Most of the privileged elites in are affected by Westernization more so than they think.
For example, people take deep pride in learning Western languages as if it's an achievement despite we haven't mastered our own languages.
Tourist destinations popular amongst Westerners is also popular amongst the Westernized elites. For example, people want to visit places such as Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka all popular Western destinations.
Very few want to visit interesting places such as Mongolia or Central Asia because they don't seem to be popularized by the Western tourism market.
This is not to say all destinations, but in general many of them. Another thing I notice is people want to learn languages such as Thai or other languages popular amongst Westerners such as French, Japanese and others.
Most elites don't want to know their local languages and history. And this is despite the fact that many of us don't watch Hollywood movies or eat at fast food restaurants.
If one did, then he/she would acknowledge how Westernized he/she is. But the way many elites try to understand the world in their quest for global understanding leads them to Western type mentalities even without realizing it.
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