We experienced culture shock all over again after being back in our comfort zone (aka the US of A) for a month. We found ourselves asking to same questions we asked when the moving van arrived 15 months ago.
1. Is driving like that legal?
2. Cereal is HOW much?
3. Why is that child awake at midnight?
4. Where does the line start? No lines here?
There is a culture shock cycle that I summarized from here. It is similar to ex-boyfriends/girlfriends. After a while, you forget the bad things and remember the good things.
Stage 1: At first everything is new and exciting. You think moving was the best decision ever.
Stage 2: The excitement wears off and you start asking "Why?"
Stage 3: You criticizes everything and everyone. You want to get on the next returning flight.
Stage 4: Just accepting the new environment.
We tend to jump back and forth between all the stages. I like to call it an emotional roller coaster. It doesn't make me feel so crazy when it has a fun name. The plus side is that all our friends here have experienced the same emotions and we can laugh about our craziness together.
In Qatar you might pay full price to watch half the movie. For those complaining that the "Wolf of Wall Street" is too long, then please come watch the movie here in Qatar. With censoring the movie is only two hours instead of three.
1. Is driving like that legal?
2. Cereal is HOW much?
3. Why is that child awake at midnight?
4. Where does the line start? No lines here?
There is a culture shock cycle that I summarized from here. It is similar to ex-boyfriends/girlfriends. After a while, you forget the bad things and remember the good things.
Stage 1: At first everything is new and exciting. You think moving was the best decision ever.
Stage 2: The excitement wears off and you start asking "Why?"
Stage 3: You criticizes everything and everyone. You want to get on the next returning flight.
Stage 4: Just accepting the new environment.
We tend to jump back and forth between all the stages. I like to call it an emotional roller coaster. It doesn't make me feel so crazy when it has a fun name. The plus side is that all our friends here have experienced the same emotions and we can laugh about our craziness together.
On a lighter topic, Jonathon discovered the go kart track this week. I promise we went with friends, but all those pictures turned out blurry.
In Qatar you might pay full price to watch half the movie. For those complaining that the "Wolf of Wall Street" is too long, then please come watch the movie here in Qatar. With censoring the movie is only two hours instead of three.
Happy birthday Mike and Jonathon. I know you will be celebrating together in spirit.
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