At least here in the bay area the Chinese stores have good prices if you haggle.

He mention that it is “Chinese Sheetrock”???

I had a very Chinese upbringing so really just putting myself in the emotionless robot work mindset most of the time.

My wife is Chinese/Indonesian and grew up in Australia. 

Nowhere have I met that many Spanish speakers--I only speak Mandarin Chinese.

Even though he spoke perfect English, he put his thick Chinese accent and say "I tell owner" whenever he got complaints. 

Does a lot of the pumped-up RE economy in BC depend on Chinese investment, and can that be counted on?

They are less and less and they have been replaced by the Chinese, who are only interested in parking their money in a stable market and don't really care about the return they get.So very few real estate investors in Montreal make serious money today.

Hello Phill,I often go to the following good meetings;South Florida Real Estate Investors' AssociationMeetingEvery Wednsday12PM to 1:30PMABC Chinese Restaurant1919 W Hillsboro BlvdDeerfield Beach, FL 33442AndBroward Real Estate Investors Network Meets every Thursday at Noon atDennys Restaurant3151 NW 9th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale FLCosts: Lunch plus $5.00

There have been recent articles about Chinese investors pouring money into rental properties in US suburbs as a safe investment since their own rental market and stock market are in trouble.