Popular Culture As Global Culture
Popular customs are found in large, heterogeneous societies that share certain habits despite differences in personal characteristics. Popular customs are based on global interaction and modern technology, and are most often a product of economically developed countries. As the world family draws ever closer through instant communications and rapid transportation, popular culture increasingly welds itself into an evolving global culture.
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PopCulture Sudan School kids all over the world love to play football (soccer), Tarabile Village, northern Sudan. Mauritania Children watching television at home in a Mauritania village. TV is both a cause and consequence of popular culture and is common from busy cities to remote rural areas. Lesotho Instruments and musical styles are often unique to local regions but have diffused to create a blended global fusion of music. These band instruments in Lesotho are familiar in some form but these bush technology versions are all homemade, using recycled materials (wood, rubber, fishing line, vegetable oil cans, storage drum). Morocco Dora the Explorer on the front door of a Moroccan pre-school. Dora is a Spanish-speaking character in an American cartoon who is popular in an Arab-speaking country in North Africa. Somalia School rooms are found in towns and cities all over the world, though rural school houses in the developing world may look different from those in developed countries (Zeila, Somalia). Togo Difali village primary school in Togo; a typical rural school in West Africa. Benin School room in Taneka Beri village, northern Benin. Chalkboard notes are in French in this Francophone country in West Africa. Suriname Primary
and secondary public schools in Palumeu, Suriname.
Although the students are Wayana and Tiriyo Amerindians the language of
instruction is Dutch in this former Dutch colony in South America. United Arab Emirates Traditional inhabitants of the United Arab Emirates sculpted next to the modern glass-and-steel high rises of Dubai. Ukraine “Dreams
Become Places”: Images of development, modernization and
globalization in Kiev, capital of Ukraine. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/ukraine.jpg Nigeria Though much of Nigeria has been slow to develop,
the new, centrally-planned capital of Abuja is a rapidly expanding
city of new highways and buildings. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/nigeria.jpg Jordan Mecca
Mall, Amman, Jordan…a famous place name
drawn from the region where this new shopping mall is found.
A modern version of the covered bazaars and markets of the Middle
East and Europe, the North American-style shopping mall—large,
enclosed, climate-controlled retail spaces—are increasingly
common in cities all over the world. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/jordan.jpg Andorra A large shopping mall in Andorra la Vella. The name of the mall--Pyrenees--is
a reference to the European mountain range where the small country
of Andorra is found. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/andorra.jpg Bulgaria The Mall of Sofia,
a large shopping mall and cineplex in the capital of Bulgaria. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/bulgaria.jpg Kuwait A
large, modern shopping mall in Kuwait City, Kuwait. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/kuwait.jpg Mauritania Traditionally-dressed woman with a modern, blingy watch, Mauritania. Even where there are no shopping malls, shoppers may have access to the latest gadgets and fashions at local markets. Togo The village pharmacy: By re-packaging, this vendor in northern Togo can sell pills and the contents of pharmaceutical packages in smaller quantities. Customers--who may have difficulty affording full boxes--can buy smaller amounts from such local markets. Lesotho Village supermarket, Malealea, Lesotho. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/Village supermarket Malealea Lesotho.JPG Sudan Souvenir vendor at Meroe, Sudan. Local people adapt to tourism by creating objects that are not consumed locally but appeal to the foreign visitors. Lebanon High speed, public
air transportation daily ferries about 900,000 people around
their countries and around the globe. Companies like Middle East
Airlines (MEA), Lebanon’s national carrier, both benefit
from and contribute to this interconnectivity and globalization. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/lebanon.jpg United Arab Emirates Superhighways—controlled
access, divided highways designed for the automobile age—were
once primarily associated with developed countries but are also
found in developing regions and are a part of global transport
culture (United Arab Emirates). Tunisia A superhighway of the pre-modern era; the paved main
street of Roman Sbeitla, Tunisia. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/tunisia.jpg Cuba Bici-taxis (bicycle taxis) are a common form of budget public transportation in Havana, Cuba. Pakistan Motor bikes often serve as the family vehicle and outnumber automobiles in many parts of the Old City of Lahore, Pakistan. Vietnam Small
motor cycles—mostly Vespa-style motor scooters—are
the preferred transport vehicle in urban Vietnam
(Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/vietnam.jpg Somalia Public transportation in Somalia. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/9 Public transportation in Somalia.JPG Cuba Old American cars in Havana, Cuba. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/Old American cars Havana Cuba.JPG Italy Railroad
transportation, for both freight and passengers, pre-dates both
automobile and airline transport, but remains important in
countries with a well developed rail network. High speed rail
travel, like these trains in Italy, is a growing
transportation trend in some European and East Asian countries. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/italy.jpg Croatia Electric trolleys,
like this one in Zagreb, Croatia remain an important form
of urban transport in some cities. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/croatia.jpg Italy With more than 150
narrow canals crossed by 400 small bridges, the city of Venice,
Italy cannot support automobile, bus, or trolley traffic.
