Aspects of culture shock include:

- the language barrier

- differences in levels of openness in society
- differences in attitudes to the family and expectations of the role of men
and women
- differences in educational standards and roles of teacher and student
- differences in the culture of the workplace and the role of boss and staff
- cultural expectations in greetings, general conversation, and in everyday
situations
- style of housing
- style of food and cooking
- transport and ways of driving

Reasons for leaving one’s own country:

- looking for a better education and career opportunities

- being able to earn money to support the family who are still in the
person’s country of birth
- falling in love with / marrying a person from another country
- learning a specific language, often English, to improve opportunities
- wanting to share the benefits of a particular society and culture, e.g.
stability, freedom of speech
- wanting to be part of a specific culture, sometimes due to family
background
- escaping from difficult conditions including war, poverty, illness, lack of
education
- escaping from political or religious persecution and / or threat of
imprisonment
- escaping from difficult family relations