An experience that I felt I had to adjust to while I was in New Zealand was when I learned that New Zealanders tend to be a bit more reserved and keep to themselves. I have spoken briefly about this in my previous post where I examined cultural differences. I mentioned in my last blog…
Author: TSMEAL
Cultural Confrontation
Since living in New Zealand, I actually have not experienced as much culture shock as I was expecting. New Zealand is quite similar to the United States and is even Americanized in some ways. For example, New Zealanders watch all the same movies, listen to all the same music, and even wear clothing with American…
Otago University New Zealand
Kia Ora from New Zealand! The United States from a political science point of view is a mixture of realist and liberalist. We are realist in the sense that we look out for our own interests and liberalist in the sense that we contribute to the international community through organizations. The United States is also…