#68 An Italian coffee culture shock

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The last time I was home in Australia was last year; I became a victim of reverse culture shock. It's a bizarre affliction for an expat living in Italy as usually, every day, you are battling tiny moments of friction between yourself and your new home, but slowly, you begin to adjust and don't think about the minor details. 

Then, when you go back to your hometown, thinking you can settle back in comfortably, you realise how much you've forgotten.