The good I’ve seen，when considering Western influence，is the availability of foreign media to the majority of Chinese people。I feel the movies，book’s，poetry，and freedom of the arts is especially ben-eficial to Chinese students，and allows for an open-minded approach to life，the future，and towards the rest of the world。
The bad I’ve experienced，is most commonly the“Western”imi-tations of food，such as；ice cream，candy，jelly pots，burgers，fried food，and all the junk served in fast food outlets across the country。Most of which should actually be meant for Industrial use only！
There are certainly many heath related problems in my home-country of England，and especially America，where obesity，heart conditions，and general ill-heath are common，because of the over-consumption of fast foods。In forthcoming years this situation may also begin to show in China，if it hasn’t already amongst the youth。
While teaching English in China，I’ve given some of my students a“pub quiz”on British life，and it was surprising to see how“Ameri-canized”some of the answers were。A few students gave answers such as；George Bush is the prime-minister of England，Pizza Hut and KFC constitute British food，and the Queen of England lives in the White-House。
When I refer to“Western”culture sweeping the Chinese nation，I’m actually referring to primarily the dominance of corporate America，and its tendency to globalize everything。I feel Globalization is a little depressing but somewhat inevitable。It’s merely bringing change within China。Nothing in the world remains the same for too long。Everything changes；whether it brings the good，or the bad，but usually both。China is fascinating because of this，because of the way the world is changing so dramatically，and I intend to return many times in the future。