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Globalization refers to the process through which countries have become increasingly economically and

culturally integrated. Globalization is a global process that is fueled by commerce, investment,


technology, and finance. This process has global implications for the environment, culture, political
institutions, economic development and prosperity, and human physical well-being. Globalization, on
the other hand, is not a new phenomenon. People and, subsequently, companies have been buying and
selling across larger distances for thousands of years. Globalization has had a significant influence on
international exchange and social trade.

From the word Globalization, it can be inferred that we are referring tointegration of
different countries worldwide, either economically, socially ortechnologically. It is probable that
the first thing that comes in our mind when we hearthe word Globalization is the free-trade among
different countries where there is nobarriers to international trade. However, globalization is not
confined to economic aspects only because it can also be defined as the spread of products,
investment,technology, information and job across national boarders and cultures. And pertainingto this
meaning, we can identify the circumstances in the story of Gio and Latif that shows globalization and its
impacts.

First, Gio as an international student shows how globalization help integrate different countries
with different culture through education, through this platform of exchanging students to efficiently
exchange values and ideas, different nations became more united and misconceptions among
different races has been lessen.

Second, after Gio met his Malaysian friend named Latif, he talks about how heknew the Philippines
through watching Filipino teleserye, this circumstance depicts the globalization through technology
which undoubtedly help countries worldwide become more informed about each other.

Third, is when Latif introduce Gio to Malaysian culture by trying cuisines from their country especially
the Laksa, this represents globalization of culture whichreally benefits us because of exchange of
artistic expression among culture.

Fourth, is the presence of Australian-inspired café in the Philippines andMalaysia which is


the reason why both Gio and Latif is familiar with it, it showsglobalization through commerce
which is very common nowadays, and this helps countries expand their transaction and introduce their
culture through this as well.

Fifth, is the interaction of Gio and Latif through social media platforms specifically,
instagram, facebook and email which is really popular today, this is a wayof globalization socially with
the help of technology and its effects can really be observed nowadays, it became really useful
for communication and information dissemination.

Sixth, when Gio came to Singapore to work after he graduates is another circumstance of
globalization because it shows the spread of job across national boarders and this benefits us because
there will be plenty of available jobs world wide but it can also have negative impact because
intellects and workers from poorer countries tends to leave their own country to work to
another that offers largersalaries. And lastly, is when Gio notices that Singapore and Malaysia has
their similarities and that Laksa is also available there, and as we all know, in our world today different
products, business and technologies from different countries became available worldwide
because of globalization and this has a great impact on trade and industry of different countries.
Globalization has a really great impact especially to those developing countries because it helps them
improve and catch up with the industrialized nations. Globalization helps economy grow, have
efficient trading and brings technology and jobs to developing country. But this can also have
negative impact because the downturn of one country can greatly affect another, however as
long as we are responsible, globalization will have good impact just like how Gio and Latif became
friends despite of their differences in nationality and culture.

Types of globalization: Economic, political, cultural There are three types of globalization
1. Economic globalization. Here, the focus is on the integration of international financial markets and
the coordination of financial exchange.
2. Political globalization. This type covers the national policies that bring countries together
politically, economically and culturally.
3. Cultural globalization. This aspect of globalization focuses in a large part on the technological and
societal factors that are causing cultures to converge.

According to steger Globalization refers to the expansion and intensification of social relations and
consciousness across world-time and world-space. It is a multi-dimensional phenomenon involving
economics, politics, culture, ideology, environment, and technology.

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