Globalization in New York City. The city itself is a factor of globalization. You see, when I talk about globalization I talk about the people who live in New York City. New York City might be the most diverse place in the United States of America. You have immigrants from all around the world. You have Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Ukrainians, Russians, Georgians, any Eastern European you think of, New York probably has it; moving on we have Jamaicans, Haitians, Chinese, Japanese, hell just put basically all of Asia in there. When America is described as a melting pot of cultures, New York is the best example of that. You can walk down one block in New York City and see a mosque, a synagogue, and a church all on the same block. It sounds outrageous but it's probably true. This is because there's so many different types of cultures and races and identities from all around the world. I also believe that's what makes New York City the best kind of city or place to have globalization. because with all of this you bring a different type of setting to anything around it. I play rugby and I've met people who live in New York City that are from the Netherlands, New Zealand, England, Georgia, and many many more countries. I believe people come to New York City because it is still seen as the land of opportunity. When people are talking about the land of opportunity in America they were mainly talking about New York the state, but that very quickly became the city itself. There's so many different types of areas in New York City; to elaborate there is little Italy, Chinatown, Koreatown, little Odessa, little Haiti, etc etc etc. I like to think of New York City as a City built by immigrants, for immigrants, and of immigrants. That is what I think of globalization when I think of New York City
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As a frequent visitor to NYC, I agree with all the points you mentioned in your hometown globalization post. When thinking about the things I've noticed over the years, transportation evolution was the first thing that came to mind. The addition of e-bikes and bike lanes allows New Yorkers to feel more in-control of their transportation. Since New York now has subways, buses, taxis, and e-bikes, this leads to the controversy of the horse-drawn carriages. They originated as essential modes of transportation back in the late 19th century, and are still primarily used in Manhattan for tourism. However, there have been great concerns for the animal welfare of these horses, who have to trot through the dangerous and busy streets of New York. Are they really needed today, with all the current transportation being offered in the city?
"I like to think of New York City as a City built by immigrants, for immigrants, and of immigrants."
This ^
New York City really is the definition of 'globalization', and one can say that the same goes for the United States as a whole. There's no one overarching tradition or culture; like you said, it's a big melting pot of all kinds of cultures, people, and traditions. While some occur at a more frequent rate, there's simply so much variety that you can't say that there's one predominant culture. While I've personally never been to New York City itself as of yet, I am planning on going there within the coming summer, or the summer after, and I am going to definitely look out for evidence of the things you'd listed. The US has such a wide mix of so many different people of different backgrounds that it would be impossible to say that you don't notice the diversity and sheer amount of different backgrounds of which the people are from.
Like I had added, not only is NYC the biggest conglomeration of all kinds of people, the country as a whole has historically been a destination for immigrants from around the world to set up their lives and create an extremely diverse nation.
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