Limitless Gist- My First Culture Shocks
Welcome to Limitless! I’ve backspaced so many times, and I just keep thinking of what to write. It’s like having so many things in your head, but you don’t know which exactly to pick. It do be like that sometimes, so I’m just going with the flow. Okay, delete that. Let’s pretend I’m perfect😄. Let’s talk about My First Culture Shocks in Canada. First culture shock for me when I came to Canada was “oh, I actually need to wear socks”. Photo from Kate Laine on Unsplash I always wondered why people in colder continents wore socks in their houses whenever I saw pictures and videos of them. Is it aesthetics or are they wearing it for aesthetics? Or is it the same reason people wear bathroom slippers back in Nigeria? Anyways, I got a firsthand answer. No one taught me to go throw a pair of socks on by the time the “inside cold” hit my leg. Apparently, the feet and palms get colder faster. Second culture shock was liquid milk. Photo from Nikolai C...