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Souvenirs You Gave From Your Home Country To Koreans

 
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coffeeman



Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2011 5:01 pm    Post subject: Souvenirs You Gave From Your Home Country To Koreans Reply with quote

I'm just curious what people on Dave's have bought as souvenirs for Koreans or other people not from your country.

I have to buy a souvenir for someone. I'm from Canada. Other than ice wine, I don't have too many good gift ideas. Some people say I should buy maple syrup. That's a bit ridiculous because you can buy it in department stores in Korea. A souvenir should be something you can't buy outside of your home country.
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lsucpolk



Joined: 07 Feb 2011
Location: Gwangju

PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2011 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I gave a bottle of Tabasco sauce to some friends, and they loved it.
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TSE



Joined: 24 May 2011

PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2011 9:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're not giving this to people at your work, right?
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SeoulNate



Joined: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Hyehwa

PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2011 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lsucpolk wrote:
I gave a bottle of Tabasco sauce to some friends, and they loved it.


lol I think they faked it. You can buy Tabasco at every mart in the country for like 4,000 won. And yes, it is the real stuff.

Who is the present for?

I have had good success with hand made candies, a 6 pack of beer that I made, post cards, a collection of older money etc.
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Patrick Bateman



Joined: 21 Apr 2009
Location: Lost in Translation

PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2011 11:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Souvenirs You Gave From Your Home Country To Koreans Reply with quote

coffeeman wrote:
I'm just curious what people on Dave's have bought as souvenirs for Koreans or other people not from your country.

I have to buy a souvenir for someone. I'm from Canada. Other than ice wine, I don't have too many good gift ideas. Some people say I should buy maple syrup. That's a bit ridiculous because you can buy it in department stores in Korea. A souvenir should be something you can't buy outside of your home country.


Why not give them coffee...man?

I'm from Chicago, so I give them something uniquely Chicago without being overly tacky. If it's for someone younger a sweatshirt could be nice, older woman=maybe some local candy/chocolate, older man=booze. I was also serious about the coffee. Think and buy local and you'll do fine.
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