Under th Sign of Mickey Mouse & Co.

The essay reinterated what Babel proved. It showed how a single situation can affect people throughout the world. In Babel, the American getting shot was displayed on the news in three different countries. Somehow that surprises me. I wouldn't think people from another country would care about what is going on in America. The essay describes how many of the items that we consider to be American, aren't so American afterall. Examples include: levi jeans, coca cola products, and Disney characters. These items are often manufactured in other countries like France, China, and Mexico. I know that whenever I talk to a foreigner, I ask questions like: "Do you'll have TGI Fridays?" It turns out that other countries are not so different afterall. In the essay Gitlin makes a point that Americans get rap, dance, and a lot of other entertainment from Africa. Our countries are alike in many ways. Across the globe we all have a demand for the same things. No matter what country we might be from people from the same age group probably value similar items. In other words no matter where you are from we all speak the same language when it comes to economics.