What, then, is the best way to deal with reverse culture shock?
Every individual will have their own way of coping with readjustment and reintegration, but these are a few tips that can be useful for anyone: 1. Find a something similar or familiar. If you are missing certain activities, habits, places or a particular atmosphere from abroad, it will probably be worth your while if you look for something similar back in your hometown. It can be a park, beach or district that resembles a certain spot you used to frequent abroad, or a restaurant that serves your favorite foreign food — it can even be a video rental store that carries films from your adopted country! Of course it’s not likely that you will find the exact same thing you are missing, but it may be enough to fill this “empty space”! 2. Be interesting and be interested. Your friends and family may not be giving you attention the way you would like, and may not seem that interested in hearing about your life overseas. If this is the case, maybe you need to take another approach in telling yo
