Culture everywhere is different.
A couple years ago, I move 2000+ miles. I was still within the same country, just different states.
That was sufficient for the local cuisine to shift (previously Mexican dominate, currently French dominate with a kick of Jewish), and for the water to make me sick for the first month. The lingo also shifted sufficiently for mis-communications to occur (I had no idea that pop and soda were the same thing). It also led to a different religion being dominate, a different ethnicity being dominate, my accent being the one that was 'odd', and my body type being the one that was unusual (previously I was on the short end of average, here I'm positively a midget).
Even a 100 mile range can change things.
Remember, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.
A couple years ago, I move 2000+ miles. I was still within the same country, just different states.
That was sufficient for the local cuisine to shift (previously Mexican dominate, currently French dominate with a kick of Jewish), and for the water to make me sick for the first month. The lingo also shifted sufficiently for mis-communications to occur (I had no idea that pop and soda were the same thing). It also led to a different religion being dominate, a different ethnicity being dominate, my accent being the one that was 'odd', and my body type being the one that was unusual (previously I was on the short end of average, here I'm positively a midget).
Even a 100 mile range can change things.
Remember, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.