That Englishgibson bloke is coming across like a tourist with his obsession with Western goods. In my view, they're seldom superior to Chinese goods, anyway, and tend to be overpriced here. Like me, many FT's in China choose to buy Chinese whenever possible. I'm not in China to do Western multinationals a favor. Quite the reverse, and I'm no brand follower either! About the only things I buy that is Western are chewing gum and razor blades.Just about everything else I buy is Chinese. I do get a laugh at FT's who come to China and feel they can't survive without Western products or Western food or pizzas, my pet hate - they'd be better not coming in the first place.