Differences between countries become less evident each year. Nowadays, all over the world people share the same fashions, advertising, brands, eating habits and TV channels. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

Countries are sharing more and more similarities which brings

globalisation

in many areas of our lives.

This

essay will argue that the advantages of

this

development outweigh the disadvantages because it reduces cultural shock and helps boost the

economy

. The main reason that

people

oppose

globalisation

is fear of losing their culture and authenticity. Many international companies have expanded their business to different countries and famous chains

such

as H&M and McDonald's can be seen all over the world.

This

trend,

however

, is largely dominated by the fast growth

Western

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of Western

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culture followed by industrialisation.

While

many

people

enjoy trendy fashion and food, it is undeniably true that authentic tastes have become more and more invisible. Many traditional indigenous clothing and crafting,

for example

, have gradually been replaced by industrially made fast production.

Besides

that, many languages and dialects are

also

disappearing which will limit our understanding of human history. Despite the drawbacks, there are more advantages

this

brings to our lives. The main advantage is to reduce our cultural shock. Many

people

often need to travel overseas for work or study, so having familiar food, clothing and TV programmes in a foreign country can make those expatriates or travellers adapt to a foreign nation more easily.

For example

, many exchange students from America who took a year to study in Japan appreciated immensely the familiar food chains

such

as McDonald's and Kentucky.

Instead

of spending time worrying about dining in unfamiliar restaurants, they could focus on their academic study. Another advantage of

this

globalisation

is to promote the

economy

, especially for developing and underdeveloped countries.

For example

, international companies

such

as Tesla and Ford have opened up their branches in many foreign lands and inevitably employed local

people

.

This

has not only created job opportunities but

also

increased the average local salaries and boosted the local

economy

. In conclusion, despite the disadvantages of

globalisation

might cause,

this

inevitable development is undoubtedly lessening the cultural shock and stimulating the global

economy

.