Should it be "surprised" instead?

Our purpose of the post was just to find the quickest way to distribute the packets of noodles out. And we are shocked how quick it took! We understand that there was a statement regarding the driver, but it was just to explain why the noodles are in toppled condition.

Should it be “surprised” instead of “shocked”?

Thanks.

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“Surprised” and “shocked” are almost synonyms so either word can work. Shocked is a stronger reaction than surprised. Shocked can also be a more negative reaction than surprised.

There are other problems with these sentences.

“Our purpose of the post was just to find the quickest way to distribute the packets of noodles out.”

“And we are shocked how quick it took!”
We are shocked at how quickly/fast it went.
We are shocked at how little time it took.

“We understand that there was a statement regarding the driver, but it was just to explain why the noodles are in toppled condition.”

Maybe use the word “report” instead of “statement”. “Toppled” means to fall over. The structure of “toppled condition” sounds weird. It might be correct, but it sounds weird. Maybe some other words can better describe it.

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