Algiers
No
No, I do not fully speak the language but understand more than I can actually speak. I am now after living here for nearly a year learning French and Arabic.
No, as I had visited Algeria lots of times before deciding to move here, something I would suggest anyone to do before moving here.
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Well, it was not too bad but the problem I have is some people just do not give you any respect - they don't know me so should not judge me by the way I look.
Yes, especially the irritation-to-anger stage, but honestly this did not last very long.
Well, I was definitely homesick as I moved out here last June, but since moving here I go back to London on a regular basis to see my family - that is one thing that I miss the most. Not the same when you don't have your own family here. I know I have my husband's but it not quite the same.
Well after working for the British Government for 15 years being able to sit back and enjoy life now with my children is great. I can work if I want to but have decided to be a housewife instead - something that I would never have done while living in London.
Being accepted as I do not wear a head scarf.
No none sorry
Just give it respect as in time you will get used to it and enjoy your new life.
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A Dutch woman who moved to Algiers said that it took her awhile realise what it was exactly that made it so difficult for her to live in Algeria. She now knows that it's her sense of freedom which she seems to have lost.
When a woman from Malaysia married a man from Algeria, they needed to decide where to live. She considered living in Algeria, but ultimately convinced him to move to Malaysia. She shares her eye-opening experiences in the beautiful Berber Mountains and Algiers - where they continue to visit regularly!
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I am American and although did experience culture shock it was nothing negative. I too don't wear a head scarf but receive great respect and assistance with anything I try to do or anywhere I go. I am living in Blida and almost no foreign people live here. Algiers is different with different nationalities so they are more used to it there. Lots of women don't cover their heads that are Algerian so I don't understand what you are talking about the disrespect, even here in Blida where it is more conservative than Algiers.
sleham73I strongly agree with you, i am moved back to Algiers after 15 years in London and to me nothing is shocking since i was a child people spoke french in all public services, women goes out without scarf, Alcohol was and still available and many more, i am not happy with all this things but still better than living in the western world
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Culture Shock in Algiers
A Dutch woman who moved to Algiers said that it took her awhile realise what it was exactly that made it so difficult for her to live in Algeria. She now knows that it's her sense of freedom which she seems to have lost.
Culture Shock in Algiers
When a woman from Malaysia married a man from Algeria, they needed to decide where to live. She considered living in Algeria, but ultimately convinced him to move to Malaysia. She shares her eye-opening experiences in the beautiful Berber Mountains and Algiers - where they continue to visit regularly!
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