However, boats of every shape and size travel the waterways and
serve the roles normally played by vehicular traffic in other
cities. Utility boats deliver goods and carry away trash. In
this view are three tourist gondolas, a taxi boat, and a
vaporetto, which serves the role of city bus. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/italy2.jpg Denmark Bicycles are a common form of transportation in many urban areas, and especially common in Copenhagen, Denmark. Guam Long
before the current era of globalization, universal religions,
such as Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity forged common practices
across disparate cultures. The revolving pope of Agana, Guam—a
likeness of Pope John Paul II—completes one rotation every
24 hours on this Pacific island. Romania Religious symbols,
such as crescent moons (Islam), prayer wheels (Buddhism), and
crosses (Christianity), like this one in Calafat, Romania
offer visible evidence of the historic, pre-globalization spread
of universalizing values and traditions. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/romania.jpg Suriname Baptist
church in the Wayana and Tiriyo Amerindian village of Palumeu, Suriname (South America). Eritrea A shrine to Mary in the hollow Tree of Power (500 year old Baobab tree), where a Catholic mass is in progress at this holy site of Marium Daarit, Keren, Eritrea. Sri Lanka A shrine to Jesus in (mostly) Buddhist Sri Lanka. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/12 Shrine to Jesus in Buddhist Sri Lanka.JPG Sri Lanka Buddhism, like Christianity and Islam, is a universalizing faith that has becomes a global force with a multinational character (Sri Lanka). Morocco The minaret of Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech, Morocco is typical of Islamic architecture in the west of the Arab world. Suriname The
style of Islamic mosque ubiquitous in much of the world resembles this mosque
in Paramaribo, Suriname. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/IMG_7076 Mosque in Paramaribo Suriname.JPG South Korea Many
sports and games have spread far beyond their place of origin
to become part of a global popular culture. Baseball has become
more popular in South Korea than in the United States,
where the game originated. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/southkorea.jpg Sri Lanka Cricket in Colombo, Sri Lanka, typical of globalized sports that have origins in one region (in this case, England) and spread through colonization and globalization. In Sri Lanka (and neighboring India) cricket is more popular than football (soccer). Ghana Football (soccer), played from village courtyards to city football pitches, is the most popular sport in many countries (Accra, Ghana). Ghana The school football (soccer) captain poses with his class at Hlevi village school, Ghana. Tunisia The game of kharibga being played in Tunisia
(on an
improvised game board), a game introduced to North Africa by the Romans (who learned it from the Greeks); a
global game in the pre-modern era that is still played today. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/tunisia2.jpg China Playing
"Chinese Checkers" in...China (how
do you think the game got its name?). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/china.jpg Mali Kids playing a game of wari in Mali, a game played around the world but known more commonly as mancala. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/mali2.jpg Niger Hoops and wheels (propelled by a short stick)—traditional
toys enjoyed by children in past generations in developed countries—are
still part of children’s playtime games in many developing
countries (rural Niger). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/niger.jpg Togo Village toys: Ewe kids playing with hoop and sticks. The sticks are for steering the tire (Davedi village, Togo). São Tomé and Príncipe Homemade toys are valued playthings where manufactured toys are less common or purchasing power is weak (São Tomé). São Tomé and Príncipe A shipwreck serves as the playground in this village on the island of São Tomé. China Pac-man
in Hong Kong, China. Video games are popular and played worldwide wherever consoles, home computers and internet cafes are found. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/hongkong.jpg Iraq Sign
for a body building gym in Erbil, Iraq idolizing
the famous body builder (and actor and governor) Arnold Schwarzenegger as “Kink
(King) Arnold.” China Credit cards and ATM (bank machine) cards have contributed to globalization by making international travel and exchange much easier. You
can use your American Express card for an acupuncture session
in China. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/china2.jpg China An
automatic teller machine (ATM) disbursing cash in Kowloon, Hong Kong (China). Are there glazed pigs hanging next to your local ATM? http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/hongkong2.jpg South Korea A
Korean Buddhist monk walking in the comfort of Reebok shoes.
