Cultural Shock Quotes & Sayings

Someone once said there was a comparison between Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson. Believe me, there's no comparison. Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest. — Sugar Ray Leonard

All angry persons are to be treated, by the prudent, as children. — Samuel Richardson

That would make it the fifth time since I'd started working at the university that I'd thrown someone out of one of those rooms for inappropriate behavior. And they say a library is a boring place to work. — Samantha Young

Gender equality must become a lived reality — Michelle Bachelet

With courage, you can overcome the cultural shock in a visit to a new country. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A sinful heart makes feeble hand. — Walter Scott

Everyone is brilliant at breakfast. — Oscar Wilde

I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn't blame Cambridge alone. I wasn't ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It was a big cultural shock. — Naomie Harris

With courage of adventure, you can overcome the culture shock in a visit to a new country. — Lailah Gifty Akita

No man can outrun Logic or Time. — Anonymous

Cultural shock' is an academic word for 'I don't like it here'. — Florian Coulmas

A man cannot live without water. He cannot live without it, but he can bear the thought of no water. A man can live without sex. He can live without it, but he cannot bear the thought of no sex. — Monica Ali

Nothing sedates rationality like large doses of effortless money. — Warren Buffett

I've learned if you're ever angry enough to hit somebody, don't do it. Cool down and get yourself a pistol. — Elmore Leonard

Mama Ginger came calling, to set the alarm on my biological clock. Oh, and to remind me that there's no point to me being a woman if I never have children."
"Well, if that's true, I wasted a hell of a lot of money on panty hose and lipstick." Jettie snorted. — Molly Harper

Enjoy life, study hard, play hard, be kind to other people, set high standards, and don't be afraid to say "No." — Nia Long

That the utopia I thought the online world created, where people don't have to be ashamed of what they love and could connect with each other regardless of what they looked like, was really a place where people could steep themselves in their own worldview until they became willfully blind to everyone else's. I — Felicia Day

I like raconteurs; I like conversation. I liked the 'Tonight Show' when it was 90 minutes, I like when people aren't plugging things per se, and they're just in the moment being interesting. — Jeff Garlin

The next stage, culture shock or cultural fatigue, may follow as the newcomer is increasingly frustrated by disorienting cultural cues. Deprivation of the familiar may cause a loss of self-esteem, depression, anger, or withdrawal. The severity of this shock will vary as a function of the personality of the individual, the emotional support available, and the perceived or actual differences between the two cultures. — Lynne T. Diaz-Rico