Imperialism In Thailand

If this trend of American domination does not come to an end, other countries will face potential erasure of their cultural value. These countries will become uniform to American beliefs and standards and lack originality and authenticity. This is discussed in an article titled ‘Cultural Imperialism: An American Tradition’ by ‘Julia Galeota’, which states “Cultural imperialism involves much more than simple consumer goods; it involves the dissemination of ostensibly American principles, such as freedom and democracy. Though this process might sound appealing on the surface, it masks a frightening truth: many cultures around the world are gradually disappearing due to the overwhelming influence of corporate and cultural America.” This is becoming a very real and prominent issue …show more content…
This is discussed in an article titled ‘American Cultural Imperialism in Thailand’ by ‘Tom Holmes’ which states “When I first visited Thailand twenty years ago, I noticed that they were not constantly checking their watches to see how much time they had left till the next deadline. Sabai, sabai. Why would anyone want to join the rat race in pursuit of more stuff? But the American advertising industry is pretty good at creating desires which weren't there to begin with, and to get those things you have to make more money which means doing it the American way. Good bye to sabai, sabai.” This is one way that American imperialism has changed the way of life for people living in Thailand. These people are losing parts of their culture that separate them from other parts of the world and instead, are conforming to the traditional way of life for Americans. This article also discusses the influence that American culture has had on the traditional food and products that people used to consume in