This is clearly non-traditional monk-wear, but Reeboks are manufactured
in South Korea and quite inexpensive there. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/southkorea2.jpg Armenia Increasingly
throughout the developing world, folk dress has given way to
a western-inspired form of homogenized global dress. These young
women in Armenia are typical of the younger
generation around the world who dress in the same fashion as
their North America and European peers (preferably with English
writing visibly displayed). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/armenia.jpg Niger Tee shirts with Western motifs—like American rapper Nelly
seen here—are collected from donated clothing outlets
in the U.S. and distributed to African countries through aid
groups. Such clothing is now increasingly common in small villages,
like this one in eastern Niger. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/niger2.jpg Nepal Western-style
clothing—business suits, jeans, tee-shirts, athletic shoes,
and ball caps—has been adopted as daily wear by people
all over the world, especially among younger generations and
business professionals. In smaller cities and rural areas of
the developing world, however, women and older people still
show a preference for traditional clothing (southern Nepal). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/nepal.jpg Equatorial Guinea A family at home in rural Equatorial Guinea. While unique styles of indigenous dress may be occasionally used, everyday clothing is more universal. São Tomé and Príncipe A boy from São Tomé at home in a converted plantation house. His clothing is universal, as kids all over the world might wear. Tunisia Tunisian boys and girls, most of them in the homogenized western-style (now global
style) of clothing. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/tunisia3.jpg Tunisia Traditional and new global fashion, both displayed on this street in Kairouan, Tunisia. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/tunisia4.jpg Iraq Some clothing styles may appear more Western, or less indigenous, like that worn by this Kurdish girl in northern
Iraq, but have been part of the clothing traditions of a place for so long that they may be viewed as traditional fashion. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/iraq5.jpg Jordan Even
where clothing styles are more conservative, beach wear typical
of global popular culture may co-exist with traditional fashion (Dead
Sea, Jordan). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/jordan2.jpg Spain “You
need to learn English,” proclaims William Shakespeare
on this poster in Sanlucar, Spain. English
has evolved well beyond the British Isles and the territories once-colonized
by England to become the most widely spoken language in the
world, an important common link in global culture. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/spain.jpg China The
Hong Kong English Club…serving the cause
of this global linked language (Hong Kong, China). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/hongkong3.jpg Pakistan A promotion for English instruction at the Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Cadet School in Lahore, Pakistan. Morocco Before the wide-spread use of English around the world you were not likely to find restaurant signs like this one,
nor were vegetarian menus promoted in the pre-modern Fes medina of Morocco. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/morocco2.jpg Wales Although
English has become the most popular foreign language (for non-native
speakers) in schools and universities worldwide, not everyone
is enamored with English. This sign of protest in Wales
is a reaction to English migration and political dominance in
the Welsh-speaking area of Great Britain. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/wales.jpg Denmark Tagging city walls with graffiti is a common practice that has spread in the era of globalization
(Copenhagen, Denmark). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/denmark.jpg Latvia Urban graffiti, Riga, Latvia. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/15 Urban graffiti, Riga, Latvia.JPG Norway Tagging territory using graffiti is a common urban cultural expression seen around the world (Oslo, Norway). Equatorial Guinea Invented hand gestures in a rural African village that mimic 'gangsta' signals learned through the internet and other exposure to global culture (Equatorial Guinea). Mongolia The
pattern of single-family homes in this suburban neighborhood
is common to the global growth of cities, though the housing
form (ger) seen here is unique to Central Asia (Ulaanbataar,
Mongolia). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/mongolia.jpg Albania Concrete box
architecture is a common—though uninspiring—form of building in
much of the developing world (Kruja, Albania). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/albania.jpg Zambia Building styles of a typical African city (Lusaka, Zambia). United States The
modern, glass-and-steel skyscraper is native to the U.S.A.
