Edited by author 09-24-2005 03:16 PM
 Global monoculture: More than the US film industry its the western education system that was extended to the colonies of European countries in 1800 and the first half of 1900 that has paved the way for infusion of modern/western culture. People who are educated in a " colonial " language are more more westernised/ modern and its these elite sections in the developing world who have a taste for Hollywood film industry. Cultural values are so deeply ingrained that even McDonalds has to "localise" its products. For e.g. McDonalds can not dare to dream of serving beef in its Indian restaurants. This leads me to think that whats becoming a common thread arround the world is an industrial or information age lifestyle, with core values of local cultures staying mostly untouched. The fast food is in response to hectic urban/industrial or post industrial life which is now extending to the developing countries. China has substantial part of its GDP coming from manufacturing (industrial age) while India has most of its GDP coming in from services (post industrial age, its hypothesized that India has bypassed the industrial age).