What does cultural landscape tell us about attitudes to globalization and pop culture?
The globalization of the world through improved communication and transportation technologies and massively increased global commerce has resulted in a global popular culture. As greater volumes of content are produced and diffused through the internet and other means, popular cultures becomes more niche-based, with fewer universal cultural touchstones. The impact of global pop culture can be seen in the ever shifting cultural landscape of the world. For instance, the tunnel running under the English Channel reflects the constantly growing ties between countries, partly due to the adoption of a relatively homogeneous global culture. Likewise, man made barriers such as the Berlin Wall or the DMZ reflect a reactive rejection of global popular culture. When popular culture is infused with local culture, the cultural landscape changes to reflect this glocalization, showing elements of both the unique local culture and broad pop culture. 
Some Irish people wanted to preserve their quickly disappearing language, but the global acceptance of English made the language practically obsolete. So, some schools began offering courses in Irish Gaelic.
Diffusion of Korean popular culture across Asia
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