In the past, people used to travel abroad to see the difference from their home country. However, the sceneries in places all around the world seem more and more similar nowadays. What are the causes of the similarities? Do you think the advantages of these similarities outweigh the disadvantages?

Global tourism

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has increased

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during the

last

two decades and people rushed to exotic cities to enjoy

unique

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the unique

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features of those places and appreciate the

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and sceneries.

However

, tourist destinations, in most parts of the

world

, are becoming similar

while

compromising their unique cultural and structural features. Globalisation and

advancement

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of technology, in my opinion, are the

reason

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behind

this

. Globalisation has unified the

world

in many different aspects. The same architect is designing the buildings in the US

as well as

in Europe and Asia. Construction materials for infrastructural development are

also

the same. So it is obvious that those buildings look alike.

Besides

, technology has enabled people to learn about foreign cultures and adapt to them pretty swiftly.

As a result

, unique cultural hallmarks are becoming less obvious

while

the

world

is embracing a similar lifestyle, food

habit

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, fashion and technology.

This

is why a teenager in Tokyo follows the same fashion and style

of

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as

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teenagers from New York.

Moreover

,

MacDonalds

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McDonald

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, KFC and Pizza Hut are

popular

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as popular

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in Bangkok as they are back in California. Tourist attractions cannot escape from

this

sweeping trend and

that is

why Kuala Lumpur is not much different than Beijing or Hong Kong.

This

phenomenon might seem advantageous to some, but, in my opinion, disturbing and dangerous for cultural identity and global tourism. People may already have sacrificed too many of their cultural identities despite agreeing that our unique culture is our most treasurable heritage

that is

supposed to be passed on from generation to generation. Personally, I would not like to travel thousands of miles to land in a city that looks just like mine. So similarities among cities will not benefit the global tourism industries. In conclusion, we cannot deny the effects of globalisation and how it connects the

world

. But when it comes to preserving our unique cultural identities and planning our cities, we should be more of a nationalist than a global citizen. Post navigation