Trip To Germany - German Exchange gift.?

Question

My daughter is visiting a friend in Germany, the return leg of an educational visit. Both girls are 13 yo.

She, my daughter, would like to take her friend, her teenage brother, and parents a little gift from England as a small thank you. However, she is a little stumped for ideas as to what she could take which would be appropriate, and light enough to fit in her case. I know she would like it to be "English" - something they won't necessarily get in Germany.

Any thoughts?

Many thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You can get Cadbury's chocolate as well as Walker's Short Bread and even Duchy Originals in Germany, but few people know it. So it's always a good gift if you can't think of anything else. Personally, I prefer Yorkie bars ;-)

Apart from that, anything to do with tea will always be regarded as typically English.

Tea Bags have one great advantage: practically no weight in the luggage.

If you are looking for something more "exotic" from a German point of view, try Lemon Curd.

To a lesser degree, Flapjacks and Figrolls, too, would be exotic over here.

Alternatively, you could go to a National Trust property near your place with a gift shop. They are full of awfully English looking things; even their furniture wax looks as peculiarly English as possible.

Answer 2

i did that in year 9 too.

i took some Dairy Milk (english) chocolate for the sibling. my mum thought of something for the other mum, like a tea towel (with the landmarks of nottingham on or something like that, as im from nottingham). and your daughter could get her partner some dairy milk also, along with a t-shirt or cd or a general gift, but one that they wouldn't get over there.

btw, she will have a great time, its really fun!