Date: Saturday, June 13th 2015

Participants (from 9 countries):

Team A: Andre, Himalay, Jami, Johny

Team B: Amine, Rick

Team C: Marissa, Sunita, Shohel, Daylight, Christopher

Host: Rick

Moderator: Marwa

Team A summary:

Globalization helps people to know what is going on around the world.
Globalization allows countries to help each other.
Putting in balance the bad and good effects of globalization, we can notice more advantages than disadvantages.
Globalization is a process that allows countries to overcome the distances and barriers between one another.
It allows all kind of goods and products to circulate throughout the world and become available anywhere and everywhere.
The integration of goods and values from other countries has enriched people’s lives.
Globalization introduces new ideas into the country.

Team B summary:

Globalization allows corporations to escape from strict regulations and high taxes.
It explodes cheap labor force in countries with less strict laws and regulations.
Some corporations take advantages of the flexible rules of a less developed country and they may take the country’s wealth away from them.
If not done responsibly, it may have a significant negative impact.
In developing countries, it does not give people many choices but to accept unfair labors.
Careless foreign companies may increase child labor.
When a country does not have strict regulations, the environment becomes compromised.
Half of the world’s languages and traditions may become extinct swiftly with the influence of globalization.
Countries’ culture and identity across all areas (clothing, food, music, etc.) disappear very quickly whit the arrival of globalization.
When it’s not done responsibly, it creates an environment where people lose sight of whom they are or what their origins are.

Team C summary:

Sunita, Shohel, Daylight and Christopher left early and that made Marissa decide who the winner was. Marissa considered that both team did a terrific job and thus, she remained undecided.

Below are the links to listen to our chat:

Globalization does more good than harm | June 13th| Recording file

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