Come with an open mind. Meaning, forget the "in america we do this" mentality. its a different country, with a different culture. I love it here. They are open to other culture but they impose that we respect thier traditions and culture.
like any other place it has its positives and negatives, as long as you focus on the positive, you will be ok... a lot of us has thrived here and learned to love the culture and the place, humidity and all! :-)