2006-10-01 09:31:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Newcastle
Thanks evryone --I got some great ideas
2006-10-02 11:55:31 · update #1
You didn't specify anything about the English family - sex, age, interests, so it will be difficult to suggest much.
However, you get everything in England that you would here, albeit a bit more expensive. But some tips -
1. A bottle of good California wine - they English love any opportunity to put down the French, and now it is Californian wines which are getting the wine of the year awards (from French tasters!) - so I guess it would be appreciated (maybe Pinot Noir after the movie 'Sideways"?) A selection of Californian cheese to go along too, maybe......
2. The English love brand names - so anything branded - like a Gap/ Tommy Hilfiger scarf (for the impending winter).
3. Souvenirs from your city & maybe an unversity logo t-shirt from Stanford/ Princeton/ Harvard if you can (brand appeal again)
2006-10-01 14:26:18 · answer #1 · answered by estee06 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Books
2006-10-01 09:33:23 · answer #2 · answered by karrialaska 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Tea is very popular with the English, so maybe some varieties of tea that we get here would be interesting for them. How about a few recipes or a cookbook with some favorites. Church cookbooks especially have a variety of casseroles, desserts, etc. that are favorite dishes of everyone here.
2006-10-01 09:45:01 · answer #3 · answered by choir_grl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So your friend invited you to a party that isn't hers? That alone is kind of rude to the person giving the party in my opinion to have guests show up with invited "party crashers". Unless the invite read "Jane and a friend" then the invite is understood to be for the person whose name it is addressed to orginally. Personally I don't think I'd be going if I didn't know the person at all and wasn't invited to begin with. It would be too awkward and it would give the feeling of being a gate crasher during the entire affair.
2016-03-18 03:23:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
salt water taffy. And a pez dispenser I don';t know what one is but would love to find out. Oooh and lint, Americans always complain it gets on your clothes we have a problem with fluff but have no idea about what lint is. Maybee some petrified wood also. They seem to give it away in America for no reason.
2006-10-01 09:37:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kool-aid is not something they have in England.
I brought scented candles and lotions and they were very well received.
Any kind of chocolate not sold in England would be a big hit.
2006-10-01 10:05:40 · answer #6 · answered by peaceandharmonyandmercy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
american flavored tea and crackers
silk flowers arrangement
american poems
some american famous recipes
tour maps of famous sites
2006-10-01 09:50:54 · answer #7 · answered by churchonthewayseniors 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could get them silly souvenirs with the names of the american places on them. Keychains, mugs, etc. You could buy them one of those cloth blankets they make with a city name & pictures of the leading tourist places on them, the kind of blanket you put on the back of your sofa.
2006-10-01 09:36:48 · answer #8 · answered by Bronweyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big soft fluffy towels are a big hit. If you know them real well, soft toilet paper is a bit hit too.
2006-10-01 09:35:06 · answer #9 · answered by ChazS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get them a plastic hamburger!
2006-10-01 12:15:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