Pick a person in the world and as you start understanding and talking to him/her, you will find out where he/she originates from , what is his/her culture and what were and are their traditions.
From the industrial revolution to the modern era, geographical boundaries have shrunk. In practically no time you move from one continent to another. Language barriers are no longer considered a major hindrance from moving to another place and the world has become a multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-racial place than ever before.
Interestingly in the last few months, I have some across a few individuals here in the US, who have decided to move to places like the Philippines, Brazil and India for good. They have decided to make another country their new home. When I asked them about the cultural adjustments and differences they may face. The answer was "We are now a global village", "We can adopt to the new culture", "That is not an issue". Similarly individuals from the east have moved to the western world and made this their home.
Has this global mix suppressed our culture and traditions? Taking an example, ethnic wear and garments were very significant to a typical culture and were considered traditional. Changing times have made these ethnic wear limited to festivals, museums and special events. Very soon some of these can only be seen in printed books or museums only. Traditional recipes have been now replaced with universal fast foods like pizzas and burgers. A lot of the younger generation is not even aware of foods that older generations have had taste buds for. Dialects were formed as people mixed between two different regions who spoke two different languages. English has become a global language today and slowly but surely people are forgetting their own traditional languages.
I am not against the change nor against adoption of the new... however our adoption should not take away something we had and inherited ... Our culture and traditions should make us feel proud and not embarrass us.
From the industrial revolution to the modern era, geographical boundaries have shrunk. In practically no time you move from one continent to another. Language barriers are no longer considered a major hindrance from moving to another place and the world has become a multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-racial place than ever before.
Interestingly in the last few months, I have some across a few individuals here in the US, who have decided to move to places like the Philippines, Brazil and India for good. They have decided to make another country their new home. When I asked them about the cultural adjustments and differences they may face. The answer was "We are now a global village", "We can adopt to the new culture", "That is not an issue". Similarly individuals from the east have moved to the western world and made this their home.
Has this global mix suppressed our culture and traditions? Taking an example, ethnic wear and garments were very significant to a typical culture and were considered traditional. Changing times have made these ethnic wear limited to festivals, museums and special events. Very soon some of these can only be seen in printed books or museums only. Traditional recipes have been now replaced with universal fast foods like pizzas and burgers. A lot of the younger generation is not even aware of foods that older generations have had taste buds for. Dialects were formed as people mixed between two different regions who spoke two different languages. English has become a global language today and slowly but surely people are forgetting their own traditional languages.
I am not against the change nor against adoption of the new... however our adoption should not take away something we had and inherited ... Our culture and traditions should make us feel proud and not embarrass us.
