Had a look around Chinatown. There is nothing remarkable about it in the sense that we see the 'stuff' (gifts, medicines, foods). But I think the point is that the genre is quite 'unamerican' in its chaotic nature. And of course for many this will be as close as they get to Asia. Also went 'shopping' in a big Mall. A conclusion here is that whereas 20 years ago there were all sorts of things that weren't available in Australia (eg Eddie Bauer style casual clothes). That is not true now; so we didn't buy anything.