Globalization is a phenomena that has been working its way into our daily lives more and more. I live in Exton, and I have seen the effects shape and change my town as I have grown up. When I was little, there were not many foreign food places in town. We had our choice of the main staple fast food places, some small random mom and pop shops, but as I grew, more and more Chinese, Indian, and other stores have opened. Globalization lets good changes like this happen, where we have more choice and opportunities to explore other cultures.
Globalization can also have negative effects on towns. At first, many of the foreign food spots were small businesses, owned by immigrants who brought their culture to us. However, the growing interest caught the attention of corporations, which began opening up chain restaurants, which led to the small businesses closing up shop.
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I see similarities with the globalization in Exton even though I'm from New York City. We have a lot of different restaurants that are Mom & Pop shops yet you'll still see corporations like Lil' Caesar's, McDonald's, and don't even get me started on Starbucks. If you walk more than five blocks in one direction in Manhattan and don't see a Starbucks; I'm going to assume you're lying. Regards to shops closing up. When Covid came and left; a lot of non-chain restaurants couldn't open back up because of how badly covid hit them yet the chain restaurants didn't even blink.
I think you brought up something really interesting when you had the positve and negative impacts of globalization. It sort of creates a cycle of growth and stagnation because the nature of globalization is very competitive, especially when it comes to businesses and individuals trying to make a living.
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