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surfguy
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| well when it comes to traveling I am sure most will tell you not to bring anything more than what you need...travel lite is always the best |
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MrSpice
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I don't know anyone there thought I would bring a few gifts just incase I did meet someone. Do I have to know someone to bring a gift?
I was going to bring Kentucky honey, which is one of the best honeys you can buy. I like to go to the honey farms and get it. Those bee farmers take it right out of the hive for you. You can have a honeycomb or not with it and it is dark like molasses, not the junk you get in the supermarkets. I thought that would be nice if I met someone there.  |
I don't know how it is in Kentucky, but in any large city - be that New York, London, St Petersburg or Moscow - you don't normally give gifts to people you just met. Certainly not honey. If you don't know anybody, I would suggest not to bring any gifts with you. Again, except for some senior citizens, I cannot imagine anyone appreciating honey as a gift. One can buy good honey at any farmers market in Russia.
Let's imagine you arrive in New York and you barely speak any English for a week. Would you bring any gifts with you? |
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jo-jo-7
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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| MrSpice wrote: | | jo jo 7 wrote: |
I don't know anyone there thought I would bring a few gifts just incase I did meet someone. Do I have to know someone to bring a gift?
I was going to bring Kentucky honey, which is one of the best honeys you can buy. I like to go to the honey farms and get it. Those bee farmers take it right out of the hive for you. You can have a honeycomb or not with it and it is dark like molasses, not the junk you get in the supermarkets. I thought that would be nice if I met someone there. |
I don't know how it is in Kentucky, but in any large city - be that New York, London, St Petersburg or Moscow - you don't normally give gifts to people you just met. Certainly not honey. If you don't know anybody, I would suggest not to bring any gifts with you. Again, except for some senior citizens, I cannot imagine anyone appreciating honey as a gift. One can buy good honey at any farmers market in Russia.
Let's imagine you arrive in New York and you barely speak any English for a week. Would you bring any gifts with you? |
Well, I can see this is a bad idea to bring something representing my home state so, I will arrive in Russia empty handed... |
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Darling_Sveta
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| Best gift is something home made. |
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portlandrose
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Location: PORTLAND, OREGON USA
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:34 am Post subject: My, what a discussion I started! |
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I think the original question got lost in the other discussions. I will be staying with a host family that I have not met. I know nothing about them as I have not yet been assigned to a family. I may be staying with a widow, or a family of several people. I will not know until my arrival. I would like to bring a small gift that would be meaningful, but appreciated. Since I don't know who, or how many people will make up the family in the home stay, I have no way of knowing their interests, ages, clothing sizes, or anything else about them. I would also like to bring some gifts I can give to people I will meet while in St. Petersburg when I depart in December.
(Just as a note, I did not plan on bringing liquor, Oregon is well known for the Pinot Noir wines and I live near a winery so I usually bring several bottles of good Oregon wine as a gift when travelling. However, when I flew (United Airlines) in March, our luggage was x-rayed and we were not allowed to have bottles of professionally packed wine or liquor in our checked luggage. We had the option of leaving all our bottles at the airport, or shipping them through UPS.)
I appreciate the suggestion of books, photos and calendars of my home state. Still will probably put in some Stash Tea from Portland. If anyone else has suggestions, they would be appreciated. |
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5_Zvehzda
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:23 am Post subject: Re: My, what a discussion I started! |
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| portlandrose wrote: | | I appreciate the suggestion of books, photos and calendars of my home state. Still will probably put in some Stash Tea from Portland. If anyone else has suggestions, they would be appreciated. |
Photos, calenders or any special items that represent your home state or Province is always a great idea for a unique gift. Other site members here have recommended this advice before. Be creative and think outside the box. Local gifts that could represent the region you are from, then the more special the gift could be.
Books . . . find something like the photographic coffee-table type, depicting scenery of your state loaded with awesome photographic images. I've done this and it was a big hit. |
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Generation-P
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You might also think about tablecloth, craft works or some other traditional hand made souvenirs. Some people really like those things  Also easy to pack and deliver
portlandrose, i think it might be good idea to bring not just one gift with you, better to buy several little things so that everyone has something. |
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gomer
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| Believe it or not, some Russians do not drink alcoholic beverages. Something to consider when buying gifts. |
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Generation-P
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| I don't think that alcohol is that necessary, even better is to think about little children, as Daria suggested bringing little things such as postcards, photographs and other little nice gifts might be very special for someone.. |
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