Globalisation: is it good or bad?

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Globalization! Accelerator of social progress......

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Surely, globalization is a good thing and can't be stopped by the willing of us.
In fact globalization is a kind of accelerator of social progress.In the advancement of human beings,communication and melting of different nationalities play an important role.Only this kind of communication and and melting are speedened recently.Despite that sometimes this mixing brings about sufferings(eg, some civilization disappears, colony ) but in long-term, the result is good.
When we say globalization is not good in fact it is not the globalization itself bad, in fact what we are afraid of is cultural capitalism.But once we realize this point, we will try to advoid it.
A stong cultural should face ,accept and absorb other cultures bravely instead of avoiding them.
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There are some advantages and disadvantages of globalization.

First, the advantages.
Internet is one of the products of globalization.
We all know that internet can broaden our horizon on a lot topics. This site ,for example, is a product of globalization. We can't deny that this site is very benefecial for us. We can communicate to others, share our ideas, make friends and do other positive things. Globalization also makes this world borderless. It means it's very easy for us to get information quickly as something is happening across the world.

But Globalization also has negative impacts, especially for poor or underdeveloped countries.
they are getting poor and poor due to the bad impact of globalization. For example, in trading sector. The products from developed countries are attacking the local products. The local ones can't compete with the imported ones both in the term of quality or pricing.

Another bad impact of globalization is that it can kill other countries' culture. I want to give one small example. When I was a kid, my friends and I used to play traditional games in my hometown. We used to communicate and help each other. In short, we had strong sense of togetherness. But now, the condition is totally different. we can't find kids there playing in the playing ground, flying kites, running around, laughing etc. Most of them are at their homes. The are playing video games, play station or watching tv in most of their time. They even don't know their neighbors' names, let alone to share to each other. The culture of togetherness and mutual assistance have disappeared from my village due to the attack of globalization.

So my point is, we all know that the globalization is something unavoidable and unstoppabel. All we have to do is to maximise the positive sides of it and minimise the negatives ones. Thank you. :)
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If you lived in a competitive mind country globalization is really good, it gives you oportunities to grow not only in your country but in a foreign country.
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JMD wrote:ur right my friend, what should be kept it will be kept.... moral is the same everywhere, and bad things are the same everywhere too, regardless of the culture where they happen.

COME ON PEOPLE, POST SOMETHING (NOT "SOMETHING" BUT SOMETHING)

My friend, we are not talking about "something", aren't we?
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hi all

In my opinion globlization has its two faces good and bad but that does not mean to close eyes about other countries and cultures. It deponds on the person himself if he or she has abitity to get benefit from other countries.
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globalisation is good because it is improve us different culture and thinks i think it is good for everbody
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We can understand each other, adn those English speaking ex-husbands or bachelors will come one after another to China for their girlfriends.
But few girls from developed world come to China for husbands,why is that?
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but there is a bad effect becuse many young people one to know soon and they easly leave their custom and their attitude copy their idol so day by day our culture stolen by foregin contry .
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Re: Globalisation: is it good or bad?

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Globalization is definitely bad. I know it will be very convenient for tourists to have Starbucks coffee in the other side of the world and all that. However, when globalization not only includes coffee, but also includes buildings, life habit and clothes, every country then will lose their characteristics. It makes traveling become boring. I don't think that we have the right to effect other countries' culture to make us feel comfortable, but not if those against human rights and damage the earth. I have already found some cities are almost the same while I was traveling abroad. I felt that I'd rather just stay in my own city, instead of spending time and money to visit the same cities.
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Globalization increases the trade around the world. Social and cultural influences become similar gradually in all parts of the world. I personally think that globalization is mostly bad. For example, it will be very convenient for tourists to have Starbucks coffee on the other side of the world. However, when globalization also includes buildings, life habit and clothes, every country will lose theirs characteristics. I don't think that any enterprises should affect other countries' culture for their own benefits. Therefore, it can be concluded that the globalization is not good.
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Steps of Development of Humans beings
1)Civilization
2)Industrialization
3)Globalization
(only few animals have reached the first step of Civilization)
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What exactly globalisation is? Can someone explain me in a few words? From your posts I understood that's something that helps the countries to fuse in one big country. How does globalisation make this possible? Isn't necessary the agreement of every single country? I don't see this as a achievable thing.
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Re: Globalisation: is it good or bad?

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In my opinion, globalization is the best of both worlds. On one hand, this fact increases the mixing of multi cultural society and contributes with international trade agreements. But, on the other hand, the globalization influences the countries to change their national identity, and in this situation, people could waste a lot about their culture for this reason.

I don`t know if it is good or bad, but the globalization sets the world on fire!
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Re: Globalisation: is it good or bad?

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Honestly, the benefits of globalisation are all about the opportunities and efficiencies open markets create. Business can develop effectively with suppliers, investors and customers and from that the countries on the world can assimilate into many different fields such as culture, language, relationship,...
However, the bad side of globalisation is economic depression in one country can trigger adverse reaction across the globe.In addition,developed countries can stifle development of undeveloped and umder-developed countries.
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In my opinion there are good things. Globalisation can destroy the traditional culture. For example Some of teenagers in my country like to listen to music from other country that has many famous beautiful and handsome idols. Teenagers want to do everything like the Idols such as dress up , change hair color, plastic surgery. Ruin the real nation identity,doesn't it?
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Globalisation makes me think that is good because we live in different countries and have also different culture and different ideas so when we work together we can all achieve something and make our future better.
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:lol: In my opinion, globalization is so good because you can imagine someday everybody can make friends easily without the barrage of language and at least it helps to make different cultures and countries work together. making a possible future of the whole world as one.
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In my opinion, Globalisation is excellent both of country in the world for multi-national corporations and industrial development. Also, Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. Globalisation has increased the production of goods and services.
So Globalisation is good for me.
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Re: Globalisation: is it good or bad?

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On the one hand, this way countries unite and become stronger together, but at the same time everything turns to mush and peoples with rich culture disappear. we can talk about this topic for a long time, but I have to go
As far as I was concerned Can't wait to see whatever movie they're filming in London right now.
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Re: Globalisation: is it good or bad?

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Murazik wrote: Sat Nov 11, 2023 12:58 pm On the one hand, this way countries unite and become stronger together, but at the same time everything turns to mush and peoples with rich culture disappear. we can talk about this topic for a long time, but I have to go
This is very similar to what I was going to post. I think it is a precious quality that each country and each region of each country has its own distinct culture, etiquette, cuisine, laws, holidays, festivals, morals, styles, dress, architecture, beliefs and traditions. I don't like it that the world is becoming uniform in all ways. It's boring and stagnant.

That's not to say there should be no contact or influences between societies. But each person should make an effort to preserve the ways of their people. For example, if you get married do it in the traditional manner, if you have children tell them the fables of your background, and don't let the old treasures fade away.
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