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Nowadays many students have the opportunity to study for part or all of their courses in foreign countries. While studying abroad brings many benefits to individual students, it also has a number of disadvantages. Do you agree or disagree?

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Nowadays, it is becoming increasingly common for
people
 to study abroad.
However
, taking courses in foreign countries not only offers some benefits but
also
 drawbacks. I totally agree that being an international student can lead to some disadvantages. The main reason is
culture
 shock. By being international students,
people
 can learn about new cultures and societies. It makes them have to adjust to another
culture
.
Moreover
, the process of adjusting to new things
does
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 not always easy for newcomers. For illustration, the principles of international students are different from local
people
,
such
 as table manners and socializing.
Thus
,
this
 difference can be hard to
be accepted
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accept
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by
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for
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people
 that just moved.
As a result
, the students cannot deal with the
culture
 which makes them stressed. The following reason why moving abroad brings drawbacks, makes
people
 feel lonely. It is because they are far from their relatives and friends.
Nevertheless
, making friends is not easy for a newcomer. By not being able
of making
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 friends,
people
 cannot mingle with society. It leads to feeling alienated. They will face struggles to communicate with
people
 around them.
Consequently
, it will make them depressed and cannot enjoy their study.
To sum up
, being an international student can be challenging. There will be some disadvantages that can affect the process of learning
such
 as
culture
 shock and feeling lonely.
However
, it will be better
for searching
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to search
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 the information and
culture
 of the countries that
people
 want to visit or
being
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be
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 a student there in order to reduce the drawbacks of moving abroad.
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