After much confusion, Audrey tries to understand the Risto Räppääjä cinematic universe.
All tagged culture shock
A Leaf, Falling In The Cold Pavement Of A Late Fall Afternoon
A hunting creative non-fiction story about the not-so-commonly-discussed nature of (reverse) cultural shock and the struggle of acculturation.
Cultures of empathy in Spain and Finland
Empathy is a personal trait that is inert to all humans, yet taking a look at two modern European democracies we can see that empathy is also a societal norm that manifests itself in very different ways between cultures.
Cultural Oddities and Other Observations
I wonder what this culture looks like through her eyes and whether she feels at home here. Does she view our social reservation as a form of segregation or our diffident demeanor as indifference? I start rewinding the events of the past 20 minutes, feebly attempting to see the “normal” every-day occurrences of my bus ride as something strange and unfamiliar.