What are the potential impacts of the loss of cultural uniqueness,? siting Caribbean countries?

Question

include the possibilities of countries loosing interest of their own culture or not interested in their cultural origin they begin to live the american way instead of their roots, for example, Jamaica. Jamaica has started to use the more american or european way instead of their african heritage to please tourists not keeping in mind that most tourist come to Jamaica for their patois and food not to see their own heritage being immitated to them.

Answer 1

Your question is very naive and misguided. It ignores matters such as:
1. the inherent resilience of national culture;
2. the transient nature of mass-consumption, popular culture;
3. the organic, evolving and adaptive nature of all cultures;
4. the general disinterest of foreign tourists in a country's culture.

Whilst tourist operations will adapt to their customers' needs, that hardly indicates a threat to the whole nation's culture. In Spanish tourist areas, popular with Britons, you'll see "English pubs", fish and chip shops and hamburger joints. Yet local culture is alive and well, even in Ibiza. If anything, a challenge is laid down, to those involved in cultural manifestations, to become more active and expand local participation.

Culture is particularly exemplified in music. Over the years, and around the world, national music forms have been challenged by popular western musical trends e.g. twist, soul, disco, punk. Indeed some local music has incorporated elements of these other musical forms, as part of the craze. This is happening today with hip-hop; in Ghana, for example its typical highlife music has been adapted by some musicians to make "hip-life". However, all this is ephemeral, and the traditional styles continue.

No culture stays the same; it changes. Any culture that stagnates will die. Look at the country of your concern - Jamaica. See how music has developed: mento →Jamaican rhythm & blues →ska → rocksteady →reggae → dub → ragga/dancehall. Prior to 1930 Rastafarianism did not exist. Culture does not stand still.

Most tourists have no interest in local culture. They go in search of sun, sand, sex and sangria. Basically they want their own local beach, but with sunshine and palm trees. In general they do not bother to learn a language, and their excursions are limited to the hotel complex and the nearby beach. Your whole argument is based on the premise that all tourists go to Jamaica to eat saltfish & ackee and talk in patois; whereas all Jamaicans are switching to cooking hamburgers and speaking ebonics. This is far from the truth in both respects. Any adaptations made in response to tourists' demands, and in tourist areas, can not be applied to the entire country, as an indication of cultural collapse.

Please take a step back and see the full picture.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Jamaica will become the 51st state and american tourist will start going other places for their exotic vacations. ;)

Seriously, if a culture becomes to imitative and loses its uniquenes then the people, especially the youth, will experience an identity crisis.