but is now a part of global culture (New York City). United Arab Emirates The
modern glass-and-steel high-rise building is an architectural
style once unique to North America, but is increasingly common
in cities worldwide (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Monaco High-rise
apartments emerging above the more traditional urban landscape
of Monaco. http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/monaco.jpg United Arab Emirates Traditional architectural styles expressed in luxury villas near the modern Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Singapore Sleek
skyscrapers dominate the skyline of the modern Asian city of
Singapore, a center of global trade and commerce. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/singapore.jpg South Korea Stylish
doghouses in Kyongju, South Korea, with roofs
patterned after local Buddhist architecture. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/southkorea3.jpg Jerusalem A
contemporary store in Jerusalem, capitalizing
on this central location of religious activity and pilgrimage; in the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/jerusalem.jpg Morocco A
familiar feature on the landscape of urban areas (telephone
booth), though the "telephone" script may vary (Tangier,
Morocco). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/morocco.jpg Ireland A
Gaelic telephone booth in Dingle Gaeltacht, Ireland. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/ireland.jpg Sweden Rural telephone booth in central Sweden. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/18 Rural telephone booth in central Sweden.JPG Canada A fading global custom...the public telephone booth. Common around the world for decades, phone booths are being rendered obsolete by the ubiquity of cell phones (Montreal, Canada). Vietnam Traditional
telephone connections in many countries have not been well developed,
and service has generally been poor. The rapid emergence of
cellular telephone technology has resulted in a mass blitz of
advertising and allowed consumers in developing countries to
bypass the inefficiencies of the old land line service and join
the growing ranks of globally connected telephone users (Can
Tho, Vietnam). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/vietnam2.jpg Rwanda Cellular telephone service is more efficient and reliable than land line service in Rwanda,
and more heavily promoted. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/rwanda.jpg Mozambique An advertisement for cellular phone service near Maputo, Mozambique. Sergio Muiambo (on the sign) is an Afro-fusion musician from Mozambique. Pakistan Cell phones are ubiquitous in cities and towns throughout the world (Pakistan). South Sudan Advertising for a new cell phone provider in a new country in Africa, South Sudan. Malawi Everyone, it seems, now has a cell phone, even in the most remote areas of the developing world (Malawi). Pakistan Mobile phone use in an otherwise timeless scene, Lahore Fort complex, Pakistan. Zambia Stores selling cell phones and cell phone service are common in even the smallest towns of Africa (Zambia). Lesotho Vodacom center in a Lesotho village with a Basotho herdsman depicted in silhouette. M-pesa is a mobile phone-based service allowing deposits and money transfers using a mobile device. Gabon A telecom company promotion in Libreville, Gabon. Pakistan The whole world is taking selfies. Here, friends are creating memories during a trip to the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Iraq Gridlock in the phone and electricity grid, Erbil, Iraq. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/iraq6.jpg Iraq All
the world uses toilets, but not all toilets have the same basic
design. The Asian-style squat toilet is a revelation to Westerners
traveling for the first time to many eastern hemisphere destinations,
but is the only style available in many areas of Asia and Africa
(Iraq). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/iraq2.jpg Iraq This
is a Western-style toilet, as found in the western hemisphere,
Europe, and many areas settled by European peoples. This style
is uncommon in Erbil, Iraq, where Asian-style
squat toilets are the tradition. Note the sign above the toilet—enlarged
in the following image—providing instructions for proper
use to a population unaccustomed to the sit-down protocol. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/iraq3.jpg Iraq An
instructional sign to inform the uninitiated that—even
though squatting is a very natural position, given the nature
of the business—this type of device is designed for sitting
(Iraq). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/iraq4.jpg Mexico The
satellite dish -- both cause and consequence of a merging global
culture -- may be found in any urban or remote rural area of
the world. This one is tuned into American programs coming across
the border from Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/mexico.jpg Mali A satellite dish in Timbuktu brings the world to this very remote location (Mali). http://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/mali3.jpg Mongolia This satellite dish provides a television connection for a family of animal herders who live far from any permanent settlement in the steppe grasslands of Mongolia. The dish must be portable to follow these nomads when it is time to move their animals to new grazing areas, which forces them to move their ger (house) to a new site. Kosovo Small, personal
satellite TV dishes grow like mushrooms from apartment blocks in
the rapidly developing city of Pristina, Kosovo. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/kosovo.jpg Cambodia Television
