Along a bustling street in Sydney’s west, Asian grocers sit alongside Nepalese restaurants displaying images of the tantalising curries inside. Here, on one of Strathfield’s busiest commercial streets, a Nepalese grocer is nestled between a 7-Eleven and a medical clinic. Two doors down, a butcher run by the same owners welcomes customers with a sign that reads “Strathfield Veggie Shed” in Nepali.
Bilingual signs are common in Sydney’s west. It is a similar scene in other major cities, such as Melbourne’s Box Hill where almost 30% of residents were born in China and many shops signs include Chinese characters alongside English text.
