Globalization and Individual Freedom
Individual Freedom Increase by Globalization
A young Chinese girl is dating her new boyfriend in Starbucks. They drink Frappuccino, taste Tiramisu, and chat in English sharing interesting experience of studying abroad. A hearty laugher could be heard all the time. The girl’s grandmother might be shocked by this and the girl’s mother would probably shake her head in disbelief (Friedman 4). Thirty years ago, marriages were arranged by the family, the young had no voice in who their future husband and wife would be. Drinking American coffee, tasting Italian pastries or having a romantic date was almost impossible, not to speak of learning English and studying abroad. Changes did not happen until recent years when the upsurge of globalization is sweeping across China, bringing the thought of liberty. Same as China, globalization impacts Asian people’s lives by bringing a great variety of goods, increasing access to learn foreign cultures and casting off old customs that against human rights and liberty. Asian countries benefit from culture exchange. Globalization is not a threat to Asian countries because globalization increases individual freedom.
One of the freedoms that contributes to Asian countries is that globalization supports diversity and freedom of choice by giving Asian people an opportunity to buy foreign products. People have more convenient way to do world shopping than before because the global common market has a freedom of exchange of goods. With worldwide free trade, trade between countries increase and goods are transported with more easiness. There is a wider range of options for Asian people to choose among the products of different nations. For example, a Chinese could eat hamburger or spaghetti for dinner, drink Starbucks coffee or Chilean wine, watch Hollywood movies or BBC news, listen to jazz or rap, practice football or kickboxing and read Elle or Economist (Legrain 516). Just because someone was born in China does not mean they can only
A young Chinese girl is dating her new boyfriend in Starbucks. They drink Frappuccino, taste Tiramisu, and chat in English sharing interesting experience of studying abroad. A hearty laugher could be heard all the time. The girl’s grandmother might be shocked by this and the girl’s mother would probably shake her head in disbelief (Friedman 4). Thirty years ago, marriages were arranged by the family, the young had no voice in who their future husband and wife would be. Drinking American coffee, tasting Italian pastries or having a romantic date was almost impossible, not to speak of learning English and studying abroad. Changes did not happen until recent years when the upsurge of globalization is sweeping across China, bringing the thought of liberty. Same as China, globalization impacts Asian people’s lives by bringing a great variety of goods, increasing access to learn foreign cultures and casting off old customs that against human rights and liberty. Asian countries benefit from culture exchange. Globalization is not a threat to Asian countries because globalization increases individual freedom.
One of the freedoms that contributes to Asian countries is that globalization supports diversity and freedom of choice by giving Asian people an opportunity to buy foreign products. People have more convenient way to do world shopping than before because the global common market has a freedom of exchange of goods. With worldwide free trade, trade between countries increase and goods are transported with more easiness. There is a wider range of options for Asian people to choose among the products of different nations. For example, a Chinese could eat hamburger or spaghetti for dinner, drink Starbucks coffee or Chilean wine, watch Hollywood movies or BBC news, listen to jazz or rap, practice football or kickboxing and read Elle or Economist (Legrain 516). Just because someone was born in China does not mean they can only