Robert Donnell
Minstrel
Culture shock, When I arrived in Germany in 1980 there were some things that were very familiar to me but other things were odd to my eyes. One of those were the little gardens all over the cities, maybe 20 feet by 50 feet with a little shed on one end. As for why such things existed in large numbers, that may be a remnant of vegetable gardens equivalent of USA Victory Gardens. Twice in the 1900s the German population was reduced to starvation. Having a source of fresh veggies could mean the difference between life and death.
This is just one example of many cultural differences that really can shock a newcomer. No seeing vegetable gardens was not a shock, the numbers and the reasons for them was.
Attitudes can be shocking too.
So your character enters a new city, or country town and sees something really odd, he asks about it and gets a little snap shot on the place, history, people and culture.
This is just one example of many cultural differences that really can shock a newcomer. No seeing vegetable gardens was not a shock, the numbers and the reasons for them was.
Attitudes can be shocking too.
So your character enters a new city, or country town and sees something really odd, he asks about it and gets a little snap shot on the place, history, people and culture.