Globalization Globalization and You

Coca-Cola HSBC The world’s local bank NOKIA Microsoft Nike Disney amazon.com. NOKIA CONNECTING PEOPLE Coca-Cola McDonald’s HSBC The world’s local bank

Do you know the brands shown to you just now? Can you give their names? Have you ever used these products/ services? Are you happy with these products/services?

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOCALIZATION INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE EL NINO PHENOMENON GLOBAL GREENHOUSE EFFECT ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION ROUND THE CLOCK TRADING CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION WORLD BANK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERNATIONALIZATION

Have you heard about the above terms in your daily life? Do you understand what they refer to? Do you think these organizations and phenomena exert much influence on your daily life?

What is globalization? Well, like we get onto the Internet every day, use ICQ, e-mail, mobile phone, eat at McDonald’s, drink Coca Cola, wear Nike sneakers, and watch movies and television programmes made in places all over the world. Globalization introduced many changes around us. Young people are already standing at the forefront of globalization in many ways.

Globalization kaleidoscope Boss, as of now, people in the New York Stock Exchange are eating breakfast, those in the Munich market are enjoying their afternoon tea, and those in Tokyo are about to have lunch. 8 p.m. Hong Kong

Globalization kaleidoscope Starbucks at the Forbidden City

Globalization kaleidoscope Tarzan: Where have all my trees gone? Tarzan-2005 http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/t/tree_hugger.asp

Globalization kaleidoscope Michael Eisner, Disney Chairman and Chief Executive Officer : It doesn’t matter whether it comes in by cable, telephone  lines, computer, or satellite. Everyone’s going to have to deal with Disney. Comics: D-Day http://www.newint.org/issue308/dday.html

What exactly is ‘globalization’?