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What was the biggest culture shock you ever experienced? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had a friend in school who went to South Africa for half a year and he was mugged several times. He always had like 20 Dollars of cash on him to get out of the situation. That was 15 years ago, no idea what it's like now.