Science and technology have ushered in an era wherein more and more people are connected to each
other. This also means that in many ways people around the world are becoming very similar. This situation
is both - a positive as well as a negative development, which I shall discuss in this essay.
There are many benefits of these global similarities. To begin with, people have become aware of other
cultures and so are adoptirrg the good points of all cultures, as a result of which, a global culture has arisen,
which is being embraced by people around the world. Secondly, there is more efficient trade between
different countries around the globe, thereby improving the economies of developing countries.
There are also many reasons why some people think it to be a negative development. They say, that
because of this cultural homogenization, national identities are being lost. We eat the same food, watch
the same TV programs, listen to the same music and wear the same clothes. People have also started
speaking one language, English, in many parts of the world. ln fact, English has become the lingua franca
today. They opine that the world is beautiful and enchanting because of its diversity. lf the diversity is lost,
it would become boring.
However, I feel that this is a very narrow definition of national identities and nations are as different as
they were ever in the past. Cultural identity is based on far more than just the films we watch or the
clothes we wear. For example, take my own culture of lndia and compare it to the west. We may wear any
clothes, but we never take the names of elders and we always call them with respect. ln the west, it is quite
OK to call anyone by name. ln fact, they appreciate it more. I believe that after knowing about other
cultures, we learn to respect our culture even more. So, some very deep-rooted national identities will
always be there, even if on the face value it is apparent that people are similar.
To conclude, there are more advantages of similarities among nations. People are becoming tolerant of
each other and are adopting the best of all cultures. Total loss of national identities can never take place as
all cultures have their inherent strengths, which can never fade away
Science and technology have ushered in an era wherein more and more
people
are connected
to each
other. This
also
means that in
many
ways
people
around the
world
are becoming
very
similar. This situation
is both
-
a
positive
as well as
a
negative
development, which I shall discuss in this essay.
There are
many
benefits of these global similarities. To
begin
with,
people
have become aware of other
cultures and
so
are
adoptirrg
the
good
points of all
cultures
,
as a result
of which, a global
culture
has arisen,
which is
being embraced
by
people
around the
world
.
Secondly
, there is more efficient trade between
different
countries around the globe, thereby improving the economies of
developing countries
.
There are
also
many
reasons why
some
people
think
it to be a
negative
development. They say, that
because of this
cultural homogenization,
national
identities
are
being lost
. We eat the same food,
watch
the same TV programs, listen to the same music and wear the same clothes.
People
have
also
started
speaking one language, English, in
many
parts of the
world
.
ln
fact, English has become the lingua franca
today
. They opine that the
world
is
beautiful
and enchanting
because
of its diversity.
lf
the diversity
is lost
,
it would become boring.
However
, I feel that this is a
very
narrow definition of
national
identities
and nations are as
different
as
they were ever in the past. Cultural
identity
is based
on far more than
just
the films we
watch
or the
clothes we wear.
For example
, take my
own
culture
of
lndia
and compare it to the west. We may wear any
clothes,
but
we never take the names of
elders and
we always call them with respect.
ln
the west, it is quite
OK to call anyone by name.
ln
fact, they appreciate it more. I believe that after knowing about other
cultures, we learn to respect our
culture
even more.
So
,
some
very
deep-rooted
national
identities
will
always be there, even if on the face value it is apparent that
people
are similar.
To conclude
, there are more advantages of similarities among nations.
People
are becoming tolerant of
each other and are adopting the best of all
cultures
. Total loss of
national
identities
can never take place as
all
cultures
have their inherent strengths, which can never fade
away