Cultural Variation

The Fuel of Cultural Variation “French fries” are typically classified as an American food, even though the name itself clearly has some sort of underlying cultural convergence. That being said, one of our world’s most interesting phenomenon are not the similarities that bring people together, but rather the meshing of cultural differences that ignite cultural change, also referred to as cultural globalization. Cultural globalization is all around us, and literally occurring every second around the world. People are being introduced to new ideas, new languages, and cultural aspects every single day. Although, cultural globalization receives reactions of all sorts, not always black and white, but rather a sort of ambiguity. According to, “Globalization

Nazneen’s children were born in England, and therefore they want to be like the other English children. The children’s assimilation with the uniform Western culture of England is completely natural because every child just wants to feel normal. This sense of normality comes from the adoption of Western values such as speaking English and wearing skirts and other American clothes. The children are also conforming to the homogenized western culture when they start experimenting with drugs and alcohol. For example, “Bur now our children are copying what they see here, going to the pub, to nightclubs. Or drinking at home in their bedrooms, where their parents think they are perfectly safe,” (Ali 18). In this instance, Dr. Azad is explaining how the children are adopting the drinking culture of society. The children of Bangladeshi descent are being raised in a Western society and they are conforming to the norms of English culture, at the expense of completely disregarding their roots and Bangladeshi values, which relates to cultural convergence. Another example of this standardization is when Chanu states, “It’s part of the culture here. It’s so ingrained in the fabric of society. Back home, if you drink you risk being an outcast. In London, if you don’t drink you risk the same thing,” (Ali 85-86). In this quote he is explaining how the kids are pressured by the societal norms to homogenize themselves with Western cultural practices, whether they are beneficial, or in this case,