a conflict arising from the interaction of people with different cultural values;
To be hooked on
To be addicted to something;
Uberisation
the act or process of changing the market for a service by introducing a different way of buying or using it, especially using mobile technology;
Off-shored
Made, situated or registered abroad;
to pull all-nighters;
to work throughout the night;
lapse;
a temporary failure;
Spread by word of mouth
To transmit information by means of communication;
Downshifting
. the Practise of leaving a job that is well paid and difficult in order to do something that gives you more time and satisfaction but less money;
a crash course in something;
an educational program or research conducted over a short period of time
Sweatshop is...
a workshop / factory where manual workers are employed for very low wages;
Outsource
getting work done by another company, usually in a different country;
Identity loss
the process when some distinct features of a person / thing disappear and it becomes similar to others; not knowing who you are anymore;
Ludicrous
So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing;
Cosmopolitanism
. the idea that all human beings are, or could or should be, members of a single community. Different views of what constitutes this community may include a foc
To strike a chord with someone
To cause someone to feel emotion or enthusiasm;
a late bloomer
- someone who becomes good at something after people usually become good at it;
Capture the imagination of
To make someone very interested or excited;
Localisation
the process of organizing a business or industry so that its main activities happen in local areas rather than nationally or internationally.
Brain drain
the situation in which large numbers of educated and very skilled people leave their own country to live and work in another one where pay and conditions are b
To take off
To garner popularity very quickly; to become popular.
Fair trade
a system of trading with a developing country in which a good price is paid for their exports, and the people who produce the goods have good working conditions
Globalization is ...
the process by which regional economies, societies and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, transportation and trade
Glocalisation
the idea that local conditions must be considered in globalization (= trading in all parts of the world)
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