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@lexisstarshow.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 4:05 PM

France or America🇫🇷🇺🇸: which has the better social vibe? From French “bonjour, bye” energy to America’s super-friendly “how’s your day?” 😂 –Bryan Dubois @LexisStarModel

#LexisStarShow #CultureShock #Podcast

@humouretcitations.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 6:01 AM

#Humetcite #StandUpComedy #CultureShock

@expathway.com Sep 29, 2026, 12:32 PM

Dinner at 9 PM isn't late in Spain, it's normal. Lunch is the main event, eaten at home for hours. If you're hungry at 6 PM, welcome to culture shock. What meal timing surprised you abroad?

#cultureshock #expatlife #movingabroad #livingabroad #expat

CULTURE SHOCK · Meal timing and structure. In Spain and several Latin American countries, the main meal (almuerzo or comida) typically occurs at midday and lasts 1-2 hours, often with a family gathered at home, while dinner is a light meal eaten around 9-10 PM. swipe →

This rhythm reflects historical agricultural schedules and strong family-centered culture, but expats accustomed to eating dinner at 6-7 PM often struggle with hunger and social timing. swipe →

Restaurants may not even serve dinner until 8 PM or later, making early evening dining frustrating for newcomers. What surprised you abroad? 👇

@expathway.com Sep 27, 2026, 2:56 PM

In Spain, dinner starts late. Sitting down to eat much before 9pm can quietly mark you as a tourist. What's a norm that caught you off guard abroad?

#cultureshock #expatlife #movingabroad #livingabroad #expat

CULTURE SHOCK · SPAIN. In Spain, dinner starts late. Sitting down to eat much before 9pm can quietly mark you as a tourist. What surprised you abroad? 👇

@expathway.com Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 PM

You can't learn a language from your couch before you move. You learn it by ordering coffee wrong 47 times and laughing at yourself. Disagree?

#expatlife #movingabroad #cultureshock #livingabroad #expattips

ONE-WAY TICKET. Learning the language after you arrive beats studying it at home because real stakes and embarrassment are better teachers than textbooks. Agree or fight me 👇

@akhtsjrep.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 4:49 AM

Tailgating IS quite possibly the scariest thing I've seen here too and I hate the fact that it's so established it has a name. But also, I'm not a car person OR a barbecue person, so to each their own really.

#unitedstates #cultureshock

A comic depicting a character wearing a hoodie with an allover print of the United States flag, and a character wearing a hoodie with an allover print of the French flag.
The U.S. character is asking the French character: "So, after a year and a half here, what would you say gave you the biggest culture shock?" The French character thinks, replying: "Hmm... If I had to pick..."
Her face suddenly grows somber and scared, and she adds with a jittery voice: "That one time we went to see a baseball game and there were those people in the parking lot who's somehow brought all of their outdoor furniture in their giant S.U.V. and were just barbecuing. Right. There."
The U.S. character laughs and muses: "So, tailgating broke the French person..."

@expathway.com Sep 20, 2026, 2:33 PM

Learning the language before you move is for people with time and patience. The rest of us just show up and figure it out. Which camp are you in?

#expatlife #movingabroad #expat #cultureshock #expatcommunity

@theurbanherald.com Sep 17, 2026, 2:05 PM

Tom Holland's dialect coach had one note while he played a New York kid: stop saying please 😂

In England you order a burger with four thank yous. In New York it's "I'll have the number two" and done.

#TomHolland #SpiderMan #CultureShock #NewYork #BritishHumor

@kneeuhh.bsky.social Sep 13, 2026, 7:21 PM

"Today's child is growing up absurd, because he lives in two worlds, and neither of them inclines him to grow up."
#mcluhiansculpture #themodernchild #whatisreality #cultureshock