Since, American pop-culture has contributed to the homogenization of global cultures. In the future, what reason one might have to travel abroad?
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Travel abroad so that you can see that homogenization has not totally occured.  Each town, city or country has its own flavour.  Broaden your mind.\nAmericans that I speak to visiting my country love our culture and country.  They see it quite differently to America.  Other travelers do not see America here or in other places.  Try reading some peoples travel pages.  Below is one very interesting one.
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I am pretty sure it is the ease of which a culture trait or technology can move from one culture to another, and the "worth" of the transfer, if the cost of bringing this technology is worth the effect it will have on the culture.
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People learn foreign languages, travel to exotic locales that they normally could not afford to go see, get exposed to foreign culture, see strange plant life, spread their culture, intermingle their genes bringing diversity to the gene pool, study certain sciences more, spur medical advances by getting injuries that are unusual in peace time, spread their culture, show off their technology to people who otherwise would not get to see it, expose their religion to other people, spur developments in satellite technology and communications, buy lots of handmade souvenirs and curios from locals eager to sell them, establish business contacts that they exploit for decades to come, help create future tourist destinations, and create a surge in business for the memorial crafting trade.
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none of the above.  The US seems to attracts all kinds of people from all walks of life.  Its still a melting pot and all kinds of weirdos exist.  Some we like some we hate.  It's all a part of life.
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If there is a place called sically they probably have a culture of some description. waddaya think....there would be a whole group of people with no culture. you must be from the USA
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All open cultures try to learn some things from other cultures.  No culture will ever become exactly like another culture.  We all just select those parts of different cultures that we appreciate, and we also learn to reject those parts of the other cultures that we don't like.  Perhaps there are parts of American culture you now see in India, but it is only because people see value in them.  There are also aspects of Indian culture that we have seen in America for many years now.  It's no big deal.  \n\nBut, you're right to think about it.  Just make choices about each part of the culture.  Don't think about the culture as a whole and reject it all.  Select the parts that are worthwhile for you.
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which part of america?south,central or north america?if you mean the u.s.,watch television from the states.there you will see what peopke here percieve as culture.but if you want the true culture you will definitely need to live here for a few years at least,for there are many cultures and mixes of cultures in this society.
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Yes I would say so.  Apart from cultural things that may be tied to a language, each language also has a unique sound or melody which I think affects you in some way just the way that music can. It affects how things are expressed, as well as perceived. This is why I would be concerned about the spread of English; it could definitely hurt the diversity of the world.  And the mainstream English is not nearly as melodious as half the other languages out there in my opinion.
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well if you meant old days before the invention of tv ,airplanes ,motorized ships .you will have a different ansrwers. in the past cultures were isolated far from each others until trades and needs for food and other vital needs start to move populations to farther places where these communities  met other communities and not only goods and material things are traded knowledges of new ideas ,thoughts and in some cases ,wars between tribes, lead the winners to gain cultural ideas ,they i mean humain immigration through hunger or commerce or drought lead the humain communities to intersect and social religious ,economical thinking ,languages had to meet and today we are dissolved almost in a huge village called planet earth .
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You are absolutely correct of course.\nWe bend over backwards to accommodate others that have come to our country to the detriment of what our society has always stood for and believed in.\nWe are a Christian country....so live with it.  They should assimilate themselves into the new culture not vice versa. \nThis does not mean they cannot keep their traditions alive.\n\nSeems everything is becoming a world culture now.  That is rather sad because we lose our differences  and what keeps things so interesting on this earth.\nIf we all feel, behave and think the same...we become zombies.\n\nCulture and tradition is a precious thing and it should be kept alive, not assimilated with everyone else's.
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Globalisation is a tricky subject because no matter how many different countries and languages exist, we live on ONE planet (so its a double edged sword...does a country get involved in the global market and grow or does it try to withdraw and hid with its borders and preseve its cultural and national identity)\n\nI say that traditions are important but need to give way or adpat to the world\n\n1) What country wants to be without medical, business, science, and techological gadgets and the like to improve the lives of it government and people? China and India and other countries that were behind in Globalisation are speeding up to join the world. The Middle East despite all its political and social issues are wanting to join the rest of the world in trade and techological advances\n\n2) A country that isolates itself will have to join the world anyways (like China) but the more it drags its feet the futher behind it will be the rest of the world \n\n3) A country that joins the world market full force can wield influence over other countries. China and India are two good examples...the USA one of the most powerful countries on the planet can't really bully them around without negative political and economic effects to itself.\nThe Middle East also wield influence over the US and the rest of the world. Countries that want to grow need fuel to power their trade, goods, and market so you have to go to countries that have the means to fuel your global ambitions. India wants nuclear fuel to power its markets so it has to deal with the USA\n\n3) Tradition is erroded in the process but any given country would like to give a little of this up so that it will not be a total victim of assimilation of the other countries that go full force into Globalisation
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As a European it is relatively straightforward to work both in the European Community but also in many other countries. However, we do need some control at the borders, we do not want too many Americans coming back home all at once. The US could make it easier to enter other countries if they offered reciprocal arrangements. What is curious about your comments is that you think everyone wants to go to the good old USA, I do not thinks so, there are nicer places to visit.
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Their are alot of bands from europe that get alot of coverage and sell albumns, while over here they have a very small following or have only had one hit single. That is because of cultural diferrences. Right now the majority of people in North America want synthetic pop, generic rock bands, rap and r&b. In North America people pay more attention to what is marketed for them to listen to, while people in Europe look at bands like Nightwish and bands with a great deal of musical talent. If you look at the simple puritanical and ethnic begginings of north american culture and business and the deeper more musicaly influential european culture with mozart, bach, beetoven and even more modern like The Rolling Stones and The Beatles you see why europe goes with better music and america goes with the most generic. Also in the past 25 years the USA has been closing itself off to the rest of the world, and controlling the stimuli through mass marketing to make the people as numb as possible. The current music trend in the USA is evidence of this.
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It could be the weather, the small towns and cities, the close quarters.  The size of the country may lend to the creativity that comes from the UK.  The role religion plays in growing up, the need to stand out and stand up for something...? It could be all or none of these things.
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Once USA decided to move to another planet, I do not see reasons why to stay in these organisations. \nAlso might be that these organisations are ineffective because of some bad influence - a rich guy may think if he orders the music, then...
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I agree with you. The academics here in the U.S are still studying with a viewpoint of "us vs. them". Occidental vs. oriental etc. Its really a 17th century phenomenon that needs to stop. Look at china, singapore, hongkong, japan, etc all of them have almost the same living standard than most of americans. But we regard our opinion as somewhat higher or better or cleverer even before we let them speak. Its tautology at its best!\np.s: Thanks for asking good questions. \n:)
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You're right...we can't have regions based on culture. That would suck. We would not be a "melting pot" if we don't create a true "American" culture. Of course, there's going to be different people: liberals, conservatives, blacks, whites, Asians, Hispanics, Middle Eastern, etc. But that's what makes our country....it [the US].\nBut we still have to have places where a culture is a major part of its...I guess character. Something like a Chinatown. Of course, that would be a little too far it we have a "China"town for every culture, but places that "specialize" in said cultures/beliefs/ideals are important so people can have others who agree with them and won't feel like an outcast wherever they are. I'm not saying have an entire city devoted to a culture...more just a place where people can rediscover their own/others' heritages (clubs/neighborhood groups/whatever).