Reverse Culture Shock

[jamie_inchile]

Reverse culture shock is harder than culture shock. To not feel at home when you're in your own country is very strange. To not like your own culture is something you wish you could turn off. To suddenly realize that you dislike things that you had idealized and dreamed about returning to for a year makes one feel very lost. So that's how

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Chilean Food

[lllynette]

Ha Ha - smashed avocado & mayo on a hotdog - what's the name for that? - wonder if they serve that there? A couple weeks ago, when you were coming over for dinner, Laco suggested we take you there, & I can't remember why we did something else. The offer's open, if you want to give it a try??? Maybe we could talk about what it is that you don't like about our culture that makes you feel this way - we'd be very interested to hear your new perspectives... LLM

[johnnyrizzo]

James, if you're checking out this restaurant lemme know, i'd love to try out some new food, especially with someone who can critique. i still haven't been to Don Alfonso, the spanish eatery in town. I went to another spanish place serving 'tapas' and it was awful.

I can't say I have felt as strongly about our culture in terms of reverse culture shock. If anything, I miss my year abroad, not necessarily any one thing tied to spain...