Countries are becoming more and more similar because people are able to buy the same products anywhere in the world. do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Globalization makes similar goods available in many parts of the world and result in

growing likeness

Suggestion

the growing likeness

amongst countries.

This

essay posits that the growing likeness amongst countries is a negative

development

because it may lead to extinction of tradition or

culture and

Accept comma addition

culture, and

it may impact the

tourism

sector of a country.

Firstly

, as countries become more and more similar, local tradition and values are endangered. As globalisation has encroached into many parts of our lives, we are no stranger to foreign foods, music and other products unknown to generations before us. Sundanese traditional music is struggling to gain a large Indonesian fan base that Korean Pop currently enjoys. Modern shampoos are daily cleansing products for Indonesians, who may have never tried traditional

haircare

Suggestion

hair care

herbal concoctions in their whole lives. Traditional products that are rarely used or appreciated may go into obscurity and vanish eventually. The declining popularity of traditional products

lead

Suggestion

leads

to fewer practitioner, reduced availability of ingredients and wisdom that accompany them. One’s identity is jeopardised when her

culture

is vanishing.

Thus

, the growing similarity of countries that result in declining usage of traditional products is a negative

development

.

Secondly

, global

tourism

, a major economic growth driver, thrives because of the

uniqueness

Suggestion

unique

aspects that a country presents, one of which is

culture

Suggestion

culturally

distinct from one’s own. A traveller may be less inclined to spend time and money experiencing something

that is

similar to the one at home.

As a result

, some places risk of losing their attractiveness in the burgeoning global

tourism

industry and

thus

foregoing

tourism

income. A bustling metropolis like Jakarta with its hundreds of shopping centres has relatively little to offer culturally for visitor who comes from other global cities. The economic consequence of developing a more universal, homogeneous

culture

shows the negative aspect of

this

development

. In summary, growing similarities amongst countries is a negative

development

that we should take heed

off

connects a noun with the preceding word

of

. Considering the negative consequences of cultural extinction and the reduction of

tourism

income, we should take action to preserve our cultural heritage for our own good and for the generations to come.