Spezialismus

You can tell something about a place from the specialty shops it attracts. In Munich the other week I was kinda surprised, but in an 'oh yeah, it makes perfect sense' kinda way to see a high street shop selling fire extinguishers.
And what better proof that the English are 'a nation of shopkeepers' than a shop selling cash registers? I used to pass one on my way home every day when I lived in Nottingham. Any other examples anyone?