I live in California (US) and I have just aquired a few korean penpals. I correspond them via email and snail mail. Christmas is not too far away, and I was wondering I could send them. Are there things in America that they don't always have in South Korea? Types of candies that are only sold here? Clothes?
2006-11-05 07:50:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Korea
They have access to most everything we have here. I would send them a nice Christmas card with a personal note. This way they won't feel obligated to send you something.
2006-11-05 08:01:28 · answer #1 · answered by Kris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
California has many things that's not in Korea.
small books of California native flowers/ nature/ cactus/ wild life, along with some pressed flowers will be a great gift.
Some native Indian crafts will also be good.
Christmas is one of biggest celebrated holidays in Korea. Some classic Christmas music or movies in original English version will be cherished.
Picture of Christmas in California with people wearing light cloth will be neat, for it's cold, cold during winter over there.
USA stamp / coin collection is welcome gift all year long.
2006-11-06 11:00:19 · answer #2 · answered by wonderwoman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think probably music CD will be best. honestly, there are not very many things you can get that they don't have in korea. Nowadays, they are lot more "americanized" and even have starbucks in every coner of the street like in the states. by the way, anything tiny and cute is more abundantly available in korea than US.
2016-05-22 01:45:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hand written letter with a few pictures of yourself, friends and family inside. Perhaps a copy of your local newspaper too.
2006-11-05 08:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Send them something authentically American, that way they'll see the differences between what they have in their country and what America can produce.
2006-11-05 07:56:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
south korea is way cooler than the united states. they adopt japanese things quickly and whats cool in japan now will be cool here 5 yrs from now. people never believe me but it always happens. they were doing emo years ago and now guys all want to wear their girlfriends jeans. i would be asking them for stuff and not bothering to send them anything unless they requested it.
2006-11-05 07:54:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Well since koreans don't celebrate christmas why not send him / her something to do with the Christian festival of Christmas itself?
2006-11-05 07:54:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
In my area of the U.S., Walgreen's is selling t-shirts with the local state's name and a map................Real cheap and would be one of a kind in Korea.
2006-11-08 10:55:35 · answer #8 · answered by bornedinatl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jean or dolls or something like souvenir
2006-11-05 21:22:01 · answer #9 · answered by shawn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send a mushroom.... they recently celebrated a nuclear reaction.
2006-11-05 08:02:23 · answer #10 · answered by novembr 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