Culture shock is a complex topic, but I'm a simple man with simple perspectives. So my experience of foreign culture boils down to three basic stages: anger, acceptance and appreciation.

When I began my life in China I was often filled with frustration and    1   over the way things were. Things were seen as clearly “ 2    ” and I rejected the view of there being other ways of doing things. Afterwards I came to   3   different ways of doing things but still saw my own ways as superior.