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

There is a growing tendency that many people
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to wear western-style
dress
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such
as suits rather than
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outfit
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.
This
is due to a variety of factors, all of which have advantages and disadvantages. The development of information technology is one of the main causes of
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tendency. To be more specific, western fashion,
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now appeals to a larger audience than in the past due to
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improvements.
In addition
, some people wear jeans and suits because they find them to be comfortable or because their occupations require them because they believe that doing so will upgrade their class in
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society.
For instance
, wearing suits brings the person a feeling of he/she
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high
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position in
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society. The main argument against forming
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habit is that it could dilute cultural identity. To explain
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, each culture has its unique identity, which is typically expressed in its manner of clothing. The critics note that the introduction of western culture would eliminate
such
different features. There is some truth to
this
, of course. Another issue is that wearing western-style clothing would not be appropriate in many climates. In conclusion,
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phenomenon is easy to understand, and
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development has both positive and bad effects depending on the perspective taken.
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