The myth of globalization




Today I will talk to you about the limits of global culture and globalization. Peter Alfandary is an English international lawyer. He has lived all around the world, especially in Italy and the United States. He explains his different experiences and why he thinks globalization is a myth. 

His first example was in New York City when he wanted to take a cab. In an english polite way, he asks the driver if he can drive him to an address and the driver is amused by his behavior. This example shows between two countries, two civilizations, there are separate ways of expressing yourself and different behavior. Each country has its customs and it is sometimes difficult for a foreigner to understand why people do this or what they do in this way. 

In the world, despite globalization, there are many “village cultures”. These village culture, with their languages and customs, still govern societies. However, in present-day we have a global language who is the english. We learn to communicate with each other but we should learn customs and life style of our interlocutor for really understand him. Globalization is beneficial in many areas like global warming, global economy, global communication but when we exceed the frame of the work or when you are not interest by her, it is easy to misunderstand it and disrespect civilizations. Some people appropriate customs of other countries without even really understanding them. 

The notion of global culture and globalization is beneficial in many areas but the risk is that, through this appropriation, the true meaning of certain customs or events are corrupted. Civilizations that have seen their customs reprised and degraded by strangers feel insulted and break dialogue and this is not the very essence of global culture which is the sharing and discovery of other cultures. 

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