only slightly hit by some unprepared culture shock, which was related to the use of the English language as the communication medium for every situation. To be honest, I did not expect that I would have such a problem because I have been learning English for many many years. Upon seeing the reverse culture shock, I literally had no clue what it might mean at all. In addition, I have never thought people will find it hard to switch from a foreign culture to their own, for they have been with and known their cultures so really well.
After having read and talked about what reverse culture shock was, I could immediately visualize some of the most challenging reverse culture shocks I am going to face when returning to Cambodia. They are the traffic in the capital city, commuting to other provinces, and the impoliteness, unfriendliness, narrow-mindedness, and prejudice of some people. Nonetheless, I am sure that it will not take me long to get used to my society and people due to the fact I will be seeing my lovely family members and friends and eating my country's delicious food.
What I will definitely try my best to do is be as polite, friendly, open-minded, and humble as I can because I believe that these attributes are highly valuable in a person and they also allow people to learn a lot from others around them.
