Chapter 13, 14, and 57

 In chapter 13 the author talks about the culture surrounding McDonalds in Hong Kong. When the fast food chain first opened in Hong Kong the culture there wasn’t really understanding of the American ways of fast food that McDonalds embraced. It took awhile for the people to get used to this quick way of ordering and eating while changing their ideas around it. McDonalds also had to change the way they went about things a little bit by changing their breakfast options and getting rid of the big mac to more suit the culture in Hong Kong. Now we see McDonalds in Hong Kong as mostly a thing that children enjoy. I think globalization is best seen in the ways it affects the younger and newer generations. These people are the most open to change within culture and adapt to it the quickest. It is super interesting to read about the ways the younger generation in Hong Kong is learning more about the American way of eating and teaching it to their older family members, even if those family members aren't as willing as they are. 

Chapter 14 talks a lot about people who migrated from their homes to larger cities. They get jobs there and send money back to their families to improve their quality of life and give them things there was no way they would have before. This creates a changing culture surrounding both the village they come from and in the big city where they move to like Boston. While the villages are becoming increasingly more modern with their access to new technology, neighborhoods in Boston are taking a more traditional turn into becoming similar to what their village was like before they moved. In this way both those who migrated and those who stayed can feel a connection to each other and their culture. There are even groups and organizations like the MDC that keep the community connected across borders and help them.

I found chapter 57 very confusing and hard to understand. I believe it has to do with the modernization of Asian religions where people globally have taken up the practices of these religions without the actual worship part of them. Things like yoga and meditation originated from Asian religions but have become their own separate thing now across the world with new meanings although still following a similar purpose. This can be a good thing where people get to learn different cultures and practices that give them a full life but it can also lead to the appropriation and disrespect of culture.