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culture clash

British  

noun

  1. a conflict arising from the interaction of people with different cultural values

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Hotels may also get a bad reputation if, say, there is a culture clash between local club members and hotel guests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Early in their careers, the constant yelling of buy and sell orders as well as colleagues’ conversations about baseball, summer trips to the Hamptons and Ivy League undergraduate experiences were all a culture clash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

That is the culture clash at the heart of this year's Ryder Cup.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

Alonso Ruizpalacios’ “La Cocina,” about the multilingual culture clash in the kitchen of a New York City restaurant starring Raúl Briones and Rooney Mara, premiered earlier in the year at Berlin.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024

But here, merely describing what Corley does, what hackers are, or what 2600 magazine is all about involves one in a profound culture clash.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James

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