4.4 SS Chapter 10 - Popular and Consumer Culture by Padlet Humanities

Instructions

pad_humanities — 2024-05-03 06:57:09 UTC

1) 15 mins - In groups of 4-5, choose one of the countries listed, and find 2-3 advertisements (posters, tv ads, online ads) for American Fast Food chains in that country. Upload the link.

2) 10 mins - View the ads uploaded by all groups from the different countries and write down your observations.

3) 10 mins - Discuss in your groups, what adaptations did you observe?

4) 10 mins - Discuss 'How has the fast food culture impacted Singapore?' (coursebook page 71)

5) 15 - 20min -- Where else can you see the influence of American popular and consumer culture? Give a suggestion.

Instructions

pad_humanities — 2024-05-03 06:57:09 UTC

10 mins - In groups of 4-5, find an example (ad, video, poster) for each of the Korean Wave categories.
10 mins - Look through all your classmates posts and answer the questions.

Groupings

pad_humanities — 2024-05-06 04:42:58 UTC

Cass, fayth, chev, kay

2024-05-07 02:08:27 UTC

Ashlynn,shannon,charlyn

2024-05-07 02:09:48 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB46afEe7RE

Rachel, Zhiqi, Shyne, Heidi

2024-05-07 02:09:59 UTC

cass, fayth, chev, kay

ngkaylea0 — 2024-05-07 02:10:34 UTC

Cass, fayth, chev, kay

2024-05-07 02:10:49 UTC

All of them have people that are seen enjoying the fast foods and making it seem like the fast foods taste very good

Seymour Alethea Wenxi Ashani

2024-05-07 02:11:29 UTC

https://youtu.be/XPL0kYXkxx4?si=RLoO4OeVes5nK3PU

Wen xi seymour Ashani Alethea

2024-05-07 02:11:53 UTC

ZHIQI RACHEL HEIDI SHYNE

2024-05-07 02:12:53 UTC

melody jolene

2024-05-07 02:12:54 UTC

Heidi, Rachel, ZhiQi & Shyne

wong_heidi_huang_meihui — 2024-05-07 02:13:35 UTC

cass,fayth,chev,kay

ngkaylea0 — 2024-05-07 02:13:57 UTC

they integrate their own cultures into the american fast food.

feivel, lesley, ying rui

toh_ying_rui_zenda_elizabeth — 2024-05-07 02:13:57 UTC

https://youtu.be/7x3udNUSTLE?si=BKSg1lNSHZblZkY3

https://sg.everydayonsales.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Wingstop-Limited-Edition-Promotion.jpg

melody jolene

2024-05-07 02:15:06 UTC

melody jolene

2024-05-07 02:16:07 UTC

All seem to have KFC and McDonald's in common

Cass fayth chev kay

2024-05-07 02:16:14 UTC

Many people eat fast food and there are many fast food outlets. This is due to the ads online which encourage Singaporeans to eat fast food and try the different seasonal flavours and get them to eat more fast food. Not only that fast food is fast and convenient, it does not take long to prepare and can be eaten on the way to a place.

cass , fayth , chev , kay

2024-05-07 02:16:22 UTC

the rise of the consumer economy and an “American lifestyle” gave American popular culture a global impact. A constant stream of American TV shows, films, songs, and computer games have spread American words and expressions. American English and culture provide a common channel of communication.

cass,fayth,chev,kay

ngkaylea0 — 2024-05-07 02:16:38 UTC

fashion trends from America are spreading to more countries all over the world

an example of this is the popular American street wear style that has been more prominent in other countries recently

melody jolene

2024-05-07 02:16:45 UTC

They mostly have their own style and dishes may differ in various places even though similar

edlysia, caroline, Adalyn

goh_yu_en_edlysia — 2024-05-07 02:17:06 UTC

Adalyn, caroline, edlysia

goh_yu_en_edlysia — 2024-05-07 02:17:38 UTC

Zhiqi, Rachel, Heidi, Shyne

2024-05-07 02:17:52 UTC

They all have their advertisements in the language of the country, they also tend to advertise the fusion foods between the original fast food chain and the country they're in. American fast food makes people happy and is typically enjoyed with family members.

melody jolene

2024-05-07 02:18:15 UTC

Most Singaporeans are getting into fast food and have cultivated a somewhat unhealthy lifestyle as fast food is usually cheaper, making it more enticing for Singaporeans to eat most of their meals there.

