If you grew up in a town that could best be described as small, mostly relatives, pretty isolated from different types of people or a huge, melting pot, different cultures on almost every corner -- how did that prepare you for a transition to the real world of work?
What are some of the differences in waking up in a very different place after years in a more sheltered environment? What was hard to get used to? How did you cope? What made sense?What did not?
Or growing up in a large city where diversity was already a way of life. Any surprises from the opposite side -- resistance among some people to dealing with other cultures and diverse peoples, etc?
Let's talk here about some real world adjustments that you have made in the work force. Or if you haven't entered the work force yet, what you recognize as things that might be tough or challenging to you based on your upbringing.
Discuss this in approximately 250 words.