Comments on: The Final Throes of Culture Adjustment http://hertzlers.com/2006/03/29/the-final-throes-of-culture-adjustment/ Jerry and Cathy Hertzler blog from Orlando, Florida with Campus Crusade for Christ. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:33:36 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jerry http://hertzlers.com/2006/03/29/the-final-throes-of-culture-adjustment/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Jerry Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:34:27 +0000 http://hertzlers.com/2006/03/29/the-final-throes-of-culture-adjustment/#comment-660 Yes, we experienced some cultural adjustments when we moved to Budapest. We lived in a community with many other Americans, and my job did not require that I become fluent in Hungarian, so we did not assimilate into Hungarian culture very much. We had to adjust to many different things, though. For example, since our bank account remained in the US, we could not pay our bills like everyone else using an electronic bank transfer. Instead we had to visit the post office every month and pay our bills there with cash. This was not terribly difficult, but it required us to make adjustments to how we lived our lives. I enjoyed making the changes, so it was not difficult to accept them. The Hungarian people accepted us very warmly, especially when we made our best effort to speak Hungarian. And, yes, in order to become integrated with Hungarian society it is necessary to speak Hungarian at least! The entire three years we lived in Hungary we were "cultural outsiders". This was a consequence of us not speaking Hungarian and not living there long enough to learn the deeper things of Hungarian culture. Yes, we experienced some cultural adjustments when we moved to Budapest. We lived in a community with many other Americans, and my job did not require that I become fluent in Hungarian, so we did not assimilate into Hungarian culture very much. We had to adjust to many different things, though. For example, since our bank account remained in the US, we could not pay our bills like everyone else using an electronic bank transfer. Instead we had to visit the post office every month and pay our bills there with cash. This was not terribly difficult, but it required us to make adjustments to how we lived our lives. I enjoyed making the changes, so it was not difficult to accept them. The Hungarian people accepted us very warmly, especially when we made our best effort to speak Hungarian. And, yes, in order to become integrated with Hungarian society it is necessary to speak Hungarian at least! The entire three years we lived in Hungary we were “cultural outsiders”. This was a consequence of us not speaking Hungarian and not living there long enough to learn the deeper things of Hungarian culture.

]]> By: Abraham http://hertzlers.com/2006/03/29/the-final-throes-of-culture-adjustment/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Abraham Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:53:28 +0000 http://hertzlers.com/2006/03/29/the-final-throes-of-culture-adjustment/#comment-661 Hi,my name is Abraham from indonesia. I have a assignment for CCU(Cross Cultural Understanding Class)And I'd like to have a several question for you. Have you ever had a culture adjustment in your living place? Can you accept the cultural changing in there? How did they(the people)accept you? Is any requirement to become one society with them? Thanks for your help. I appreciate if you reply my comment. Hi,my name is Abraham from indonesia. I have a assignment for CCU(Cross Cultural Understanding Class)And I’d like to have a several question for you.
Have you ever had a culture adjustment in your living place? Can you accept the cultural changing in there? How did they(the people)accept you? Is any requirement to become one society with them?

Thanks for your help. I appreciate if you reply my comment.

]]> By: Steve Herrmann http://hertzlers.com/2006/03/29/the-final-throes-of-culture-adjustment/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Steve Herrmann Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:44:22 +0000 http://hertzlers.com/2006/03/29/the-final-throes-of-culture-adjustment/#comment-659 Yes, sometimes things DO work out. With prayer and acting in faith with Christ-like character, things SOMETIMES happen they way they need to (to our perspective). I stumbled across your blog and have enjoyed perusing it. In 1990 I came to Budapest as part of a church planting team, staying until 1995, returning to the States with a Hungarian wife and newborn son! Then in 2005 the Lord FORCED us back here. Life is interesting! The length of our stay this time is unknown. I totally empathize with your culture shock! I went through it too. God bless. - Steve Herrmann Yes, sometimes things DO work out. With prayer and acting in faith with Christ-like character, things SOMETIMES happen they way they need to (to our perspective).

I stumbled across your blog and have enjoyed perusing it. In 1990 I came to Budapest as part of a church planting team, staying until 1995, returning to the States with a Hungarian wife and newborn son! Then in 2005 the Lord FORCED us back here. Life is interesting! The length of our stay this time is unknown.

I totally empathize with your culture shock! I went through it too. God bless. – Steve Herrmann

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