Lockdown easing and reverse culture shock
Lockdown restrictions are gradually easing here in the UK and we are starting to return to our previous routines. Pubs and restaurants have opened outdoors, non-essential shops are back in business and many who’ve worked at home for the last year are edging back to the office part-time at least. This return to a kind of normality or ‘new normal’ reminds me of the potential rollercoaster of emotions associated with returning home from living overseas and the experience of rev