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[UMPhilthy]

This is a simple thread. Two ideas I want some help with:
1) what would you take back to loved ones and friends to show them that your life is not all hogwan hell in Korea?
2) what would you buy while in your home country (the US in my case) that you can not get here in Korea and would love to have?


Let's just eliminate bringing back pit stick and mac and cheese... I got that.

Discuss.


Thanks for the brainstorming help. Kind of an unexpected trip and my mind went blank.

[Richard Krainium]

Bring to: Trinkets from Namdaemun as little gifts. The Korean ceramic soju glasses at 2,000 won for a set of 5 were a huge hit.

Bring back: 2 litres of Cazadores Tequila from duty free at LAX. Anyone seen it here?

[Alyallen]

It will be hot, bring back some traditional fans.

What would I want to bring back from the U.S. ? Nice clothes, new shoes perhaps...

I'm sure others will chime in with much better ideas....

[sojourner1]

1. Go to Insadong in Seoul for traditional arts and gift/tourist style things. Some of those portable fold up Asian fans make very beautiful gifts. Be sure to also get the little wood stands for displaying them.

2. Taco Bell! I would get taco seasoning, taco shells, and plenty of Prilosec OTC pills. Sweet Mary Jane. Ballpark franks. Hard Rock Cafe restaurant. American polo, Nautica, and Docker clothing. My friends at home I very much miss.

[dogshed]

I wish I had bought more of the Seoul subway map handkerchiefs.
They were only 500 won each and my family wants stuff that looks
Korean.

The Kimchi museum in COEX has English books about Kimchi for 1000 won each. Twice the price of the Korean ones. The English mistakes are funny
so I bought 10 to give to relatives.

[shaunew]

You could bring home some korean girls I'm sure they will be big hits.

[UMPhilthy]

I am going to wichita, Kansas (Don't ask). I am wondering how I will find Korean girl in wixhita and what good would it do me to bring them home with me? I already have enough of them.


Thanks for the ideas. I would sure love more.

[JD1982]

[jay-shi]

Having been back home on numerous occasions and brought back the usual traditional Korean presents, I decided to do things a little differently this year.

I went to Yongsan and picked up 6 USB key drives at 30k won a piece. They were the 4Gb models, and at that price less than half of what they cost back home.

They went over very well with friends and family.

Also if there are any very young ones you want to bring back presents for. Go into any stationary store and pick up some notebooks, crayons, craft stuff, etc. They will go nuts over these Asian supplies and be the envy of their friends.

[Scotticus]

[Dev]

You could always buy some Beosung green tea. It's good quality and a lot cheaper than green tea of the same quality in North America.

Green tea latte powder is delicious and a lot cheaper than back home.

Fancy hand-made tea cups are inexpensive in Korea and very nice.

I agree with oriental fans. Insadong is the place for them. Important advice: buy a wooden stand for 1,000 ~ 2,000 won and ask the saleslady how to assemble it. They're not obvious.

[Poemer]

If you are bringing something back for kids, or even adults I guess, then the traditional korean game Yutnori would be good. You throw sticks and move pieces around a game mat ala Parcheesie. You can find it in most tourist shops.

[Young FRANKenstein]

For home? Nothing. They've already got enough useless Korean trinkets and crap. And they hate my taste in movies, so I've stopped with the DVDs. Oh, no wait... Korean alcohol. And lots of it. I get a kick out of watching my dad drink soju.

From home? Pepto Bismol, Tylenol 3s, Nyquil/Dayquil, chili powder, decent curry, Swiss Chalet chicken gravy, Frank's hot sauce, CLAMATO!!!, bottles and bottles of liquor, and all of the comic books I was not able to sell while I was home (I'll sell the rest on eBay from here). Oh, and my dartboard.

[butlerian]

Beer kits.

[gdnchg]

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