Young americans enjoy japanese manga magazines and wathc korean movies. British youth are familiar with brazilian martial arts. Thai teenagers download pop music from hong kong , while young french students take on internships in shanghai . Many argue there are benefits to these cross-cultural exchanges and that they lead to better understanding between cultures. They say world traditions are celebrated more widely because of this. Chinese new year,now celebrated in most big cities around the world,is just one of the many festivals that are recognized onternationally