A global culture ?
Time and tide wait for no man. A pompous and clichéd proverb no doubt – something that was true a long time ago; but in our day of electric wires, broadband internet and click-of-the-mouse money transactions(to name a few ), we turn it around and say: “Man waits not for time nor tide”. There are many phenomenon in the world that are changing popular belief to the fact that the world is, in fact, flat ! Could this be the trigger to all cultures in the world, uniting one day to be called one global culture ? Lets look at this one aspect at a time :-
1. Languages shall merge, where the world, depending on the language they communicate with online, shall communicate with one another with the same language.
2. Cuisines and food habits shall unite- With the increase in food programming and satellite TV in so many countries, it won't be long before all countries are exposed to all food habits and varieties of food. This will cause them to accept these various aspects and integrate them into their own culture.
3. With major clothing brands investing with their stores and manufacturing plants in many different countries, there will come a time where all brands and types of clothing are available across all countries, thereby causing the customer to choose from a list of so many realms of fashion.
4. How can we forget music ? Thanks to the Internet, the power of downloading, and the free music movement, there will come a time where each individual in the world is exposed to an almost infinite selection of genres and sub-genres of music, thereby opening the mind to a plethora of sounds and experiences.
Technology like this brings us closer, makes us equal among equals, or what I like to call “level the playing field”. Whether it is a mother who programs her child’s computer to block pornography on the internet , or whether it is a highly skilled network professional providing billion dollar solutions to some of the biggest IT giants in the world – technology has touched all our lives, and will certainly pave the way in revolutionising the way we see culture – whether we’re India, the US or anywhere else in the world.
1. Languages shall merge, where the world, depending on the language they communicate with online, shall communicate with one another with the same language.
2. Cuisines and food habits shall unite- With the increase in food programming and satellite TV in so many countries, it won't be long before all countries are exposed to all food habits and varieties of food. This will cause them to accept these various aspects and integrate them into their own culture.
3. With major clothing brands investing with their stores and manufacturing plants in many different countries, there will come a time where all brands and types of clothing are available across all countries, thereby causing the customer to choose from a list of so many realms of fashion.
4. How can we forget music ? Thanks to the Internet, the power of downloading, and the free music movement, there will come a time where each individual in the world is exposed to an almost infinite selection of genres and sub-genres of music, thereby opening the mind to a plethora of sounds and experiences.
Technology like this brings us closer, makes us equal among equals, or what I like to call “level the playing field”. Whether it is a mother who programs her child’s computer to block pornography on the internet , or whether it is a highly skilled network professional providing billion dollar solutions to some of the biggest IT giants in the world – technology has touched all our lives, and will certainly pave the way in revolutionising the way we see culture – whether we’re India, the US or anywhere else in the world.
posted by Prateek Ranganathan at 12:37 PM
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