I am a student from Taiwan and I would like to know where you can shop after 7pm.

When I arrived in the UK, on my first day I was very surprised to see the shops close so early, because I wanted to go out to buy something in the evening but couldn't.

In Taiwan, the shops all close at 11pm and 6-7pm is really the start of the evening.

I can't understand why shops in the UK close early, especially in the long summer evenings.

It is really not convenient for the public. Keeping open could increase the vitality and liveliness of Brighton and Hove at night.

-Chao-Chiang Chang, Taiwan