Other Side of Outsourcing by Thomas Friedman - 738 Words

ASSIGNMENT 2 â€Å"Other side of outsourcing† by: Thomas Friedman The impact outsourcing had to United States was for some Americans bad. They claim the jobs they loose and the disadvantages that Americans were facing due to this radical change. While in the United States some people were disgusted, in the other side of the world, the young people were very thankful. This change made a revolution on their culture; the new Indian generations were entering to a whole new world, making a big change between Indian generations. This documental was made by Thomas Friedman, a New York Times columnist in 2004, he had written a lot of articles about globalism. He starts interviewing the employees of a call center located in India. The experience he†¦show more content†¦They conclude with the huge difference that is being live between the two generations. But what they reflect is the importance that the Indian culture gives to the family, they say that the family is very important and whether they young folks are entering to a new world they still keep their roots with them. Friedman also talks with the members of the RSS, a nationalist organization that promotes Hindu supremacy throughout India. They discuss all the changes that globalization has brought to their culture, for example valentine’s day. Then He visits â€Å"Jadoo Works† an animation company that is outsourcing the animation of some cartoons in the United States. The entire visual artists that work in here are based on traditional Indian art. They said is a way to use what they already have and transform it into something new. The artists are trained for 6 months before starting to animate, because some of them haven’t even used a computer before. Friedman also interviews an enthusiastic manager from this company that declares that India is going to be the work force of the future. With these we see that Indians are taking very seriously their new role into globalization. As a consequence many American jobs are being loosed. Then Friedman discuss with an Indian entrepreneur the impact of outsourcing on America and the way he view globalization as a two way traffic, where not only one nation is affected by this change. Then he talks to another organization of women’s