Chinese shops in Serbia are absolutely mind-blowing. Your first impression is like you've stepped into AliExpress, but offline. You can find just about anything on the shelves – whether you need it or not. Shipped straight from China. And it's cheap.

Wherever I went, the staff were mostly Chinese. And they seem to be first-generation immigrants, because they speak Chinese among themselves.

The locals shop here all the time. There's a Panda store right near my place (it's actually a whole chain). I popped in a couple of times out of curiosity (and okay, to grab some household bits and bobs – let's be honest): there's always a queue of 5-7 people at the checkout.