Globalization is spreading the culture of fashion in Chile. Chris, a teenage girl who was born and raised in Chile, shared the fashion trends of her country. According to Chris, a popular apparel brand in Chile is American Eagle Outfitters. American Eagle is also a household name in America, Canada and European countries as well. As conveyed in American Eagle’s website, their clothes are made around the world, in China, Vietnam, India, and Guatemala. It can be inferred that these clothes are made of materials like cotton. China exports the …show more content…
Chris explained that Chile has many popular chain restaurants. Chile has chain restaurants like Starbucks and McDonalds. Because of globalization, these American based companies have spread throughout the world and made their way to Chile. Chile is also known for their extensive green and purple grape crops. These crops are often shipped overseas for other countries to consume or sell in grocery stores. Because of the popularity of grapes, Chile is also known for its abundance of wine that exports to European and North American countries. This undoubtedly shows spread of food throughout the world. Furthermore, a popular dish in Chile is empanadas. They are so beloved, national empanada day in Chile is September 18th. Empanadas are made with beef, peppers, onions and many other ingredients. Peppers and onions have the most immense export from Mexico, while the largest partition of the world's beef comes from America. This highlights globalization even more, showing a popular meal in Chile uses plants and meats from all over the globe. But, food and fashion aren't the only things widening overseas and into …show more content…
Chris shared that popular car brands in Chile are Kia, Audi, BMW and Chevrolet. These car companies are assembled in Asian countries like South Korea and Japan and European countries such as Germany. However, individual parts of these vehicles are made all over the globe. America makes the majority of the world's tires, while China produces the most steel, which is used in the frames of cars. The cars themselves show the globalization of resources, and car companies are also spreading throughout the world and into countries like Chile, further highlighting the effects of globalization. Another example of Globalization is the fact Chris also uses an iPhone which are assembled in Taiwan. However, the individual parts of the iPhone are made in dozens of countries throughout the world. The camera is made in Japan, the touchscreen is made in South Korea, and the wifi chip itself is made in over 20 different countries from 4 different continents. All of these parts are put together in Taiwan and because of globalization, find their way into countries like