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How and when do cultural items become "glocal"?a hybrid of global and local?

Support your answer with examples from at least on film or television, US based fast food and a musical example from the Internet.

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Short paragraph with web references examining the phenomena of 'glocal' -global and local- cultural items.

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Glocal refers to when globalization and localization meet. In our ever interconnected world while corporations strive to be global they also recognize the need for local specializations. Cultural items become glocal when globalized items are modified to suit the local environment. An example in fast food would be ...

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