The official term is 'rejection of host culture'. It comes after the 'honeymoon phase'.
When I taught at the American school, they brought in a social worker to talk with us about the natural transitions we would go through along with many of our students, and, more importantly, their parents. :) The problem, of course, with many of those families, is that they're only abroad for a couple of years. By the time they're happy and settled in the country, they're often transferred again.
Sounds like the good old US Foreign Service (my prospective employer many years ago--never been sure whether to be sorry or glad that didn't work out). Always make sure to limit their staff's stay in any particular country to about two years, to make sure they don't actually learn too much about or get too well adjusted to local culture. :rolleyes:
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Date: 2005-09-29 05:47 am (UTC)When I taught at the American school, they brought in a social worker to talk with us about the natural transitions we would go through along with many of our students, and, more importantly, their parents. :) The problem, of course, with many of those families, is that they're only abroad for a couple of years. By the time they're happy and settled in the country, they're often transferred again.
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Date: 2005-09-29 12:22 pm (UTC)