Mcculture And Globalization

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McCulture McCulture has extended and has changed many traditions and cultures around the world. McCulture is a form of globalization that has entered societies life. Foreigners believe that McCulture is an American formed tradition; therefore, it should remain in America. Many Countries embrace their unique cultures and show disturbance when McCulture interferes, Tyler Cowen argues, “nothing gets one’s anti-globalization juices flowing more than the thoughts of a McDonald’s restaurant in France (Cowen). McCulture is obligating different cultures to lack originality in their foods. When a McDonald’s enters a new region it automatically attracts fear into local business owners. For example, in France there may be many local business owners …show more content…
Are all different cultures around the world claimed to be different but are truly the same? McCulture is obligating Cultures to use the same brands, wear the same clothes and eat the same food. When one is in their home land they are expected to take part in traditional activities, not take part in activities they are obligated to do by the increase of McCulture. McCulture is an American tradition and that it should remain in America Michael Prager writes, “It is a stalwart encounter in which Naim unflinchingly asks important questions about McDonald’s a pervasive purveyor of American culture outside America and lightning rod of the anti globalization protest movement, and Greenberg gives no ground in response”(Prager). It does not make an American proud to admit that McCulture is an outcome of decisions they have all made and encountered. Globalization has always been known for its positive aspects, it brings the world together and McCulture has to be a serious issue for citizens to be anti globalization. McCulture is prospected as an American tradition because of all that it represents. For example, McDonald’s, and Coca-Cola are viewed through out McCulture and they are very popular products in America as well as all around the world. McCulture has brought health problems to foreigners it has made it difficult to have options and make …show more content…
Do to McGlobalization now travelers are not seeing much of a difference from their home to the places that they are visiting. Families take vacations and are seeing themselves eating at a McDonald’s restaurant instead of visiting a local food business for traditional meals. Paul Feine a director of innovation for the institute of human studies at George Mason University describes in an article that when he took a vacation with his family to Paris they had lunch at a McDonald’s fast food restaurant. Feine writes, “On a recent trip to Paris with my family, I was standing inside a McDonald’s restaurant gazing out at the street as my wife ordered Le Happy Meal for our two year old”(Feine). Although there are many local restaurants in Paris where his family could have enjoyed a meal just as satisfying they chose to eat at McDonalds. I believe it is such a shame to spend time at a McDonalds restaurant when visiting Paris. If it weren’t for the increase of McGlobalization there would be no McDonalds in Paris and Fiene would have had no choice but to not only enjoy the landscapes in his visit to Paris, but he would also enjoy their local food. Feine further argues that eating at McDonald’s while in his vacation to Paris were not his intention or in his plans, “we hadn’t traveled to Paris with the intention of eating at

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