Media Making Part 4

Globalization eliminates choices for people by decreasing diversity. Coke and McDonalds have done this. It’s easy to see what we have doe in restaurant chains in the U.S. by saying we have a variety of restaurants but really most are not authentic. For a homework assignment, my boyfriend had to find an authentic Mexican restaurant. It was not easy. Finally, he found one and the owner had lived most of his life in Mexico. He told us that restaurants like Taco Bell use the same vegetables but prepare their meat quite differently. He said that his business was family owned and he and his sister-in-law were the main chefs. Their radio played Spanish songs in between news spoken in Spanish. A lot of the menu was in Spanish. I think that part of the reason we lose diversity is because people may be afraid to adjust or try new things. You have to step out of your comfort zone and ask questions. So much familiarity to certain companies may be more appealing than a new experience. When you hear or watch Taco Bell ads, you know what to expect because they are identical in menu, appearance. Our visit to an authentic restaurant was a small one. But if everybody really thought about it they really don’t go for authentic Italian, Mexican, or Chinese that often. We live in a fake reality with globalization and this idea of everything being the same. Here is a picture of a Taco Bell taco and an authentic Mexican taco.http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/crunchy-tacowebjpeg.jpg

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