Rachel, Zhiqi, Shyne, Heidi

2024-05-07 02:18:26 UTC

One observation is that countries will incorporate things that are important to the citizens into supporting the fast food restaurant, eg. Special promotions for countries that like a specific kind of food or special promotions for the food during special events of the country.

feivel, ying rui, lesley

2024-05-07 02:18:34 UTC

the american fast food chains would create their ads to suit the audience of a specific country

melody jolene

2024-05-07 02:19:36 UTC

Most countries are getting influenced by the American culture and cultivating various American founded facilities like Target into their countries as well.

feivel, ying rui, lesley

2024-05-07 02:20:07 UTC

different countries fuse their own cultural foods and american fast food together to make it more unique to their country

DES,SRI,JAYNA

akgshayasri_rajenikanth — 2024-05-07 02:20:11 UTC

melody jolene

2024-05-07 02:20:32 UTC

Due to the exposure of the American lifestly and habits shown in reality shows with big influencers or celebrities.

caroline, Adalyn, edlysia

goh_yu_en_edlysia — 2024-05-07 02:20:33 UTC

Des,Sri,jayna

akgshayasri_rajenikanth — 2024-05-07 02:21:08 UTC

Most of the fast food chains originate from Germany

ZHIQI RACHEL HEIDI SHYNE

2024-05-07 02:22:06 UTC

Singaporeans have become over reliant on fast food restaurants and developed a sense of attachment to the food and the restaurant. For example, when the McDonald's outlet at King Albert's Park was shutting down, over 300 Singaporeans went down to the restaurant to bid it farewell.

edlysia, caroline, adalyn

goh_yu_en_edlysia — 2024-05-07 02:22:11 UTC

most of them have commonly found fast food restaurants like kfc & more

Seymour Alethea Wenxi Ashani

2024-05-07 02:22:16 UTC

They all have similar food items and have McDonald’s and kfc

JAYNA,SRI,DES

akgshayasri_rajenikanth — 2024-05-07 02:23:37 UTC

The specials offered by the fast food chains (in each country) are different and represents a dish from the countries cuisine respectively.

adalyn, caroline, edlysia

goh_yu_en_edlysia — 2024-05-07 02:23:38 UTC

most fast food restaurants offer a fusion of the American culture of fast food and aspects unique to their own country for example Japan offering drinks based off their sakura season in Japanese starbucks

Alethea Seymour Ashani we XI

2024-05-07 02:23:39 UTC

Social media and many countries are influenced by America culture to have the same type of western food

ZhiQi, Rachel, Heidi, Shyne

wong_heidi_huang_meihui — 2024-05-07 02:24:29 UTC

Amazon is an American Multinational Technology Company which focuses on e-commerc, club computing and digital streaming, which is based in America but has spread across the globe and is currently available in 131 countries.

DES,JAYNA,SRI

akgshayasri_rajenikanth — 2024-05-07 02:25:30 UTC

For many Singaporeans, fast food has become a regular part of their diets due to convenience, widespread availability, and affordable prices

caroline, edlysia, adalyn

goh_yu_en_edlysia — 2024-05-07 02:25:50 UTC

Singapore has many fast food restaurants all around causing singaporeans to prefer eating fast food over places like hawker centres as they are 'cheaper' and more appealing. this causes a handful of singaporeans to have unhealthy lifestyles due to having so many fast food restaurants

Group 1

2024-05-07 02:25:56 UTC

Group 1

2024-05-07 02:27:05 UTC

GERMAINE HJ MAEGAN

2024-05-07 02:27:06 UTC

Des,Sri,jayna

akgshayasri_rajenikanth — 2024-05-07 02:27:37 UTC

Social media - through influencers that we see online
American Advertisements
Webpages
News sites
Magazines

alethea Seymour ashani wen xi

2024-05-07 02:28:16 UTC

media and communication technology in general have enabled cultural products to circulate more freely around the world

GERMAINE HJ MAEGAN

2024-05-07 02:28:29 UTC

a lot of countries seem to have McDonald’s and KFC in their country as it is most enjoyed globally.

Ashani seymour wen xi Alethea

2024-05-07 02:28:47 UTC

they integrate their own styles and cultures into the American food they make to make it satisfactory for the people in their countries

alethea wenxi Seymour ashani

keh_si_yun_alethea — 2024-05-07 02:29:22 UTC

Singapore have relied on fast food as it is convenient Fast food chains like McDonald's, KFC, and Burger King introduced global brands to Singapore. This globalization not only changed eating habits but also influenced lifestyle choices and preferences among younger generations.

Group 1

2024-05-07 02:29:24 UTC

All try to portray the food as enjoyable and have bright colours to attract viewers

adalyn, edlysia, caroline

goh_yu_en_edlysia — 2024-05-07 02:29:31 UTC

social media has allowed American brands to reach a larger targeted audience and promote their goods. for example, the popular learning languages app Duolingo and their iconic green bird has dominated those who wish to learn a new language due to their influence on TikTok.

ashlynn , shannon , charlyn

2024-05-07 02:29:33 UTC

each country has advertisements frigate displays american based fast foods but are more catered towards their own country’s consumers.

ashlynn , shannon , charlyn

2024-05-07 02:30:21 UTC

their ensure that the food also caters to the liking of their country’s consumers

Des,Sri,jayna

akgshayasri_rajenikanth — 2024-05-07 02:30:38 UTC

Due to globalisation, social media has become one of the most popular platforms for communication, interaction and catching up on the latest trends. This have allows many people to be influenced by the American culture and lifestyle. Not only that, popular American celebrities also make more people interested in trying out more American culture.

