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Being an expatriate in Tanzania came most for the first time far away from the continent, itis true that I was not able to escape from experiencing the culture shock. Approaching half a year in Dar es Salaam at the end of this month, I am going to enter the third phase of ‘Adjustment’ after the first ‘Honeymoon’ phase and the second ‘Negotiation’.3 It seemed that I might have grown accustomed to the newness of Tanzania and developed routines.And as have been told that most of the culture shocks are being felt for the first three months or more, I could have been able to see the most impressed things and some interesting differences between the two countries, Tanzania and Korea, in terms of socioeconomic features as well as cultural characteristics. Therefore, the followings could be an inside story told by an outsider with a different but fresh view which is somewhat naïve and straightforward.