http://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_endangered_cultures.html
Since I'm a student of SIS(Student of International Studies) and its object is to develop students who actively involve in international business or society, I think globalized world is a good thing. We can learn a lot from the other countries, share the ideas and help each other. Also, the globalization make it possible to buy products from the other countries when it's needed, or to watch or listen to a live coverage.
On the other hand, I agree to Wade Davis's idea that we need to stop pushing traditional cultures out of their homelands. If one culture became same as the other, this world become boring and one country cannot learn about other things from other countries which they don't have. Also, the traditional cultures can be found when it's compared to the other cultures.
Therefore, I think the globalized world is good although the different traditional cultures should be saved. Furthermore, there must be different cultures which could be difficult to be accepted to the other countries. For example, the bathing custom; even though I'm ok with taking a shower, I like to take a bath using bathtub especially in Winter. Another custom is food; I told my friend that some of my friends from foreign countries say that melon soda tastes like a medicine. Then he told me that Japanese people say that Root Beer tastes like a medicine (a compress?). I found it's interesting.
I don't want perfect globalization because we can know the interests of knowing difference because there is a different world!!
ReplyDeleteBy the way,I wanna try Root Beer:)
I really understand what you mention and think of. This is a kind of contradiction, isn't it? You know, globalization is very good thing for companies and people because we can travel and work in foreign countries as well. On the other hand, it's not good to globalize because there is possibility that many minority culures will be disappeared in the future. Hmm...Let's not think of it too much, but we need to consider what's going on...
ReplyDeleteMelon soda tastes like a medicine is interesting! It is happened because of different culture, I think.
ReplyDeleteIt is a difficult question, either taking the world becoming more farmiliar with each other or taking the world made up of different society.
ReplyDelete