After 17 years living in Dijon, I went back to the US for three weeks and—wow—I got hit with reverse culture shock in ways I didn’t expect. In this video I walk you through the little (and not-so-little) things that made me feel like a tourist in my own country: the massive produce, the giant coffee cups, and the overall “everything is bigger” vibe. And then there’s the driving—because if you’ve been in France long enough, American roads can feel chaotic, especially when passing on the right is treated like it’s totally normal. I also share the moments that genuinely surprised me: helmet-free motorcyclists, monster-sized trucks everywhere, exposed power lines, and those bathroom stalls with basically zero privacy. On top of that, I talk about the sticker shock of American prices and how it feels to realize I’ve now lived abroad almost as long as I lived in the US. If you’re moving to France (or you’ve already made the leap), this is a really real look at how your “normal” can shift—and why re-entry can be just as disorienting as moving abroad in the first place.