Various Culture Shock Indonesians VS Australians
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VoxPop – Culture shock is something that people experience when they move to a new or unfamiliar environment. In other words, culture shock is a term used to describe what happens to people when they encounter unusual environments and conditions.
There is interesting content from a married couple who come from different cultural backgrounds. Ani Lestari is a woman from Blitar, East Java who is married to her husband from Sydney, Australia. Both of them create culture shock content in Indonesia vs Australia in everyday life.
She shared the content through video uploads on her Instagram account @real_ani_ibu_rt. Well, here are various culture shocks of Indonesians staying in Australia.
1. Mall Closes at 5 p.m.
Ilustrasi shopping mall
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First, Ani Lestari explains that the culture shock she felt when she was in Australia was that most of the malls there closed early at 5 p.m. This is certainly different from the opening hours of malls in Indonesia, which are usually open until late at night, closing at 10 p.m. on average.
2. Invited Guests to Pay Their Own Bill
Ilustrasi bertamu.
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Second, the culture shock that Ani felt when she was in Australia, which furthermore was that a guest who was invited to an event such as a birthday party, or dinner and others had to pay their bill even though they were invited.
3. Can Drink from Faucet Water
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Third, in Australians can drink water from the faucet without the need to cook it first. So, everyone can drink water anywhere and anytime if they feel thirsty.
4. All Car Passengers Wear Seat Belts
Sabuk pengaman atau seat belt.
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Australia is known to have quite strict traffic rules, so all passengers in the car must also wear a seat belt, including passengers sitting in the back and children. However, children must use an age-appropriate car seat for safe driving.
Meanwhile, it is not only Indonesians who feel Culture Shock when living or meeting Australians. On the contrary. Australians also experience culture shock when they meet Indonesians and learn what Indonesians are doing.
