Cultures around the world are becoming more and more similar. What are the reasons for this? Is it a positive or negative trend?

In today's world, the cultural patterns of various

nations

are likely to be similar. The main explanations for

this

tendency are advances in

travel

and the growing popularity of social media.

However

, despite some positive aspects, it seems that

this

trend might lead minority

nations

to disappear and have

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consequences on

tourism

. The reasons for the growing similarity among the world’s

cultures

are multiple; one of them is manageable and reasonable

travel

options.

In other words

,

people

can

travel

to foreign

countries

despite the long distances

due to

convenient and affordable

travel

alternatives.

As a result

, individuals would obtain a more comprehensive understanding of a wide variety of cultural aspects worldwide,

as well as

absorb and apply them to their

countries

, which makes

cultures

identical.

Furthermore

, the advent and excessive usage of social media lead

people

to be connected with

people

across the world, become aware of diverse cultural patterns, and alter their way of thinking and cultural habits. Even though resemblances in

cultures

are likely to have some

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aspects,

such

as reducing discrimination, it would affect

tourism

and some minority

nations

adversely. First and foremost, having similar cultural patterns might cause some minor societies to disappear. To be more specific, it has been always hard for minor

nations

to preserve their history and culture, as

people

are more likely to absorb the

cultures

of large

nations

and be assimilated by individuals from developed

countries

.

As a consequence

, the

cultures

of small

countries

and

nations

appear to have been left behind. Another concern is the devastating impact on

tourism

and the economies of some

countries

. Take Malaysia and Indonesia,

for instance

, where the majority of

people

tend to

travel

due to

their extraordinary nature and culture, which might not be as attractive as they are because of having similar

cultures

with other folks, which would decrease the revenue of

tourism

in these

countries

. In conclusion, growing similarities in

cultures

worldwide are

due to

suitable and less expensive

travel

possibilities.

Nevertheless

,

this

trend would lead to the disappearance of some

nations

and reduce the income from

tourism

in some parts of the world.