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culture clash

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noun

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

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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

Sasaki’s walkout music has taken on a life of its own, in part because of the only-in-L.A. culture clash that has a sensational Japanese pitcher embracing a Latin club hit as he dominates the postseason.

From Los Angeles Times

And then there was a show called “Culture Clash” that came on Fox for a while, which was our people.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

Before she met Felber, Dunham was mulling tapping into her experience of spending extended periods in England for work and the culture clash of a brassy American coming to the U.K.

From Los Angeles Times