Chapter 13, 14, 57

 Chapter 13 talks about how McDonald's have made an impact to other countries. It was discussed in a power point during class. Depending on the country, menu items will be different than the United States. In India, there is no beef on their menus. It's because cows are the sacred animals. One of the big things that is important that cleanliness and sanitation is essential. There was aggressive labor for the workers to scrub the restaurants clean and there would be protest. It's also tough to have the workers show smiles and happiness for the customers. In an interview, customers weren't interested in the congeniality from services.  Chapter 14 discusses about the transnational villagers in the Dominican Republic. There has a movement on transnational migration to the United States. One of the US cities that was involved in this migration is Boston, Massachusetts. Miraflores is a transnational community that has been involved with this migration. A characteristic is that they emerge and endure in social remittances. Another feature is that they can create organizations by themselves. Chapter 57 talks about Asian religious practices. A strategy for these practices is to decontextualized them from religious worldviews. Meditation would be a considered practice.