antennas sprout from even the most modest dwellings as people worldwide tune in to join the TV culture (Cambodia). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/cambodia.jpg Vietnam TV
antennas top even the tallest towers in Cai Be, Vietnam. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/vietnam3.jpg Vietnam Internet
services are available all over the world, but limited ownership
of personal computers, especially in developing countries, limits
internet access at home. In response, “internet cafes”
have sprung up in towns and cities around the world, offering
pay-by-the-minute internet access to an increasingly wired world
(Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon, Vietnam). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/vietnam4.jpg Morocco Cyber café in the medina of Fes, Morocco. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/morocco3.jpg Iran Internet café in the old center of Yazd, Iran. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/iran.jpg Jordan "Microsoft...working
for the Arab world," and ANY world that is computer literate (Amman, Jordan). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/jordan3.jpg Kenya Green and environmental movements have become
global institutions, promoted through public messages and collective action (Nairobi, Kenya). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/kenya.jpg Denmark In addition to the
official delegates who met to negotiate a global climate treaty,
thousands of individuals staged a mass protest (organized
using web sites and cell phones) to promote their cause in the
streets of Copenhagen, Denmark during the 2009 Climate Conference. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/denmark2.jpg Iraq Coincident with the
growth of the internet, cell phones, and grass roots political
engagement, the growth of
freedom movements and democratic institutions are part of a global
trend. In this photo, members of the Kurdistan Youth Freedom
Organization pose outside
their base headquarters (Iraq). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/iraq7.jpg Iraq Children of the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq are promoting their preferred candidates in regional democratic elections. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/iraq8.jpg Mali Notions of freedom and democracy, and pride in seeing an African-American reach the highest political office
in the USA, has led to a booming business selling Obama shirts in much of Africa (Mali). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/mali4.jpg Yemen Carrying
a chicken home for lunch. While (fortunately) not exactly a
global culture, the trade in modern weapons in a less regulated
environment -- such as Yemen (shown here) --
has spawned open markets for guns and a culture that wears the
Kalashnikov as outerwear. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/yemen.jpg Yemen Weapon
stall at the open-air arms souk (market), north of Saada, Yemen. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/yemen2.jpg Iraq Kurdish kids from a rural culture where guns are common (Iraq). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/iraq9.jpg South Sudan Hired guards are a common practice in areas of unrest, like here along the Nile River in South Sudan, along the southern border with Uganda. Cambodia “We
No Longer Need Weapons.” Emerging from a long episode
of violent regimes and civil wars in the 1960s-1980s, Cambodia
now promotes a more peaceful agenda of disarmament and development
(Siem Reap, Cambodia). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/cambodia2.jpg Niger Food aid cans in Niger are being recycled and
made into flour sifters or sieves and sold in the market. Many
locally-made items available for sale in the lesser developed
countries are fabricated from recycled objects that originate
in developed countries. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/niger3.jpg Eritrea Scrap metal, including USA-donated food tins, recycled to make small stoves in Asmara, Eritrea. Togo Apprentices training at a village tailor shop in Togo. As in rural South Asia, the sewing machines used in rural Africa are mostly treadle (foot-pedal) sewing machines because village electrical supply is not always reliable and because these small businesses often cannot afford generator-powered electricity. Iraq The mud plastered housing, thatch roof, clothing, and water-carrying in this scene may all
be very traditional, but the use of a plastic container to carry the water belongs to the global, modern era (Iraq). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/iraq10.jpg Mali These children from a Bozo fishing village along the Niger River in Mali collect
plastic water bottles from passing boats. They use the bottles for storing water and other liquids, and as floats for their fishing nets. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/mali5.jpg Israel An
odd combination of food culture, unless you live in Tiberias, Israel and enjoy Chinese food. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/israel.jpg Tunisia Popular characters from globally distributed movies, cartoons, T.V. shows and merchandise often appear in the most
unlikely places around the world, like at the "Charlie Chaplin" Restaurant in Kairouan, Tunisia. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/tunisia5.jpg Honduras Forget
generic animals and geometric shapes; Barney and Pocahontas
are more popular piñata figures in Tegucigalpa,
Honduras. (Bart Simpson reigns supreme in Mexico!) https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/honduras.jpg Guatemala Garfield
and Mickey Mouse adorn an exterior wall of this store in San
