when you say modernize, you really mean Americanize

It is very true that we cannot divide culture and international communication. Yet when we talk about communication today is very different from the past. It affects our daily life and reinforces globalization. In Weaver’s article he talked about “ when you say modernize, you really mean Americanize.” I think somehow it is true. It is like McDonalds, Starbucks, Coca cola almost exist everywhere and of course Hollywood movies. I remember in 1997 when the first McDonalds came in town, it was the most expensive, fashionable “restaurant”. (When you buy a combo, the money you spend can buy 5 meals in a local restaurant.) People waited in line for hours to get their food. And people who went there were rich and considered modernized. Why? Because that was an American “restaurant”, and the only foreign “restaurant” in town. Now it makes me sad when I think about it.