Mall Knows Everything

Malls are not simply a place for shopping and eating. They give us much more than that. Of course, for the most part, people go to malls to buy or eat something just because they are the conglomeration of many shops and restaurants. However, people go there not only for purchasing but also for chatting with friends, just killing times, relaxing, meditating, and so on. Because of its huge area, people can do anything that they want. Moreover, some of malls have other facilities such as movie theatres, and even zoos, so people do not always go there to spend on money clothes and food. Malls are miniatures of American culture because there are many types of people and every kind of product which Americans would want. Also, because you can see habits that are peculiar to Americans, they are the best places to learn about culture, especially for foreigners.

Firstly, American malls have every type of visitor, from babies to elders, men and women of all races and skin colors. It seems strange for Japanese because Japanese malls are constructed individually by the type of customers such as malls for youngsters or for middle aged people, etc. So, if foreigners go to a typical Japanese mall, they may only see people of the same age. However, if foreigners go to a typical Americans mall, they can see any people in any ages. Therefore one might say that American malls are miniatures of American culture.

Secondly, people can find anything that they want when they go to malls. One of the big reasons is the fact that the United States has more wide-open spaces in their country, so they can use more land for huge facilities like malls. In contrast, Japanese malls are much smaller than American ones because they are on the narrow and dense land. For that reason, there are more than enough products to search for in American malls and those products demonstrate Americans inclinations, and what they need to buy in daily life. Moreover, each shop has its own philosophy that they want to express to customers. In the article, ЃgShopping for Americans CultureЃh, the author, James J. Farrell says, ЃgAll of the retailers tell stories about Ѓggood lifeЃh and about America. All of the things in the mall also have a storyЃh. Indeed, every single product tells something about the culture pattern. Even the type of toilet roll means something. In Japan, basically, toilet rolls are equipped on the right side but some countries do it in the opposite way. Foreigners should go to malls when they want to know something about AmericanЃfs characteristics.

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