In a small room with 4 nationalities for 3 days
Last weekend I was in Prague and spent the nights in a Hostel with 8 shared beds. It was not my first time in a Hostel but this time I realized a lot more differences between the cultures and that adaption and dealing with cultural shock is not easy for everybody and some people are more frustrated and some are more blessed. So here are some examples I experienced. The japanese girl was quite calm and had no big problems with adapting when it came to sleeping time or who is when showerig in the morning. But she was also very introverted. She used her towels to cover her sleeping area and get more privacy. The girl from France did the same. I had kind of the feeling that she was more shocked about some things, like the way the others used the bathroom, so about hygienic standards and the day planing in general. Also we talked to the Japanese girl and she told us that it is her first long backpacker tour through Europe and sleepinf in Hostels with a lot of diffe...