We are in the middle of worldwide changes in culture. Popular culture is crossing from one country to another in ways we have never seen before.
Let me give you some examples. One day, I am sitting in a coffee shop in London having a cup of Italian espresso serve by an Algerian waiter, listening to American music playing in the background.
A few days later, I'm walking down a street in Mexico - I'm eating Japanese food and listening to the music of a Filipino band.
In Japan, many people love flamenco. Meanwhile, in Europe, Japanese food is incredibly popular. European girls decorate their hands with henna tattoos. This is the globalization of culture.
But nowadays, everything happens faster and travels faster. In the past, there were camel trains, ships, and railways.
Then, planes, telephones, and televisions brought us closer together. Television had fifty million viewers after thirteen years; the internet had the same number after only five.
How do people feel about globalization? It depends on where they live and how much money they have.
More than a fifth of all the people in the world now speak some English. Some people believe that there is a kind of "culture attack" from the English language, social media, and McDonald's and Starburks.
In India, there are more than four hundred languages and several different religions
and McDonal's serves mutton instead of beef and offers a vegetarian menu.
