- Stage 1: The Honeymoon (or Tourist) Stage
- Everything is exciting and new
- If you are sometimes frustrated or have problems, you quickly recover
- Everything is quite positive
- The people in the new culture are very nice.
- Stage 2: Shock
May be very preoccupied with cleanliness.
May be worried that people want to rob or cheat you.
Feelings of confusion and lonliness
You may find other expatriates and complain together about the new culture, making stereotypes of the people from that culture
- Stage 3: Adjustment
- Stage 4: Acceptance or Acculturation
- Stage 5: Re-entry Shock