Culture is a way of life in a given population.
People do things differently and reason differently too.
Culture shock happens when you migrate to a new location and see the way people do things which will surprise you.
I have been able to travel up to 8 different states in Nigeria and still hoping to do more, as ajela that i am nah..
I will talk based on my experience and encounter...
So i have seen lots of behaviour but the striking one is the sharp difference in east and south east.
In the east, people are friendly to an extent and hustle truly, but in south east there is a sharp uninviting look with aggressive voice, maybe they don't know that is happening but you cant fail not to notice that.
Another aspect is language, i admire other language, but am not a fast language learner so i don't even bother anymore, but the generally acceptable but rugged one (pidgin English) i try to blend but you will still notice am not from there, but at least no harm in trying.
But in all i am amazed as i try to get hold of which environment am in and try to blend,,, you cant go to onitsha market and expect to get things cheap and be speaking english or pidgin, they will automatically inflate price.You just have to blend immediately.
Be proud of where you come from, respect peoples unique ways of life, don't expect people to be the same, winks,,, variety is the spice of life.
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