What should I do if studying abroad is not suitable?

It is suggested that before going abroad, you need to prepare some information about the destination country in advance, understand the local customs and humanistic environment through inquiry and study, and receive certain cross-cultural communication training in necessary classes.

Everyone needs to have an idea that cultural differences are a natural phenomenon. As we all know, any country will have cultural prejudice against foreigners. Figuratively speaking, culture is a pair of colored glasses, and the behavior of foreigners is always evaluated by their own cultural standards. This is a natural phenomenon. And one of the characteristics of cultural prejudice is typicality. No matter how individualized foreigners are, they always "foresee" these people with their existing ideas about this culture before they really know them.

If we find that this person's behavior is different from our imagination, we prefer to understand this person as special. If consistent, it will strengthen the prejudice against the whole culture. The result is often misinterpretation or conflict, and it is impossible to make a correct evaluation of different cultures.

For example, as long as individual illegal immigrants from China are found in some countries' media reports, local people will think that China people want to immigrate illegally. At this time, individual behavior has become a representative of a culture. Under the guidance of this belief, their "views" on China students can be understood.

In most countries studying abroad, there are few extreme xenophobic activities, and common ones are incomprehension and disgust in daily life. Due to the differences in diet, daily life, communication and other cultural customs, some behaviors of foreign students will make local people feel puzzled. For example, some landlords are unwilling to rent their houses to students in China, because the cooking habits of China people will make the kitchen greasy. Therefore, to study abroad, we must first learn to adapt.

Everyone who studies abroad for the first time will go through three stages: excitement, cultural collision and habit. According to each person's psychological quality, education, age and language ability, these three periods can be long or short.

People who go abroad for the first time often feel very excited when they just set foot on a foreign land. At this time, just like a new tourist, he has no real contact with the local society, so he has a high tolerance for cultural differences.

When you gradually understand and get used to the code of conduct of the host country and consciously or unconsciously move closer to the local culture, you enter the adaptation period. No longer feel at a loss, no longer feel strange to the local lifestyle, but also feel natural, and gradually formed their own circle.

Generally speaking, the younger you study abroad, the stronger your language ability and the easier it is to adapt.

It is suggested that students who are going abroad should be prepared as much as possible in language and culture. For example, contact as many foreigners as possible in China and ask them to introduce their cross-cultural experiences in China and their living habits abroad. When going abroad, you should also make bold friends with local people and try to "do as the Romans do" in terms of lifestyle and code of conduct. This is an effective means to eliminate cultural barriers. Desperate to "go your own way", you can only become "alone" in the end.

Differences often attract the attention and curiosity of others. If we can turn differences into communication motivation and strengthen communication with curiosity, then we can make many friends.

There are only differences between different cultures, not advantages and disadvantages. The correct attitude of cross-cultural communication should be modest and studious, neither supercilious nor supercilious, treat each other with courtesy, and don't use your own standards to evaluate other people's behavior. We should also learn to protect ourselves and safeguard our national pride. Denying one's national self-esteem will never win the respect of others.

In addition, people living in small and medium-sized cities are curious, simple and easy to make friends with foreigners. People in big cities have great work pressure, many foreigners gather, and the distance between races is also large, which makes people feel indifferent. Therefore, it is a wise choice for people who put the language and culture adaptation period in small and medium-sized cities.