I lived in Korea for 5 years. Here's what happened when I came home to Nebraska (opens in new tab)

(theweek.com)

12 pointsderFunk9y ago8 comments

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This is an almost text-book example of reverse culture shock, where after living abroad you take on enough of the cultural norms, that home seems almost alien to you.

LeoPanthera9y ago

I'd just like to protest the posting of articles with clickbait headlines.

derFunkOP9y ago

You're probably right, I should have changed the headline here (I didn't write the story), but I found it so interesting and worth sharing that I totally not thought about it. Also the link to "reverse culture shock" in the story added a reason for me to share it here (doesn't always have to be about tech, I personally enjoy non-tech stories on HN a lot, because my whole life is tech already :) )

anexprogrammer9y ago

...and not mentioning N or S Korea. I hoped for some interesting insights into the North.

x1798DE9y ago

I think it's fair to say that if you don't specify a Korea, you mean South Korea. That's the colloquial assumption.

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miss_represent9y ago

tl;dr

The author was away from home for so long that his new territory felt more like home.

Confused and overwhelmed at mixed feelings regarding his return, he felt homesick for the alien culture that he came to enjoy so much, while he was travelling abroad.

He was thus disappointed by the inversion of feelings he was originally expecting. He is not happy about returning to America.

sdoering9y ago

This tl;dr doesn't imho really point to the core of the OC. And he did not travel - he lived there for five years.

But yeah misrepresenting seems to be working good here.

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