Hi I need your help , ideas and suggestions please!

[MrsJobba1]

Hi all,

I hope you can use your brains, as mine is worn out from marking

In July DH and myself are doing a 7 night DCL. On the dis cruise line board they have an area where you can meet up with fellow dis'ers and over the last few months I have happily corresponded with quite a few families who are on our cruise.

We are planning to meet up when we are on board and exchange little gifts from where we come from. ( Nothing too expensive) Can you think of some things I can take. Im from Sunderland but am willing to take suggestions from any Uk product.

I was thinking about bringing some postcards of sunderland along with some toffee or fudge etc

Are you allowed to bring sweets, biscuits into the USA?

Can anyone think of anything else?

 

[Hobbes]

If you read the current thread on the restaurant site about "Which sweets at WS" I'd take my own weight in Cadbury's choccie-they all go crazy for the stuff... Its nice that for once we do something better than the Americans-their choccie is awful.

 

[disneyholic family]

If you read the current thread on the restaurant site about "Which sweets at WS" I'd take my own weight in Cadbury's choccie-they all go crazy for the stuff... Its nice that for once we do something better than the Americans-their choccie is awful.

you might think the chocolate is awful, but an American might disagree with you.

Generally speaking people prefer what they grew up on, not something new.

And by the way, have you tasted ALL of the chocolate made in america?
If not, how do you know that American "choccie" is awful?
Hershey's isn't the only chocolate maker in America.

 

[wilma-bride]

you might think the chocolate is awful, but an American might disagree with you.

Generally speaking people prefer what they grew up on, not something new.

And by the way, have you tasted ALL of the chocolate made in america?
If not, how do you know that American "choccie" is awful?
Hershey's isn't the only chocolate maker in America.

Beth, just an aside but I have noticed recently that you have a tendency to be very contrary. To some people, this may come across as you being rude or argumentative and I know that is not your intention. I know you are only trying to put across your point but I sometimes think there might be a nicer way to do it.

As Hobbes quite rightly siad, about 90% of the people over on the US TP boards said that they love Cadburys.

If I were you, MrsJobba, that is what I would take. Also, Haribo gummy sweets were mentioned a lot - particularly cola bottles and the fizzy sweets

 

[disneyholic family]

Beth, just an aside but I have noticed recently that you have a tendency to be very contrary. To some people, this may come across as you being rude or argumentative and I know that is not your intention. I know you are only trying to put across your point but I sometimes think there might be a nicer way to do it.

As Hobbes quite rightly siad, about 90% of the people over on the US TP boards said that they love Cadburys.

If I were you, MrsJobba, that is what I would take. Also, Haribo gummy sweets were mentioned a lot - particularly cola bottles and the fizzy sweets

I think it's equally obnoxious of people to say "American chocolate is awful".

Have you eaten all American chocolate?

It's exactly the same as Americans saying British cooking is awful.

Many who say it have never even been to the UK. And if they have, have they eaten every kind of food that "British cooking" would encompass? No. So to say something like that is ridiculous.

Just as it's obnoxious and insulting to make a statement like "American chocolate is awful".

I didn't say she shouldn't bring Cadbury chocolate with her. Whatever she brings will be appreciated, since in any case it's the thought that counts.

I was remarking about the obnoxious statement.

 

[Verity Chambers]

Anyway....

When i met some US disers i took a little gift bag with some chocolate, some nottingham lace, some local postcards and a little uk flag. It wasn't much but something from home.

 

[carolfoy]

Every American I've met has been fascinated about the history of the UK, perhaps take small books with 'interesting facts' about specific areas? you can usually get these type of things at tourist info centres, or maybe little 'icons' of Britain like black taxis, red double deckers, cheesy snow globes of buck palace?
Like Beth says its the thought that counts, I'm sure anything will be very appreciated