Returning to the US: Reverse culture shock

Jerry Nelson tells us about the reverse culture shock he experienced upon visiting the United States [Click here to view the online version.](~/AAGzbgA~/RgRhKep4P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwYXQuY29tL3dlYmxpbmsucGhwP2lkZW50PUkyLVpPMS1rLXRKa2MmaWRlPTc5OTgzYTNmNDViMGVhNWMzMjIyOWU2OWM3ZGE2MjlkJm50PTE1OTg3NzMxNTgmYWx2PVoyVjJabWRsYm5wdmJubHhhblpoT1RGQWRIcHVkbmt1Y0dKNk9qRTRNalkzT1RJPSZrbmlsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmV4cGF0LmNvbSUyRnZpZXdOZXdzbGV0dGVyT25MaW5lJTJGNTA3OF8zNDQ4MDczXzE4MjY3OTIuaHRtbFcDc3BjQgoAKXhlR1-MqkUtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Logo](~/AAGzbgA~/RgRhKep4P0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwYXQuY29tL3dlYmxpbmsucGhwP2lkZW50PUkyLVpPMS10My10SmtjJmlkZT03OTk4M2EzZjQ1YjBlYTVjMzIyMjllNjljN2RhNjI5ZCZudD0xNTk4NzczMTU4JmFsdj1aMlYyWm1kbGJucHZibmx4YW5aaE9URkFkSHB1ZG5rdWNHSjZPakU0TWpZM09UST0ma25pbD13d3cuZXhwYXQuY29tJTJGZW4lMkZleHBhdC1tYWclMkZXA3NwY0IKACl4ZUdfjKpFLVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTFAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Your weekly update from the Expat Mag](~/AAGzbgA~/RgRhKep4P0QiaHR0cDovL3d3dy5leHBhdC5jb20vZW4vZXhwYXQtbWFnL1cDc3BjQgoAKXhlR1-MqkUtUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Everyday life Dealing with reverse culture shock when you return to or visit your home country](~/AAGzbgA~/RgRhKep4P0RraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwYXQuY29tL2VuL2V4cGF0LW1hZy8zNjE2LWN1bHR1cmUtc2hvY2std2hlbi15b3UtbW92ZS1iYWNrLXRvLW9yLXZpc2l0LXlvdXItaG9tZS1jb3VudHJ5Lmh0bWxXA3NwY0IKACl4ZUdfjKpFLVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTFAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Dealing with reverse culture shock when you return to or visit your home country](~/AAGzbgA~/RgRhKep4P0RraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwYXQuY29tL2VuL2V4cGF0LW1hZy8zNjE2LWN1bHR1cmUtc2hvY2std2hlbi15b3UtbW92ZS1iYWNrLXRvLW9yLXZpc2l0LXlvdXItaG9tZS1jb3VudHJ5Lmh0bWxXA3NwY0IKACl4ZUdfjKpFLVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTFAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Jerry Nelson, an American expat in Argentina, talks about how he experienced culture shock when he visited his home country after two years away. 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