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Countries are becoming more and more similar because people are able to buy the same products anywhere in the world.

Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

There are negative opinions that countries are becoming similar because people can buy the same products anywhere in the world. However, some people believe that becoming similar phenomenon in countries has a positive development.

On the one hand, it can be disappeared each country’s characteristic by purchasing the same products such as clothing, smart phone and etc. Recently, people can buy anything whatever they want through website even though the distance is far from location where people live. For example, wireless earphone is getting popular in the global and almost people are wearing them with same maker.

Although it has the negative development, people often say that there are positive sides about becoming similar. This is because there are no differences each country and people can feel the same level by using the same products. According to the research, people who live in western countries has a perspective that eastern people are poor and live in bad environment than them. People are getting changing this perspective and stereotype that they have and can check easily through You tube, SNS and etc.

In conclusion, it is undeniable that some people think it with negative development. However, I personally believe that becoming similar in countries is positive development because it is related with the inalienable right.