Comparing US vs. Indonesian culture from @jul.greco
The creator shares her experience with reverse culture shock after returning to the US from Indonesia. She contrasts the American need to schedule social events weeks in advance with the spontaneity of her village life. Next, she compares the overwhelming abundance of American supermarkets to the simple convenience store in her village. She then humorously discusses the lack of bidet sprayers in US bathrooms and concludes by expressing that while it's nice to be 'home,' she misses her life and loved ones on 'island time'.
Creator: @jul.greco on Instagram
Transcript
Reverse culture shock coming back to The US for the first time in three years after living as a surf bum in an Indonesian village hits in the weirdest ways, like everyone's calendars. To get coffee, you need to book two weeks out in advance. The village where I live, we just text in the morning, like, like, coffee better. And somehow it always happens, or you just run into the person. But the biggest shock I'm going through here, American supermarkets. I can't stay away better time I feel like I
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