Is globalisation diluting Asian cultures?
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With many MNCs coming to our country,India , many poeple saying that it will effect culture by promoting consumption of align products and bring in western influence.Do you agree?
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07 Dec 2006 23:59
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Replying to [Ammeet]: Contact me via TM I will clarify your all doubt. It is perceptual difference and a paradigm shift in the choice of young generation. Globalisation is mainly easy access to all the information available. Several alternatives for the customer, they need to choose as per their judgement. ![[em1]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_smile.gif)
11 Dec 2006 01:09
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Replying to [Sixer]:My point is the word compete is need not to be used here, Man & women are contemporary to each other. You can contact me via TM we will discuss the matter. but please here the topic was whether globalisation diluting the culture. & what I personally feel it affecting the culture and not diluting. Indian culture has always accepted the other culture and now entangled that you just cannot identify or isolate any other culture, What about Goa you will see the man an woman taking Sunbath together mostly affected by western culture, In ancient times also there were different sources available who say that kings/queens were used to take sunbath or steam bath. Co education in convent were there. Hence please don't mixup the issues together.
11 Dec 2006 01:22
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Replying to [nitya]:
Sorry to say this but what you believe is happening has always happened. You just didn't know your history of all nations. Ever since the Tower of Babylon when God determined that man had to be diverse he gave them all different languages. He scattered them abroad and thus the different cultures were created.
We are so diverse in features and traditions but so similar in our actions. We need to understand that we all come from the same origin and eventually we will become one people again.
We forgot our past, we even forget what we had for dinner yesterday. So take time and do a search online and see that cultures have been blended from almost the start of time. It's not a good or bad thing, it's just a thing we all will experience in one way or another all our lives. We just have to accept what happens as part of life.
Sorry to say this but what you believe is happening has always happened. You just didn't know your history of all nations. Ever since the Tower of Babylon when God determined that man had to be diverse he gave them all different languages. He scattered them abroad and thus the different cultures were created.
We are so diverse in features and traditions but so similar in our actions. We need to understand that we all come from the same origin and eventually we will become one people again.
We forgot our past, we even forget what we had for dinner yesterday. So take time and do a search online and see that cultures have been blended from almost the start of time. It's not a good or bad thing, it's just a thing we all will experience in one way or another all our lives. We just have to accept what happens as part of life.
11 Dec 2006 01:48
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Replying to [nitya]:Deepali, let discussions be on forum for all to get better idea
11 Dec 2006 02:40
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Replying to [nitya]:Dear Deepali,
You missed out on following in my original post
However it is a matter of debate whether this is dilution of culture or simple assimilation of new influences.And it is a process of assimilation, metamorphosis, evolvement and moulding of culture with new way of life emerging out of globalisation
This question has many view points like Puritanical, Modern, Pragmatic, Progressive, Practical and non-chalant.
I have looked at it in more puritanical way. Many members will put forth different views.
Regarding use of word compete, what is wrong with it? Complimentary to each other in fields requiring for co-operation is right, but as candidate for a job, will you compete or compliment?
And to elaborate to my earlier post,
'And it is a process of assimilation, metamorphosis, evolvement and moulding of culture with new way of life emerging out of globalisation'
I wish to add that assimilation of new trends and influences into our old culture, the culture as we understand today will undergo metamorphosis and develop over a period of time to evolve in a new versatile form which will be more uptodate with current environment and mould into a more dynamic set of values and ethos which will wean us slightly or more from the set we understand as our culture.
What I understand that the word dilution is creating fear in mind of some of us that it is derogatory or wrong happening that cultures are emerging new by diluting older culture.
As Deepali talks of past, I may remind here that prior to invasion of Alexander and later of Turks, Indian culture did not include stitching of cloths.It is nothing bad that dilution of culture then brought in good art of stitching.I gather this from linguistic reference to certain words used for clothing having no link to Sanskrit and pictures depiction of ancient times relate to wrapping of cloth only by different characters. However, I am no authority on culture. I am only giving my viewpoint an extention
May be this new culture that is evolving now may also bring in something good.
Sixer
You missed out on following in my original post
However it is a matter of debate whether this is dilution of culture or simple assimilation of new influences.And it is a process of assimilation, metamorphosis, evolvement and moulding of culture with new way of life emerging out of globalisation
This question has many view points like Puritanical, Modern, Pragmatic, Progressive, Practical and non-chalant.
I have looked at it in more puritanical way. Many members will put forth different views.
Regarding use of word compete, what is wrong with it? Complimentary to each other in fields requiring for co-operation is right, but as candidate for a job, will you compete or compliment?
And to elaborate to my earlier post,
'And it is a process of assimilation, metamorphosis, evolvement and moulding of culture with new way of life emerging out of globalisation'
I wish to add that assimilation of new trends and influences into our old culture, the culture as we understand today will undergo metamorphosis and develop over a period of time to evolve in a new versatile form which will be more uptodate with current environment and mould into a more dynamic set of values and ethos which will wean us slightly or more from the set we understand as our culture.
What I understand that the word dilution is creating fear in mind of some of us that it is derogatory or wrong happening that cultures are emerging new by diluting older culture.
As Deepali talks of past, I may remind here that prior to invasion of Alexander and later of Turks, Indian culture did not include stitching of cloths.It is nothing bad that dilution of culture then brought in good art of stitching.I gather this from linguistic reference to certain words used for clothing having no link to Sanskrit and pictures depiction of ancient times relate to wrapping of cloth only by different characters. However, I am no authority on culture. I am only giving my viewpoint an extention
May be this new culture that is evolving now may also bring in something good.
Sixer
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11 Dec 2006 03:10
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Replying to [Deepali]: Yes Deepali It's diluting the Asian Culture, Issues of culture are integral in considerations of economic matters. Globalization's effects on the way people live, play, and learn is difficult to measure but readily apparent in almost all societies across the globe. While McDonald's and Coca-Cola offer standardized products worldwide, food habits are not the only thing affected by our growing interconnectedness. Printed images, movies, books, and ideas have traversed the globe through satellite television and the Internet as well as with travelers and businesspeople. In the process, exposure to news ways of life and ways of thinking have brought about a degree of convergence of norms and attitudes on everything from fashion to human rights. But it has also provoked challenge from traditional cultures and often led to fusion of many influences..
11 Dec 2006 03:13
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Replying to [nitya]:(Ammeet) Dilution, though the right word, is less accptable that EMERGING or DEVELOPING.![[em2]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_laugh.gif)
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11 Dec 2006 03:28
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Replying to [Sixer]: Yeah Sir, i think you are right.. ![[em17]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_shake_hands.gif)
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11 Dec 2006 20:06
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Quoting from [nitya]:
With many MNCs coming to our country,India , many poeple saying that it will effect culture by promoting consumption of align products and bring in western influence.Do you agree?
The same words will be repeated by western people to you; That is not the matter: before many centuries and now the human races are moveing around the world. Learning many good things. Each human being knew which is good and bad: This is universal: If we strictly follow and regulate our life without any deviation nothign will dilute your culture.
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11 Dec 2006 21:30
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Replying to [Street]: You are pretty much right on your comments Street. I would like to correct one small thing though. Australia never OWNED PNG. It was part of the British Commonwealth administered by Australia but we never ruled it directly. PNG has been an independant country since (I think) 1976. With it's own westminster style government etc etc.
13 Dec 2006 12:18