dominant pop cultures

isnt it just remarkable how deeply influenced global society is by american pop culture.the MTV and mcdonaldization of the world is just amazing.whats more its taken ten years to reach this point.i was watching this piece about disney world opening in hong kong and how commentators were predicting doom and gloom for its financial prospects.but the remarkable point about say this particular example is that people in hongkong will get a piece of small town fantasy america in their backyard with a bit of chinese flavor.instead of hamburgers there will be i dunno kungpao chicken and so on.but the reason the commentators were so sceptical about the whole project was that china had its own pop culture which was different from america and walt disney etc.that might be fine but if you think about it other than the legendary martial arts films asian pop culture is heavily influenced by america.listen to their songs and videos,the lingo might be different but the themes are influenced by america.look at pakistani music scene which is really amazing and we see an explosion of rock groups.we look at our pop singers and the beats they are using are generally western inspired.fine there are exceptions but i dunno. shopping malls,skyscrapers,capitalism etc are all examples of american exports hugely admired and being copioed in a hurry.i think the ability of an american or western brand to fit in another society is ingenious.take pizza hut in pakistan for eg.my favorite pizza is the chicken tikka one.in india theyve got all kind off veggie products.in conclusion i dunno whether this is good or bad.will it fade out or not.but given the immense animosity people all over the world feel for america its remarkable how theyre pop culture/way of life keeps marching on and conquering new lands.