Scenario: Mr. Yoshimura goes to Tennessee
Mr. Yoshimura, vice president of quality control at the family company, Yoshimura Yarn, has recently been assigned to a three-year position at the company's Tennessee plant. Mr. Yoshimura has brought his wife and three teenage children with him from Yokohama to Tennessee.
-When Mr. Yoshimura went to work last week, he angrily said to a Japanese co-worker that if he never heard another country music song or was never offered another plate of grits he would be happy. Mr. Yoshimura is probably experiencing ________ of culture shock.

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Mr. Yoshimura's comment about country music and grits suggests that he is in stage 2 of culture shock, which is characterized by frustration and anger towards the new culture. Stage 1 is the honeymoon stage, where everything is exciting and new, while stage 3 involves gradually accepting and adapting to the new culture. Stage 4 is when the individual has fully integrated into the new culture.

Scenario: Mr. Yoshimura Goes to Tennessee