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[malcolm_stjay]

Melbourne sucks balls. So I'm going home on Aug. 14th. In the meantime, I'm leaving tomorrow for Cairns, for a week. Yay!

Anyway, yeah. That's my life. I am clearly awesome at moving across the world.

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Not.

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[kuromatic]

Aww.... that's too bad. You are probably experiencing culture/transition shock. It happens to most people and sucks. Even when you speak the language and know much of the culture. I've sure as hell gone through it - pretty much everywhere I moved. Usually - with time - it morphs into negotiation/acceptance/mastery. Here's the symptoms:

Transition shock

Culture shock is a subcategory of a more universal construct called transition shock. Transition shock is a state of loss and disorientation predicated by a change in one's familiar environment which requires adjustment. There are many symptoms of transition shock, some which include:

* excessive concern over cleanliness and health
* feelings of helplessness and withdrawal
* irritability
* glazed stare
* desire for home and old friends
* physiological stress reactions
* homesickness
* boredom
* withdrawal
* getting "stuck" on one thing
* excessive sleep
* compulsive eating/drinking/weight gain
* stereotyping host nationals
* hostility towards host nationals

[kuromatic]

I meant : It happens to most people and IT sucks. *laughs*

Enjoy Cairns!