Have you experienced some kind of culture shock in America? Please tell us about it.
It’s a good question and I think it depends on where we look at. I didn’t have an expectation about the USA before I moved, so I thought it’s different. I just had to accept it. That’s all I thought. I didn’t like how food portion is big and I still don’t like it, but that’s because I’m not a fan of leftover food. I had always felt strange as a new immigrant when we ordered food – one entrée and one salad for the two of us. Because the portion is so big and I didn’t want to take home the leftover, beside waiter/waitress would ask, “Is that all?” and looked at us in a strange way.
I had to learn how to use a map all over again because Smartphones were not available when I first moved. In Thailand we drive on the left lane, which is the opposite side of driving in the US. That was a difficult one.
Going grocery shopping once a week and plan meals ahead of time was difficult for me and is still difficult for me sometimes.
My mom, these days and age, she still goes to get her fresh ingredients twice a day. What she makes is based on what’s fresh and what’s available. I was raised that way and I lived with that concept for almost 30 years before I moved here. Do you see what I mean?