The word culture includes not only the customs of our society, its art, music, for many, alarming. Many people believe their traditional ways of life are under threat（威胁）, the losing of culture is a natural result of globalization（全球化）and progress. So is the globalization of culture a threat or a chance?
Those who see globalization as a threat think that societies are losing special parts of their cultures. For example, Omotik, a language spoken in East Africa, so they often refuse or even give up the traditions their parents grew up with.
Others focus on the advantages of globalization. They accept thawt Western culture is spreading, but they also point to how Western countries and many other parts of the world are being shown to world cultures. Young Americans enjoy Japanese comic magazines and watch Korean movies. Thai teenagers enjoy pop music from Hong Kong. Many argue that there are advantages to these corss—cultural exchanges and that they leads to better understandings between cultures. They say world traditions are celebrated more widely because of these. Chinese New Year, now celebrated in most big cities around the world, is just one of the many festivals that are accepted internationally.
Anyway, many organizations and governments are making efforts（努力）to protect their cultures. One successful example is Wales. There was a time when social pressures were killing off the Welsh language, it is now an active part of Welsh life again. Around the world, similar efforts are going on.
