Topic: Culture Shock!
-That’s just weird! ...Or is it?
Word definitions
imply (v.): express something (indirectly)
norms (n.): the standard ways of doing things
make or break… (idiom): be so important that it can make something succeed or fail
a given (idiom): regarded as automatically true/existing (Similar idiom: taken for granted)
acknowledge (v.): confirm that you understand or have noticed something
hiss (v.): make a non-verbal sound by drawing air through the teeth
faux pas (n.): a socially unacceptable action; a taboo
frowned upon (adj.): unacceptable by others; disapproved of
collectivism vs individualism (n.): thinking of or giving priority to the group vs each person
friction (n.): conflict or tension between people
hit the nail on the head (idiom): be completely correct/accurate