After a fairly short plane ride from New York City, Irving found himself on a dusty road with goats, chickens, and motor scooters, rather than cars. Food, clothing, and carpets were being sold by street vendors, some of whom worked from a cloth spread on the ground, in no order that he could recognize. Irving was experiencing
a. ethnocentrism.
b. culture shock.
c. a step back into history.
d. contact with people who shared none of his values.
b. culture shock.
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