Cultural Shock And Culture Shock

There’s no other place in this world where you’ll find somewhere that offers rich and vibrant culture other than Jamaica. Being the third largest Caribbean Island just south of Cuba, the population of Jamaica is approximately 2.8 million people. According to the Statistics Institute of Jamaica: In 2014 the latest estimate of people was 2.7 million. The people that reside in Jamaica, 90% are African descent, with the other ten percent made up of mostly Caucasians, East Indians and Chinese (Barrett 1997:3). The people of this island are fusions of many different ethnicities that have arrived on the island’s shores through as far as a few hundreds of years. Majority of the island is from African descent, but also many small communities of Indian, Chinese, Arab, and European. The well-known Jamaican accent, the food, and the music of Jamaica takes after the historical backdrop of the island. Jamaican culture is more than simply reggae music. The people is what makes Jamaica, and Jamaica is what makes the people there.

As corporations expand their business beyond the borders of their home country, so too must employees expand their perception of the world. Working in a foreign country can be no easy task for the uninitiated and uninformed. An individual’s way of thinking and, more importantly, their comfort zone, can be put through the wringer once they begin a new job overseas. This is what is commonly known as culture shock, a term which will be explained further in the following paragraphs. While there are a few different meanings to this term, the purpose of this paper is to identify the issues one may have when working and living in a foreign country, to educate the reader and prepare them with the basics for a smoother transition into a new country and new culture.

After visiting the country of Jamaica this past summer, I realized how dissimilar some countries can be from the United States. Jamaica was not unlike the United States in a terrible way, but the disparities made me additionally interested in researching about the beautiful and culture-rich country of Jamaica. Even though the majority of facts about the history and culture of the United States and Jamaica are dissimilar, I was surprised to come across some similarities among these two countries.

The island of Jamaica is very rich in culture and has many historic turnabouts throughout the years. The country has a rich and complex history including being the first country to have Arawak and Taino Indians settle there.

Growing up In Jamaica was very special to me. It was a small Island but had a big heart. We did not have much growing up. Education was always important to my family. In Jamaica, we had to pay to go to school. Education was not free like it is here in the states. There were many families that couldn’t afford to send their children to school. The ones that did took their education seriously because we knew how hard our parents work to send us to school. I for one did not want to let my parents down.

Bahamas is one of the most visited places for tourist around the world. It attracted 5.8 million visitors in 2017, more than 70% of whom were cruise visitors. Its beautiful attractions make it an unforgettable place to go for vacations. Traveling is the activity that I most enjoy doing it. Last summer, I went on a cruise to Bahamas for 5 days. It has a lot of entertainments that made my visit unique experience, like its beaches, the food and the Casinos & Night life.

A time I remember going to a place that was different from anything I’ve ever experienced before, was Jamaica. I’ve been to other places around the world, but Jamaica was an entirely different experience. I’ve never been to Europe, but I’ve been to Mexico, various spots of Canada, everywhere in the United States, most of the Caribbean, and all the Virgin Islands (U.S. and U.K).

Jamaica is a land of diverse cultures. It has a number of different racial ethnic groups .The largest group however is the blacks or Africans so 'Jamaica’s culture' is predominantly black. Interwoven is also the European culture which these blacks learnt from their former white slaves masters. You will find Indians living in Jamaica also. Many Indians came to Jamaica as indentured servants and stayed, they too have an input in the Jamaica’s culture.

For our travel report project I chose the island of Jamaica, a place that I have been longing to visit for quite sometime. Jamaica is an island that is a part of the Greater Antilles located 90 miles south of Cuba and 100 miles west of Haiti. The island has an area of 4,243 square miles and a 635-mile coastline. This beautiful island is covered in rugged mountains, with some being volcanic, and has its highest peak on Blue Mountain at 7,401 feet! (Briney)

Jamaica is a beauty Island nation in the Caribbean seas. It is popular as a tropical vacation destination spot. Many people are lured to this island because of it beaches, weather, and food. As a Miamian many of my friends and neighbors know Jamaica as home. The food and culture has been integrated in this melting pot called Miami. I could remember very earlier in my life trying to cook some authentic Jamaican food. Jamaican food is very rich in seasoning, spices, and flavor. The Caribbean was the second week of international cuisine production class. I was most excited for that week because it’s the part of international cuisine I am most familiar. The country itself has many outside influences that make the food and culture what it is today.

I really wanted to go to jamaica because there over 50 beautiful beaches. I always wanted to visit and live by a beach and far away from home. These are some of the cities I want to go Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Negril, Port Maria, Port Antonio,Lucea jamaica. If anything i would go to Port Maria’s and go to Casa Maria hotel. About 87% of the people living in rural areas and 98% of the city dwellers have access to pure drinking water. I always wanted to visit because my old step mom is from there and my dad

Jamaica is one of the largest islands and countries in the Caribbean sea, and ranks as the 5th largest in that area. “The island has 10,990 square kilometres and (4,240 sq mi) in area, Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres and (90 mi) south of Cuba, and is 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola. The island contains the nation-states of Haiti, and the Dominican republic. Jamaica is the fifth-largest island and country in the Caribbean. Previously inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taino peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. The island was ruled by the Spanish. The famous explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the island in 1494.

      The film opens with camera shots portraying Jamaica as the beautiful and carefree place that most Americans view it as. The vast majority are oblivious to the fact that the delicious food they indulge in on their

In 2010, as my sisters-in-law and their families prepared to immigrate to the United States (U.S.), my husband and I did all we can to advise and assist them in getting ready for their long journey from Nigeria to the U.S. To our surprise, contrary to every advice we gave them, in preparation for life in the US, they started out with trying American fast foods of different kinds. Culture shock is expected for anyone who immigrates to the US, regardless of where they come from. The type(s) of help the person(s) gets on how to overcome it and their adherence, most often, determines the future outcome of life in their new country of residence.

Culture Shock has played a tremendous role in the growth of cultural ecology because it is an issue that is constantly growing all over the world. In the United States, it may not seem like things are changing involving culture shock, but it is not any different then the changes in places like Africa and China for example. It is developing equally across the world because there are now more ways to travel. So, what exactly is culture shock anyways? Well, it is known as going to a foreign or unfamiliar territory that one is not used to, so they may feel symptoms of anxiety such as nervousness or shock because the customs, actions, beliefs, etc of those people may not seem familiar to them, so one may feel ill-prepared for the changing environment. Also, for example, if one was to go to school in the U.S. but came from China, they would feel culture shock because the rules in China are not the same as rules in the U.S. and so it may make one feel uneasy about the situation because they are not use to change and maybe the move was to quick for them to adjust properly. The United States is very different from foreign areas because the culture is very different. Where have people of Africa seen movie productions, music, sports, universities, iPhones, computers, etc? The answer is not where they live but in the United States if they traveled there before. This is exactly the issue with culture shock in ecology. Culture is what people behave like, feel, and do. Shock is a symptom