In many countries, people now wear western-style dress such as suits and jeans rather than traditional clothing. Why is this? Is this a positive or negative development?

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Nowadays, with the development of media and the
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, we can easily access Western cultures. One of the social phenomena caused by
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development is, more and more
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wear western-
style
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clothes
such
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as suits and jeans
instead
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of traditional outfits.
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this
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situation and the negative aspects of the blind pursuit of Western
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. One of the biggest
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behind
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trend is the advancement of information technology. Almost every
people
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in the world can connect to the
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and access
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of
contents
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in many different ways. Since many
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exposed
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to foreign cultures a lot, they naturally feel that the
culture
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is nice, some
people
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even think that the
culture
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is superior to their own
culture
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. These days, many global companies, especially
fashion
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brands, use western
people
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when they advertise their products. According to recent research, nine out of ten
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see
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of
fashion
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brands
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and above 80
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of these
people
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reported that the brand they saw is
western
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one.
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, consumers don't have any resistance to
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style
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apparel. Among the many reasons why I think
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is a negative development is that
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can be harmful to our own
culture
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. Each
culture
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has its own identity, and our dressing
style
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reflects our identity.
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the introduction of
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style
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can help to improve our own
fashion
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, it would lead to a loss of our
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culture
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identity.
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, in my country, many
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wear our own costume on our New Year’s
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. Since a few years ago,
however
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, many
people
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start to wearing
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style
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casual clothes
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of our traditional costume, called Hanbok. Our traditional clothes are becoming obsolete and being ignored. Because who we are is ingrained in our
style
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, it is important to preserve our own
fashion
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style
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.
Otherwise
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, our
culture
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can be damaged,
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, can be lost. To conclude, media and
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Internet
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changed our lives a lot, but it is true that excessive exposure to the
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and media has put our
culture
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in danger. To preserve our
culture
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, we should develop
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a sensible
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attitude towards other cultures.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • globalization
  • cultural homogenization
  • western-style dress
  • traditional clothing
  • cosmopolitan
  • modernity
  • fashion preferences
  • cultural identity
  • conformity
  • practicality
  • multinational corporations
  • socio-economic factors
  • cross-cultural
  • cultural appreciation
  • diversity
  • influence
  • heritage
  • textiles
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