2024-05-07 02:31:08 UTC

Rachel Zhiqi Shyne Heidi

2024-05-07 02:31:30 UTC

America has a lot of companies because of entrepreneurship, and marketing has been done for MNCs to facilitate the spread of these companies to other countries, which will then cause the spread of the consumer culture in USA to other countries. One example is how American companies like Calvin Klein will use popular Korean idols as ambassadors like KIM JENNIE OR JEON JUNGKOOK to promote their products.

Group 1

2024-05-07 02:31:34 UTC

The fast food chains tend to integrate the country’s own cultural food into what they serve

ashlynn , shannon , charlyn

2024-05-07 02:31:39 UTC

it has impacted singapore positively as it is a place where people study , throw celebrations (eg ; birthdays) and interact with one another

adalyn caroline edlysia

goh_yu_en_edlysia — 2024-05-07 02:32:24 UTC

the increased use of social media has allowed people all over the world to interconnect with each other, including most American brands who have made accounts on social media applications like Twitter and Tiktok. this has allowed these companies to promote their goods online and reach a wider audience around the world which boosts their influence and popularity.

GERMAINE HJ MAEGAN

2024-05-07 02:32:26 UTC

they fuse their own cultures’ food and make it special to their country. For Example, different McDonald outlets worldwide may have different menus, and menus exclusive to some countries only. eg, teriyaki burger in Japan

pizza nice burger nice

2024-05-07 02:32:44 UTC

ashlynn , shannon , charlyn

2024-05-07 02:33:02 UTC

there is an increase in western food stalls in local attractions such as hawker centres , as well as restaurants that gains inspiration from american diners such as joji’s diner

2024-05-07 02:33:49 UTC

GERMAINE HJ MAEGAN

2024-05-07 02:36:28 UTC

The fast food culture has impacted Singapore positively as it encourages Singaporeans to be more sociable as they hang out in common spots like McDonald’s, encouraging social interactions between each other. Fast food chains are also a form of nostalgia as many Singaporeans find it memorable due to their childhood experiences of birthday parties there.

melody jolene

2024-05-07 02:38:26 UTC

charlyn, ashlynn, shannon

2024-05-07 02:38:28 UTC

it has grown in popularity due to the increasing exposure of American culture. Through many media platforms like television or other media platforms such as twitter. With such influence people will start to integrate all of these habits in their daily lives.

group 1

2024-05-07 02:39:53 UTC

fast food chains are getting increasingly popular, students would usually go to fast food chains like McDonalds to study & hangout as it is a cheaper & conveniently accessible to everyone

melody jolene

2024-05-07 02:39:57 UTC

GERMAINE HJ MAEGAN

2024-05-07 02:40:13 UTC

Increase in digital media that facilitates the spread of American culture globally

melody jolene

2024-05-07 02:41:07 UTC

GERMAINE HJ MAEGAN

2024-05-07 02:41:57 UTC

American popular and consumer culture influences are evident in various other aspects of global society. An example is the prevalence of hollywood movies and television shows as it dominates the screens worldwide, shaping not only the content consumed but also influencing societal norms, values, and even language. For instance, the use of English phrases and slang from American media has become commonplace in many non-English-speaking countries. Moreover, the themes and narratives depicted in American films and TV shows often reflect American cultural values, providing audiences around the world with a window into American life and perspectives.

2024-05-07 02:43:45 UTC

feivel, ying rui, lesley

toh_ying_rui_zenda_elizabeth — 2024-05-07 02:43:56 UTC

It has resulted in the growth of fast food culture in Singapore with a greater variety of food options, that has impacted the dietary habits of Singaporeans as food fast is now made more accessible. This influences the preferences of locals and the local culture in terms of food culture.

group 1

2024-05-07 02:44:00 UTC

an increasing number of western influences such as movies, music, & beauty products after increasingly gaining popularity around the world

melody jolene

2024-05-07 02:44:03 UTC

2024-05-07 02:44:17 UTC

Group 1

2024-05-07 02:45:43 UTC

Advancements of technology allows the spread of cultures more easily.

2024-05-07 02:46:08 UTC

melody jolene

2024-05-07 02:48:40 UTC

Due to globalisation, Korean Wave has spread globally and garnered fans from around the world. Kpop groups post videos of their music and variety shows online, allowing fans from other countries to enjoy content of their favourite idols. By using famous korean stars to promote brands like Samsung and innisfree, these companies get more sales internationally.

