Dr. Cho's Globalization V. Glocalization..

Listening to Dr. Cho gave me the opportunity to learn some interesting things about South Korea's culture and history. Before Dr. Cho's presentation I thought that Koreans, Japanese, and Chinese people were similar but Dr. Cho explained that they are very different with different views and history. Dr. Cho explained that South Korea has strong ties to Turkey and was colonized by Japan in 1910 until 1945. The things that Dr. Cho had to endure while he was in college allows me to appreciate being an American. The way Dr. Cho was exposed to American football allows me to believe that if in America soccer was exposed to us more than we would become fans like the rest of the world. In America it's all about the new fad especially with the my generation people follow the new cool thing. I believe that tools like social networks and technology could enhance our views about soccer if it was promoted to be cool and popular. What I found the most interesting about Dr. Cho's presentation was the "Street Cheering" event in 2002 when South Korea was in the World Cup. The way the people of South Korea came together and unified for the this special event was great. I really don't see Americans coming together like this for a sporting event. What I took from South Korea's Street Cheering event is that sports could bring people together better than any other event and that is the main reason why sports are the best!