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/^t/In a foreign culture, a culture shock comes after encoumtering new ways of doing, thinking about, or valuing things that are different from one's own culture. Built up from a series of small events, a culture shock evokes the feeling of unhappiness and frustration. It is a natural part of adjustment, and the more active involvement with another culture, the easier it will be the adjustment to it. People returning home also undergo a re-entry culture shock. Although, everything looks familiar to them, they feel there is something out of place. They idealize or criticize their own country, and their new experiences don't sound as interesting and important to their relatives as they are to them. Thus, people feel depressed, upset and lonely because no one understands what they are going through. The ignorance about a re-entry culture shock makes this normal part of adjustment more difficult than working through culture specific customs.