Globalization hasn't only changed the way we do business: it's had an impact on what we consider to be beautiful, too. Just as many lament the McDonalds and Starbucks on every corner, where once there might have been a local restaurant, so too has what people wear become homogenized in our Global Village. Love Levi's? Buy them practically anywhere. Want a pair of New Balance shoes in Eastern Europe? There's a specialty shop for that.
全球化并非只改变了我们的商业行为：它还影响了我们的审美观点。就像很多人慨叹世界每个角落都充斥着麦当劳和星巴克，而那些地方本来可能曾经有一个本地小餐馆。人们的穿衣方式也一样，在我们的地球村里越来越趋同。你喜欢李维斯（Levi's）？随便去哪里买就行了。想在东欧买一双新百伦（New Balance）的鞋？那里就有你想找的专卖店。
Before mass communication, and television in particular, there used to be quite a difference in what we thought was attractive, as this list of postcards from 1900-1910, collected by user PostMan on flickr, shows. Which photo is the most surprising?
在有多媒体之前，特别是电视出现之前，人们对“魅力”的看法千差万变。以下是flickr用户PostMan收集的一些1900－1910年的明信片，从这些明信片中，我们可以清楚地看出这一点。那么哪张明信片最让你惊讶呢？
#1 Luzon Woman From The Philippines
#1 菲律宾吕宋女子
#2 Japan Female-warrior
#2 日本女战士
#3 Gypsy Girl With Mandolin
#3 弹奏曼陀林的吉普赛女孩
#4 Anna May Wong Was The First Chinese American Movie Star, And The First Asian American Actress To Gain International Recognition
#4 黄柳霜是第一位美籍华人电影明星，也是第一位获得世界认可的亚裔美国女演员
#5 Lily Elsie, English Actress And Singer
#5 英国女演员、歌唱家莉莉·艾尔丝
#6 Unknown Lady With Book
#6 拿书的无名女士
#7 Berberian Girl
#7 柏培拉女孩
#8 Rita Martin
#8 丽塔·马丁
#9 Anna Pavlovna Was A Russian Prima Ballerina
#9 安娜·帕夫洛夫娜是最好的俄罗斯芭蕾舞演员
#10 Agnes Ayres Was An American Actress Who Rose To Fame During The Silent Film Era
#10 阿尼亚斯·艾瑞丝是默片时代有名的美国女演员
#11 Queen Mary Of Romania
#11 罗马尼亚玛丽王后
#12 Unknown Young Lady In Traditional Dress
#12 身着传统服饰的无名年轻女士
#13 Gabrielle Ray Was An English Stage Actress, Dancer And Singer
#13 加布丽尔·瑞是一位英国舞台演员、舞蹈演员和歌唱家
（来源：沪江英语）
