Globalization

Last class, we talked about globalization, which means the connections of the parts of the world. We discussed Japan's globalization to the American economy and culture. Japanese people have a history of having the longest life expectancy to most people. This was because of their healthy diet of raw vegetables, fish, and many other healthy foods. This life expectancy number started to lower when Japan started putting more American fast food restaurants on every corner. The culture was affected along with the health of the Japanese people. Dinner was usually a very traditional meal of discussion and dining together. This changed when people started to eat out on their own because they could just go through a drive through and be done. Many people liked the restaurants but didn't like the affects of the food. High cholesterol and blood pressure levels from all the fat and sodium lowered the people's chances of living a longer life. Globalization is good in some ways, but sometimes all it is for is for money. People think that we all connect deeply through this blending of culture, but there are down sides to it.