Elizabeth and Charis

2024-05-07 02:48:55 UTC

feivel, ying rui, lesley

toh_ying_rui_zenda_elizabeth — 2024-05-07 02:49:41 UTC

The popularity of american pop music and enjoying music culture has made listening to music easily accessible due to the creation of music platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. The use of such platforms allows people in other countries to also be able to enhance and participate in the music culture.

group 1

2024-05-07 02:49:49 UTC

group 1

2024-05-07 02:51:11 UTC

group 1

2024-05-07 02:52:39 UTC

group 1

2024-05-07 02:53:42 UTC

group 1

2024-05-07 02:56:31 UTC

With technological advancements, cultures can spread easily from Korea to the rest of the world.

Cass, fayth, chev, kay

2024-05-15 02:09:30 UTC

King the land

Cass, chev, kay, fayth

2024-05-15 02:10:46 UTC

Cass, chev, fayth, kay

2024-05-15 02:11:07 UTC

charlyn, shannon, ashlynn

charlyn_tan_zhi_jin — 2024-05-15 02:12:02 UTC

Cass, fayth, chev, kay

2024-05-15 02:12:43 UTC

Zb1

edlysia, caroline, adalyn

goh_yu_en_edlysia — 2024-05-15 02:14:08 UTC

charlyn, ashlynn, shannon

charlyn_tan_zhi_jin — 2024-05-15 02:14:30 UTC

feivel ying rui lesley

2024-05-15 02:14:36 UTC

https://youtu.be/cBWPDAmm1hU?si=qexiACBUWFoRCgQI

ying rui, feivel, lesley

feivel_yeaw_jin_jie_yao_jinjie — 2024-05-15 02:14:49 UTC

Germaine hj maegan

2024-05-15 02:14:52 UTC

edlysia, caroline, adalyn

goh_yu_en_edlysia — 2024-05-15 02:15:06 UTC

ying rui, lesley,feivel

feivel_yeaw_jin_jie_yao_jinjie — 2024-05-15 02:16:01 UTC

edlysia, caroline, adalyn

goh_yu_en_edlysia — 2024-05-15 02:16:04 UTC

RAHCLE XHIQI HEIDI

2024-05-15 02:16:11 UTC

Cass, fayth, chev, kay

2024-05-15 02:16:31 UTC

It has caused people to be influenced by these people and watch these dramas or buy products that these idols promote. This has led to people getting to know more abt Korean products and culture therefore promoting globalization

feivel ying rui lesley

2024-05-15 02:16:37 UTC

newjeans

Ashani Seymour Wenxi Alethea

2024-05-15 02:16:38 UTC

Germaine hj Maegan

2024-05-15 02:16:50 UTC

charlyn,ashlynn, shannon

charlyn_tan_zhi_jin — 2024-05-15 02:17:16 UTC

Caroline, Edlysia, Adalyn

2024-05-15 02:17:23 UTC

ashlynn , shannon , charlyn

2024-05-15 02:17:46 UTC

There has been a spread of influence due to the korean wave. Eg; after watching their korean idols advertise beauty products , they would all be avid consumers and purchase all these products as they are influenced by them.

edlysia, caroline, adalyn

goh_yu_en_edlysia — 2024-05-15 02:17:51 UTC

Korean creators on social media, especially k-pop groups have grown in popularity over the years. this helps improve the reach that these k-pop groups have and improves their sales worldwide

Germaine hj maegan

2024-05-15 02:18:05 UTC

germaine huijing maegan

2024-05-15 02:18:51 UTC

Cass,fayth,chev,kay

2024-05-15 02:19:08 UTC

cass, fayth,chev, kay

ngkaylea0 — 2024-05-15 02:19:15 UTC

DES SRI JAYNA

desebelle_ong_ying_ru — 2024-05-15 02:19:38 UTC

Zhiqi, Heidi, Rachel

wong_heidi_huang_meihui — 2024-05-15 02:20:13 UTC

Due to the rise in usage of social media, the popularity of K-pop, Kdrama, beauty products and electronics have also risen to popularity due to many people reviewing products from Korea and K-pop idols and actors work has piqued interest in fans from all over the world, which results in people also wanting to be part of the Korean culture more.

Ashani Wen xi Seymour

2024-05-15 02:20:47 UTC

charlyn, ashlynn, shannon

charlyn_tan_zhi_jin — 2024-05-15 02:22:23 UTC

Sri, Des, Jayna

akgshayasri_rajenikanth — 2024-05-15 02:22:32 UTC

The rise in popularity of Korean culture is due to social media as more people are exposed to more Kpop, Kdrama, Korean electronics, products and cosmetics. The increase interest in Korean culture has allowed it to spread rapidly making it well-known across the globe, with many wanting to be the same.

Ashani seymour wen xi

2024-05-15 02:23:34 UTC