Pedro village, Guatemala. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/guatemala.jpg Algeria Warner
Brothers Looney Toons characters at "Kids Planet"
in Constantine, Algeria. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/algeria.jpg Uzbekistan A
poster advertising the movie “Shrek 2” in a public
park in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The movies made
by large studios—especially Hollywood productions—are
seen by moviegoers all over the world. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/uzbekistan.jpg Ghana This organization in Accra, Ghana is facing an uphill battle with pirated copies of popular movies widely available from shops and street vendors in much of the developing world. Jordan A giant
Safeway store, Amman, Jordan. Many company brands familiar in your home country may be familiar to others around the world. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/jordan4.jpg Mexico Wal-Mart
has grown from humble beginnings in Rogers, Arkansas to become the world’s largest retailer. Wal-Mart stores and
Supercenters are now found all over the world (Mexico City, Mexico). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/mexico2.jpg South Korea Del
Monte logo, Chinhae, South Korea. Many brands
and products found in American supermarkets are also found all
over the world. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/southkorea4.jpg India Forget
the Cheetos Puffs…in India you can get
Krazy Cheese Balls. Along with development and globalization we also get common,
processed snack foods. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/india.jpg China Kodak
billboard in Guangzhou, China. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/china3.jpg Azerbaijan Snickers
candy bars are the featured product at a road-side shop in western
Azerbaijan. Can you find another familiar product
advertisement in the window? https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/azerbaijan.jpg Dominican Republic Many
products common to supermarkets all over the world are traditional
foodstuffs that were once consumed only in limited regions.
Bananas are grown only in tropical places but are consumed
worldwide (Dominican Republic). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/dominicanrepublic.jpg Spain Banana plantation, Canary Islands (La Palma, Spain). While bananas and terrace agriculture are indigenous elsewhere, they were both widely employed during the colonial era of globalization. Pakistan Bananas being readied for an auction sale in Lahore market, Pakistan. Syria Dates,
here sold in clusters freshly cut from date palms (Syria),
are a food product native to the Middle East but now traded
and consumed worldwide. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/syria.jpg Senegal Cashew fruit (nuts inside) growing in a Senegalese village. Cashews are consumed in the local village but are widely planted in the region for commercial export. Iraq Grapes, and the
vineyards where they are grown, are more widespread today
because of the global demand for grapes, wine, and related products.
These vineyards are in the Piramagrun range of Sulaymania Province, Iraq, near the historic origin of grape and vinyard traditions. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/iraq11.jpg Pakistan Cauliflower auction, Lahore vegetable market, Pakistan. Tunisia Wheat is indigenous
to semi-arid regions of southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and Syria
but has spread to become the most widely
produced staple crop (in land area planted) in the world. This
wheat field is near the Kroumerie Mountains of northern Tunisia. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/tunisia6.jpg Burundi Tea was an early product of globalization in the European colonial era.
As a result of the global demand for tea it is now grown here in Burundi and in many other countries around the world. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/burundi.jpg Pakistan Tea is a favored drink in South Asia where it is prepared with milk and other special ingredients. Here, a vendor sells Kashmiri tea, a delicious variety second to none (Pakistan). Sudan Scarecrows are used all over the world in different forms to help protect crops from birds. This is the best scarecrow EVER (Nile valley north of Khartoum, Sudan). Algeria Cigarettes and tobacco...universal products and global habit
(Algerian tobacco shop). https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/algeria2.jpg Pakistan Large twists of tobacco leaves used in pipe and hookah smoking sold by a tobacconist in Pakistan. Andorra Marlboro cigarette advertisement on a supermarket in Pas de
la Casa, Andorra. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/andorra2.jpg Egypt A
Marlboro billboard provides shady relief from the sun for gellabiya-clad
men waiting for a bus along the Red Sea coastal highway, Egypt. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/egypt.jpg Sweden An increasingly common message around the world...Smoking forbidden (Sweden). Russia Baskin
Robins "31 flavors" ice cream store, Moscow, Russia. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/russia.jpg Guatemala Judging
by the various products being advertised, this scene could have
come from a typical American city. This is actually the main
shopping district of downtown Guatemala City, Guatemala. https://lightworld.okstate.edu/images/slide/Popular/guatemala2.jpg Germany "Our
world is not for sale". Not everyone is happy with the
homogenization of world culture and the influence of global
companies and capital. This anti-globalization rally in Berlin,
Germany is one of many such protests held around
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