Reverse Culture Shock

By Sayaka

After returning to Japan, I felt some reverse culture shocks.

There are three things. First, I felt Japanese food is little taste because I ate strong taste food everyday when I was in America, for example, hamburger and pizza. I got used to strong taste of American food, and I like it, so I feel it is missing something for Japanese food. Second, I felt culture shocks to take a bath between America and Japan. When I was in America, I couldn’t soak in the bathtub, because there is no culture of soaking in the bathtub in America, and  I heard that it is normal for American people just take a shower. Also, Japanese usually soak in the bathtub, because Japan is the country with very rich water resources. I took a bath in fifteen minutes everyday when I was in America, but after returning to Japan, I have a good long soak in the bath everyday. Third, I felt my lifestyle in Japan little changed by American life. Before I go to study abroad, I got up at eight every day, but I was in America, I got up at six everyday, because the time class start was earlier than Japan. I got used to get up early in America, so I still get up early in Japan . For these things, I found some reverse culture shocks after returning to Japan, and I felt my lifestyle little changed by the American life.