Culture Shock

I experienced culture shock when I lived in Israel last year. One major difference from Chicago suburbs to Israel is the amount of soldiers walking around in uniforms carrying guns. The soldiers were everywhere, on the streets, in restaurants, on public transportation, etc. There it is normal to see that many people around carrying guns over their back, while if I saw one person here with a gun out, I would run the other way. It creates more of a feeling of safety there seeing the guns, unlike in America, where it would cause panic. Also, because Israel is Jewish state, on Shabbat, the roads clear out; public transportation does not run from Friday afternoon until Saturday night and the amount of cars on the road is much more limited. It is very interesting to see a whole city basically shut down for more than a full day, then come back to life on Saturday nights.