"The Case for Contamination" Appiah

After reading Appiah's article I could not help but realize the effects of Globalization. Truth be told, I never really sat down and thought about the subject much until the article. It was not until after that I had realized how Globalization has caused International societies across the globe to establish a creative closeness.

Major Corporations were the first to come to my mind. In an attempt to make sure their "product" goes global, Corporations have gone multinational, setting up shop all over the world.

For example, McDonalds. A fast food chain that started in middle America some many years ago can now be seen all over the world. With certain tweaks and changes to the menu such as the Indian Maharaja Mac, which is a lamb or chicken substitute to the Big Mac. (Hindu people don't eat beef) or the option to have Beer with your meal in Germany. ''Micky D's'' is one of the largest fast food chains in the world. Along with products and economics, cultures are freely congregating and mixing ideas at a rate that has rapidly increased over recent years.

With a freedom to adapt and take in ideas from other countries and mix match what we already have, I feel that greater opportunities will present themselves in a world that was once upon a time, very Black and White, limiting individuals to what they could and could not do.

Not so intellectual mistake

Working in the beauty service industry, the first incident to come to mind has to do with work. I currently work at a waxing salon as a receptionist, answering phone calls from clients making appointments, or in some cases inquiring about the services we offer. One day, we had a caller ask about some pricing for a bikini wax. We had separate pricing for men and women, and I gave this very feminine caller the womens prices. Pleased with our reasonable prices, Jamie made and appointment for 2:00 that day. Some women have unisex names, Taylor, Francis, you catch my drift?

Well when 2:00 came and Jamie walked in for their appointment, she was definitely a he. Now how in the world was I going to tell this Jamie that I gave him the women price without offending him? Very intellectual .

Wasn't my secret to tell...

Just recently I was informed by my very close childhood friend that he has cancer. We briefly spoke about chemo and treatments before he started to feel very tired. Right as I was leaving him to rest, he made sure to tell me, "Don't tell your cousin". Now, any other request would have been fine. I had no desire to tell his secret to anyone, however my cousin and I are very close, and she just happens to be his ex girlfriend. Because he was at the doctor so often and unknown to us, going through chemo every 2 weeks, we hadn't heard from him much and she had just asked about him. As soon as he told me his situation, she was the first to come to mind. Any other time, I might have felt empowerment knowing that I was the one he had chosen to tell, but this time around, I felt pure guilt. Best friend or my cousin? he had his own reason for not telling her which I agreed with completely, and it was then that I realized there was no reason to rush and tell her.

He has since told her, and luckily she wasn't upset to find that I knew before her. Clearly, the situation was not one to be envious of.