We went to Chinatown today. Our friend J. is searching for a mah jongg set, preferably similar to the one her mom owned. We went into every gift shop we could find, searching for a mah jongg set. There were lots of places that had them, but almost every shop was selling the exact same set (usually green and white plastic, rather nondescript). J. asked one of the shopkeepers if there were any places that sold antiques, where she might be able to find an older set, and was told that "Asian people don't like old things." Curious.
Posted by rv at January 21, 2004 05:26 PM to news