“Every time I used a tin in Belfast,I would carefully take off the label and then would have no idea what to do with it,”she said.“It took me ages not to feel guilty about just throwing it in the garbage.But even then,I was still taking off the labels,because I couldn’t help myself.”
The lack of familiar cultural patterns caused Dundas to make many mistakes as she attempted to adjust to the social rules of her new environment.She questioned her own identity as she struggled to fit in.Then she passed through different cultural shock stages,and used several methods to overcome culture shock.
Once she was able to adapt her behavior to her cultural surroundings,Dundas began to feel comfortable in Belfast.She was finally able to relax and enjoy her life abroad.
1.The passage is mainly about ________.
A.a journalist’s experience
B.the effect of a new culture on a person
C.different cultural patterns
D.community recycling in another country
2.From the passage you can learn that ________.
A.leaving one’s motherland can cause confusion and anxiety
B.culture shock is something like minishocks of a daily routine
C.people in Toronto use a different system of recycling
D.Dundas was sure that she could fit in the new cultural stage
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