Dee Hock Quotes

But today we become aware of other readings of the human experience very quickly because of the media and the speed with which people travel the planet.

Although when Christianity appeared the total population of the planet was only a fraction of that of the twentieth century, most of the earth's surface was quite outside the Mediterranean world, Persia, India, and China.

We also have a cultural phenomenon: the emergence of a global culture, or of cultural globalization.

Modernization means Westernization.

Culture which smooth the whole world licks, Also unto the devil sticks.

In the late 20th century, it became possible to travel between cultures, between the old world and the new, with great ease. So when you go back, you take the changed person with you who, in turn, changes things that otherwise might have stayed the same.

Things are so much global and Americanised.

Living in Germany Africanised me.

I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.

When you introduce something new to a country, you want to do it right. Generally, that means you have to do it yourself.

The world has become more complex as technology and easy travel mixes cultures without homogenizing them.

Finally, I have to say that the most surprising aspect has been the speed at which the folks in India adapt to Western practices. They learn fast, really, really fast.

The culture of Saudi Arabia belongs to a past age. It is not appropriate for the age of globalization.

Globalization is the central reality of our time.

I was one of the first Japanese to visit foreign lands and was able to do so only by stealth.

The young people of every nation are coming to resemble each other more and more, and are slowly becoming strangers to chauvinism and racism.

The world is opening up. We all learn what is happening elsewhere. … The individual is fast becoming aware of his or her rights.

It's never happened in history that every region in the world could affect every other region simultaneously. The Roman empire and the Chinese empire didn't know much about each other and had no means of interacting. Now we have every continent able to reach every other.

Modernity is a shifting entity, not easily defined. Exactly the same is true of empire.

Expanding internationally is exciting and fun, but the hardest part is really about maintaining culture.

There is something romantic about the world being a diverse place, where every place has a Starbucks and Denny's.

I think we are becoming more and more linked, and before long, we'll all be one culture. It's happening in every field, not just fashion. Actually, I think the only hope for peace is if culture is homogenized. Unfortunately, money seems to be the only solution to political disagreements. If we are all linked through culture and trade, it won't be worth fighting each other.

If you want to know what it will be like when we are more deeply into the horizontal, simply go to one of the Indian casinos. The Native Americans, who stand for vertical thinking more than anyone else in our culture, have been setting up totally flat casinos for honkies.

As the world gets smaller and communication spreads further and further out there, you try to find the right balance.

That's just globalization. It's got good sides as well. But scenes aren't allowed to develop on their own anymore. Everyone knows about everything.