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Karate kid I want to go home- Cultural Stress/Shock
A cultural shock in change of setting. As Dre and his mother have just moved to China and Dre tells him mum that that he hates it there. The stress of changing in such a short amount of time to a culture completely different to the one he grew up in, Dre's accumulating stress is shocking him. -
Jungle to Jungle - Culture Surprise
A culture surprise to size of village compared to a city. Mimi Siku's jaw drops as he sees the immense size of New York as he's grown up in a small village in the Amazon. -
Jungle to Jungle - Local Culture
An exposure to a new culture. As he's now staying amongst a tribe, Michael brings his culture, which is completely new to the tribe, and is exposed to theirs. The differences take cause for discomfort as he is not used to their way since it's not his way. -
American Kitsch Explained to Indians-Cultural Difference in food and animals.
A cultural difference between America and India. When Tod explains that in America they brand cattle by burning baby cattle with red hot irons, he receives a room full shocked faces. Tod is clearly unaware that cattle are considered sacred in India. -
Balraaj where have you brought me? - Culture Shock in Traffic
This clip opens with a man from New York arriving to India for the first time. He is seen to be in a state of culture shock, immediately commenting on the perceived chaos in the traffic around him. -
Outsourced Rubber - Differences in Cultural Slang
This brief clip illustrates a humorous example of differences in slang. A group of Indian workers are asked to listen to a phone call in which an Indian man advised an American woman to buy her son “rubbers”. In British English, the english that many Indians learn, “rubber” is akin to “eraser” in American English, but in American English the word “rubber” is used as slang for a condom. -
Charlies War - Culture Shock
Culture shock can be a good thing. It can lead to a powerful change of perspective. This is what happened to Charlie Wilson in this clip and it changed history! -
Lost in Translation Waiting in the hospital - Language Barriers
In a waiting room for the doctor, two men attempt to communicate. They are speaking drastically different languages and trying to communicate through mimicking and gestures while laughing, and the people witnessing are laughing as well. -
Outsourced Mr Toad reaches Aunty ji s Guest House - Culture Shock with Food.
A young American man is being asked by an older Indian woman about his family, his salary, and his marital status. They then begin to share a meal where he reacts in culturally inappropriate ways as his hosts try to correct him without embarrassment. He experiences confusion and they experience embarrassment at "shaming" him due to correction. -
Outsourced McDonalds - Culture Shock with Fast Food Restaurants
An American man travels to another city in India in hopes of getting a beef burger, not understanding that Indians do not serve beef. He had assumed that the McDonalds he went to before was not a "real" one, because they did not sell cheeseburgers. -
Marigold Hotel - Examples of culture shock and overload.
This narration from Evelyn details the trials and victories with experiencing new cultures. Her narration accompanies various mishaps or victories with the characters. -
Dinner - Culture Shock
A shock in a seeing rules broken within a culture. Joanna introduces the Doctor to her mother who is speechless after seeing a colored man walking in instead of a white man. Because this was not something that happened in their time and culture, Joanna's mother remains almost silent as she gazes at the Doctor and Joanna together.
