Ch. 13, 14, 57

    The chapters presented show us how globalization reshapes and adapts cultures and traditions. In chapter 13, we see this in the way Hong Kong adopted American fast food. For them, it was not considered a meal like in U.S., but rather a snack or side food. They did not simply "americanized" their eating manners, but on the contrary, adapt the foreign food to their habits and preferences. They changed and added their type of food on the menu, while still having American options and ways. In this situation, globalization did not erased the identity of the local, but the local reshaped the globalized chain to their identity. I can attest that in other countries eating burgers is not a common meal, but a food that you eat in weekends or nights out. 

    Then, in chapter 14,  it is the idea of “transnational villages" that take place. The community of Miraflores in Dominican Republic shows that globalization not necessarily create division and range, but can create connection and help. For Miraflores, the connection is with Boston immigrants, that flows money, ideas and goods. This is not just a separated idea, but a change saw in every day life, in economics, values and the community. It represents a globalization that is sustained by common people having global connections. 

    Chapter 57 talks about the Asian religions, and how they became global but adapted to other countries. Activities like yoga and meditation, otherwise linked to religion on the East, became secular and part of health and wellness in the West. Not just adopted, but changed to fit the needs of that populations. At the end, this chapters explain how globalization shapes and transforms global trends, and adapt to local needs.