The only thing I can think off regarding globalization in my small hometown would be influx of people moving into my neighborhood during the past ten years. I remember when I could walk to the end of my neighborhood. The sidewalk would stop and the road would end in a pile of gravel. Beyond that was simply trees and dirt. Now, the forest that was once there is gone, replaced by large family homes with wide driveways and plenty of backyard space. I'm not sure what's so special about my town in particular, compared to all the other small towns surrounding us, but a lot of people move to Douglassville from Philadelphia -- likely for more space to start a family, as there are multiple school districts within the area. Because of all the new people in Douglassville, my local grocery store was remodeled and expanded. Personally, I hate the design. I no longer know where anything is, the lighting is all weird, and the space has a sanitized, corporate feeling compared to the raw warehouse vibe it had before. I understand the remodel was needed but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
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I totally get this, sometimes with Globalization places get this "all gray and same" vibes and looks, and we lose some of that familiar and homemade sensation to a more basic broader concept. I hope that the local owners and the new families can keep the local traditions and bring more culture and less gray.
I feel similarly about my hometown. My neighborhood has always been finished, but there are a handful of newer townhouse developments that are going up right next to my neighborhood and other houses. They take up what used to be open fields and make the area more cramped, which is bad for traffic, and they all tend to have a corporate, copy-paste look to them. I think the strangest part for me is that what used to be a wide open space has been replaced with homes that don't really have a lot of space at all. It feels unnecessary and like it will create some sort of overcrowding problem in the future.
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