[mikeash]

Where, exactly, does it say that gold sold out more quickly in Asia?

All I see is that it said gold sold out quickly in Asia. Which of course it did, just like in the rest of the world.

[the_watcher]

Here is a good roundup of evidence that gold is more popular in Asia (BI did a poor job of providing non-anecdotal evidence): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6431520

[mikeash]

Did you notice that I already replied to that comment?