What Is Globalization?

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Comment by james johnson on December 9, 2010 at 2:40am

Can you believe the comments on this very funny article? Good lord people, get a sense of humor. The world is coming to an end soon and we are all going to die, so let's laugh now, o.k.?

Comment by Yo Mama on July 24, 2010 at 2:44am

"Remote tribes" are certainly not a large percentage of those who live in Africa. Saying things like that perpetuates the Western myth that Africa is a vast wasteland that cannot be helped, and is not appreciated.

Comment by Eric Allen Bell on July 23, 2010 at 9:34pm

Remote tribes

Comment by Yo Mama on July 23, 2010 at 7:46pm

Eric: you said "a large percentage of Africans do not even know that they live in Africa." What on earth are you talking about?

Comment by Mariah Claire on July 1, 2010 at 12:30pm

Jake: "Princess of Wales" is a title that dates back at least to the time of King Henry VIII. Wales at the time was a province of the English empire, and the royal heir to the throne was known as Prince (or Princess) of Wales. Henry's older brother, Arthur, was Prince of Wales during their childhood; Henry's daughter Mary was the first of his children to be Princess of Wales. Then when Elizabeth was born, she was named the Princess of Wales and Mary was declared to be a bastard. A few years later, Henry's only son Edward was named the Prince of Wales, and both of his sisters were called bastards. After Henry's death, Edward succeeded the throne (after a nine-day reign by Lady Jane Gray).

So even though now Wales and England are separate countries, they weren't back when the title actually meant something.

Can you tell I'm a history nerd? :)

Comment by Anonymous Vibes on June 24, 2010 at 11:04pm

To Mr. Schmee I say: Your version including the Somali Pirates was clever and could very well be a great addition the "joke". To all of schmee's critics, you'd be surprised how many people there are that truly don't consider Egypt an "African Nation," per se.
To Kyle I say: You had great justification as to why you called out Schmee there
To Eric I say: See Ferd's post.
To Jake I say: Cool story, bro.
And to Fred I say: Thanks for clearing up any confusion, bravo.

And lastly, I wanted to say that as a student of Globalization, this is the first ever "joke" I've heard about the global system and this shlt is extremely funny ...I thoroughly enjoyed it HahHAhAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Comment by Ferd Frederix on June 24, 2010 at 9:48am

The post is great, it is dead on. Kyle, thank you for reminding us about Egypt. Ultimately, we all came from Africa, and everyone needs to know more about our world.

Is America among the 'most educated' nations? What does that mean? If you pick literacy, we don't make the top ten (http://www.einfopedia.com/highest-literacy-rate-most-educated-count...). If you pick 'college graduates' for 'most educated', then we are in third: According to a National Center for Education Statistics report, the Russian Federation has the highest proportion (55%) of adult population (between 25 and 64) with a higher education degree. The second is Canada with 45%, then the U.S. with 39%. By that narrow definition, we are among the 'most educated', but clearly we should not be behind Russia, with it's notoriously corrupt system.

Germany exports the most, with a combined export value of roughly $1.5 trillion USD. China comes next, with a combined export value of about $1.45 trillion USD. The United States comes in third, exporting $1.4 trillion USD.

For foreign aid, the USA is far down the list, in place #19, according to http://www.globalissues.org/article/35/foreign-aid-development-assi...

America the Great... and almost the Greatest!

Comment by jake kershaw on June 21, 2010 at 9:14am

just like to say, her being Diana princess of Wales, she was a welsh princess, not an English princess.

Comment by Eric Allen Bell on December 28, 2009 at 11:05am

Actually, Americans are among the most educated people in the world. I know it's become fashionable to bash us though. But this country exports more goods and contributes more to the world in economic aid than any other. We have our faults like everyone else.

You mention Africa and yet a large percentage of Africans do not even know that they live in Africa. So take it easy.

Comment by Kyle Del Christo on October 1, 2009 at 8:37am

I guess not. But everyone gives Americans crap for not knowing their geography, so I thought a lesson was in order

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