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A culture shock is a well-known problem in an international move. Because of this, it will take for you as a relocating family or person a long time before you feel at home on your new international destination. How can you prepare for this?

Culture shock

Many people experience a culture shock when they get in touch with a culture that is different than the culture they are used to. Adapt to this culture or not? It is a difficult problem.

There are multiple culture shock stages wherein different emotions, feelings and manners of association are noticeable. A culture shock can be confusing and very emotional. But you can prepare for this. You can limit the impact of a culture shock for your family members.

We've collected several tips about how to deal with a culture shock.

Next steps

If you have difficulties dealing with the culture shock, you can always reach out for professional assistance. There are specialized psychologist who can advise you during this process. Dependent of your healthcare insurance, some treatments can be compensated.

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December 01 2025

We are extremely satisfied with how everything went. Almost everything was arranged and communicated exceptionally well. The only point for improvement concerns passing on the exact pin location of the delivery address in France to the driver. He didn’t know exactly where he needed to be, so we had to provide the details again.

Additionally, the truck arrived in France a day earlier and very early in the morning. Fortunately, our helping hand in France was flexible, so this wasn’t a problem. The driver did call us about this in advance, as he knew we needed to transfer the goods to reach the house and that we had arranged a smaller van for this ourselves.

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November 24 2025

De Haan supported us fantastically during our move to and from the Cook Islands.

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November 19 2025

Very professional moving company. Overall process was very satisfying, smooth and efficient, with great communication in a friendly manner at all levels of the organization. I always got a Yes from De Haan. Fast reaction times to my questions or to accommodate to new demands from me (i.e. change of relocation dates). Right price. Moving between countries can be an stressing experience but with De Haan the stress for the physical move was totally gone. Thanks De Haan!

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from Netherlands

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