International students at Ball State answer the question: “What was the biggest culture shock for you when you came to America?”
“PDA is weird. People in India don’t do that. The first time I walked into a bar, I saw two people making out and I said, ‘okay, I’m not going to stare.’ That’s awkward.” – Sagar from India
“Maybe driving rules. The highway is a little different here. In China, the police aren’t patrolling everywhere.” – Jiacheng from China
“There was not such a big shock when I came. I think cities are the same. People are friendlier here. They smile and always talk to people they don’t know. Also parties. We don’t have parties like here. It’s more like a meeting or people will hang out together or go some place for dinner, but not like drinking or drugs.” – Qiong from China
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