Woman with backpack experiencing reverse culture shock after returning home from slow travel
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Reverse Culture Shock: A Guide to “The Traveler’s Hangover”

Reverse culture shock is one of the strangest and most disorienting experiences a long-term traveler can face. It’s the “travel hangover” nobody warns you about. You spend years, months, or even just a few weeks adapting to a new way of life abroad, and then you return “home”—only to find that “home” now feels completely…