Cultural Hybridity

For this assignment we are supposed to pick out something that we see as being culturally hybrid. The example we saw in our last POD was two middle eastern guys doing a Michael Jackson dance on Britain's Got Talent. The thing that comes to mind when I think of cultural hybridity is the globalization of American Corporations. The corporation that comes to mind the most is Mcdonalds. McDonalds is found in just about every country in the world; 119 to be exact. Several of these McDonalds were dishes unique to their country/region. Including:

the Indian Maharja Mac, which is a Big Mac but instead it is made with lamb,

or the Canadian "McLobster" which as you can guess a lobster sandwich,
or even the Korean Rice Burgers, which is made out of....you guessed it, rice.


This is just one of the many franchises that is a part of the American culture, that is now spread around the whole world. Another one that frequently comes to mind is Nike. Nike is the universal sports logo and is extremely popular in any country that have some sort of sports....which is just about all of them. Everywhere from the United States, to Europe, to even the Middle East Nike is a very popular brand and is worn by children and adults alike.
Another major example I think of when I think of cultural hybridity is the United States movies and music. The United States is still the most sought after culture and for the most part we have the worlds most popular movies and music are American-made and have a big impact in all parts of the world.