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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