Your experience of culture shock in Tunisia

Hello!  I had experienced culture shock the very first time I traveled to Tunisia in 2009.  I was with my fiancé at his home with his family and his niece and nephew wanted to communicate so bad with me and they kept talking Arabic and was excited to see me.  His mother asked me certain things and pointed and I was able to nod yes or no, but I was so frustrated.  Every time when we visited, I sat there just smiling (depressing).  I was highly upset when my fiancé told me he would be back and he left with his friends and left me at the house alone for 3 hours.  The kids talking to me and I couldn't say nothing....I understood my name and that was all.

LatishaZarti wrote:

Hello!  I had experienced culture shock the very first time I traveled to Tunisia in 2009.  I was with my fiancé at his home with his family and his niece and nephew wanted to communicate so bad with me and they kept talking Arabic and was excited to see me.  His mother asked me certain things and pointed and I was able to nod yes or no, but I was so frustrated.  Every time when we visited, I sat there just smiling (depressing).  I was highly upset when my fiancé told me he would be back and he left with his friends and left me at the house alone for 3 hours.  The kids talking to me and I couldn't say nothing....I understood my name and that was all.

Perhaps it would have been good idea if you had started to take some Arabic and French classes.  In 6 years you could have been fluent.