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4 months in Canada, 9 strange things I've never seen before! 🍁🇨🇦🤯

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... Read moreการไปเรียนแลกเปลี่ยนที่แคนาดา 4 เดือน มักเจอประสบการณ์เฉพาะตัวที่เรียกว่า culture shock หรือช็อกวัฒนธรรม ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นได้จากความแตกต่างทั้งเรื่องภูมิอากาศ และพฤติกรรมของคนท้องถิ่นอย่างเห็นได้ชัด หนึ่งในสิ่งที่โดดเด่นคือการที่ฤดูใบไม้ร่วงและฤดูหนาวมาบรรจบกันแบบรวดเร็ว ทำให้ช่วงเวลาหนึ่งรู้สึกเหมือนได้เจอกับทั้งสองฤดูพร้อมกัน รวมถึงวันแดดออกที่ทุกคนมักใช้เวลานอกบ้านอย่างเต็มที่ เป็นธรรมเนียมที่เห็นได้บ่อยในแคนาดา หิมะตกหนักข้ามคืน และยิ่งในฤดูหนาวอุณหภูมิสามารถลดต่ำถึง -20 องศาเซลเซียส แต่คนท้องถิ่นก็ยังใช้ชีวิตประจำวันตามปกติ เช่น การดื่มน้ำเย็นแม้อากาศจะหนาวจัดก็ตาม อีกหนึ่งความแปลกตาคือการมีบริการรถเมล์สายที่ใช้เวลาเดินทางนาน 60-90 นาทีขึ้นไปซึ่งถือเป็นเรื่องปกติ และน่าสนใจที่รถเมล์จะมาทุก 30-40 นาที ช่วยให้เดินทางได้สะดวก ส่วนเรื่องการช้อปปิ้งที่หลายคนคิดว่าของแบรนด์ดังอย่าง lululemon จะราคาถูกที่แคนาดา แต่จริงๆ แล้วต้องเสียภาษีเพิ่มอีก 13% ทำให้ราคาไม่ได้ถูกกว่าประเทศอื่นมากนัก ที่น่าสนใจอีกคือ การพบเห็นนก Canadian geese อย่างมากมายเกือบจะทุกวันหน้าตึกเรียน และพฤติกรรมของคนแคนาดาที่นิยมใส่รองเท้าข้างนอกเดินในบ้าน ซึ่งแตกต่างจากวัฒนธรรมไทยที่ถอดรองเท้าก่อนเข้าบ้าน สุดท้าย ประสบการณ์โดยสารรถเมล์สายฉุกเฉินที่เรียกว่า "magic school bus" ก็เป็นหนึ่งในความทรงจำใหม่ๆ ที่น่าตื่นเต้นในชีวิตแลกเปลี่ยน เมื่อคุณได้เรียนรู้และปรับตัวรับกับการเปลี่ยนแปลงเหล่านี้ จะช่วยให้การใช้ชีวิตในต่างแดนมีความสุขและเต็มไปด้วยประสบการณ์ล้ำค่าที่หาไม่ได้ในเมืองไทยอย่างแน่นอน

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