I was doing some research on globalization recently when it struck me as to how much this phenomena is influencing most of our lives these days. Of course, it also depends on how "open" the country you live in is with regards to trade with other countries, but generally, it is quite interesting. Ever thought about it? Here goes my version:
- I wake up in the morning from a bed made in China, which rests on a cot made in Sweden.
- I brush with a toothbrush made in the USA and using a toothpaste made in the UAE.
- The teabags I use are made in Sri Lanka, the breakfast bread in the UAE, the butter in Denmark and the jam in Malaysia.
- The car I drive is Japanese and the office I work in is headquartered in the UK.
- The lunch I eat is Indian, the evening coffee powder I use is Ethiopian with the biscuits made in Indonesia.
- The TV I watch is made in Korea and the diet Pepsi I buy from the Iranian grocer below my apartment is made in the UAE.
- The dinner I eat is sometimes Arabic, Italian, Thai or Chinese but mostly Indian.