Apparently the suànpán is no longer good enough. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/16/2014 12:09 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Alicante is not a big city, we have about 350,000 inhabitants. But even then,
> we have a mini-Chinatown. No parades or lunar New Year celebrations, but some
> groceries, restaurants, hairdressers and other shops that are more or less
> concentrated in a part of downtown. Walking through that area the other day
> provided me with this street scene:
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> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3077740755&k=2BB2XJr&lb=1&s=O
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> I think the origin of the Chinese community here is in the business of
> producing and distributing the fake designer bags and sunglasses and the
> cheap toys that are sold to tourists on the beaches and along the main
> promenade. In the neighbourhood where I took the picture, and in some other,
> even lower-rent neighbourhoods, there are large warehouses distributing those
> goods. The counterfeit designer stuff is just a small part of the business,
> most of it are legitimate cheap household items, clothing, toys, etc.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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