After reading this week’s reading about the types of the eating behaviours and trends towards eating, when talking about whether or not Western Influence is strong in Eastern countries like Singapore, Malaysia, China, Japan etc.. I don’t think you can measure it like that. Each culture has its own special features and attractions and in this globalised society we’re living in, I think we are beginning to appreciate the different foods that are out that in the market rather than just focusing on ONE specific type of food since we can now learn the good things of cultures.
The popular trend towards Eastern food suggests that the West are beginning to accept the wide range of Eastern foods. I guess it is also because more people from Eastern countries are fleeing to Western countries to develop or make certain foods known to the world. To say McDonalds is dominating the world is wrong because just because they have chains all around the world and even in Eastern countries doesn’t mean that people are choosing it more than the Eastern foods because McDonalds is fast food where as other dining is not – so I don’t think you can compare those…People are buying and consuming more McDonalds because of its convenience, they just haven’t got the time to experience other foods. So both Western and Eastern influence of food have made a positive impact on the globalised food culture today.
