Paid Members John Matrix Posted January 25, 2011 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2011 So i know throwing it out here hardly makes it "personal", but i have a female friend in the US who kindly bought for my birthday a personalised training top for me to wear during American Football practice. Â With hers coming up fast, i'd like to return the sentiment - naturally the jersey wasnt something i could "easily" get over here and so i'm racking my brains trying to think of something unique to the UK that she might find fun, interesting and practical. Â I thought of little things like the day's newspaper, a few photographs of the city and surrounding area and perhaps putting recording a video message on DVD, those are personalised things, but cant think of something comparable with what she bought for me. Â Suggestions such as a geography book, slim fast or a passport will be appreciated, and then suitably ignored. Thanks in advance to any of you budding genuises who might be able to give me some ideas.
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 25, 2011 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2011 Twinings Tea and a pack of Garibaldi's is a must!
Paid Members Chris B Posted January 25, 2011 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2011 Chocolate. There's a bunch of chocolate we have that they don't have. I think, for example, they don't have Smarties (or at least, they didn't ten years ago when Brian Michael Bendis wrote a comic about all the great English chocolate that he didn't know existed).
Paid Members GlennCullen Posted January 25, 2011 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2011 Your uncircumcised penis.
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 25, 2011 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2011 The Spirit Of Cricket. A cracking read even for non-cricket fans, and it's also lovely and quintessentially English.
Paid Members Chris B Posted January 25, 2011 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2011 A Coronation Street DVD. Â A sense of decorum.
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 25, 2011 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2011 The complete Bottom boxset! Show the Shermans how real comedy is done.
Paid Members FLips Posted January 25, 2011 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2011 HP Sauce, one of those tacky Beefeater Bears, a little toy double decker bus, a recipe book for British food. I'd go with the bear from that list.
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 25, 2011 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2011 "World geography examination papers" and "The metaphysical concept of shame".
Moderators PowerButchi Posted January 25, 2011 Moderators Posted January 25, 2011 Is there Pantomimes on DVD? Also, Adventures of a Taxi Driver or Confessions of a Window Cleaner.
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 25, 2011 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2011 A Hull City shirt.
Paid Members neil's bitch Posted January 25, 2011 Paid Members Posted January 25, 2011 What about something very similar to what you got from her? An England shirt with her name on the back or whatever?
The Four Horsemen Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Every American I know loves the thought of the Red Double Decker Buses. Its just very English, which is strange considering they couldnt wait to get rid of the monarchy. Or a book all about the Royal Family possibly something to do with Lady Diana.
The Reverend Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I travel to the states about a dozen times a year for work and regularly take out pressies for friends and colleagues. Things that I know have worked include:  Cadburys chocolate (way better than hersheys) Green and Black's Chocolate Thorntons Chocolate Jaffa Cakes Marmite Branston Pickle HP Sauce any kind of marmalade / jam (theres a good one they sell in Tesco with the royal approval - always goes down well) English beer / bitter I bought one of those 'Keep Calm and Carry On' tea towels There's a great british book called the little book of patrotism - listing of all the kings / queens, key dates etc. A display pack of coins from the royal mint A display pack of british stamps  And for those wanting something for American wrestling fans - The Wrestling by Simon Garfield.
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