American Express in the UK?
Dec 2, 2016, 2:46 pm
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Not quite Carlisle but something northern and sweet is the Eccles cake - very nice and unlikely to be found in the US.
More generally, UK chocolate is universally better than US chocolate. Even the same brands (Cadbury, Kit Kat etc) taste better here - so fill yer boots! British biscuits like digestives/hobnobs are great too.
On the other hand cake mix is less of a thing in these parts and nothing springs to mind on that front, but the supermarkets will I'm sure have some brownie mix or whatever.
Also remember we don't call it 'candy' - it's sweets (non-chocolatey) or chocolate.
More generally, UK chocolate is universally better than US chocolate. Even the same brands (Cadbury, Kit Kat etc) taste better here - so fill yer boots! British biscuits like digestives/hobnobs are great too.
On the other hand cake mix is less of a thing in these parts and nothing springs to mind on that front, but the supermarkets will I'm sure have some brownie mix or whatever.
Also remember we don't call it 'candy' - it's sweets (non-chocolatey) or chocolate.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-di...erican-biscuit
Dec 3, 2016, 10:43 am
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... and in "UK English" biscuits are what you call "cookies". US biscuits are closer to what we call "scones", but of a savoury type.
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Dec 3, 2016, 10:57 am
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... although these might make a nice souvenir:
Tool Pencils with Rubbers
https://www.dotcomgiftshop.com/set-tool-pencils-rubbers
Dec 3, 2016, 6:49 pm
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Another thing I've enjoyed as an American are all the interesting flavors of crisps (US - potato chips).
Dec 3, 2016, 7:57 pm
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Curious....we have a private tour scheduled with someone in the Lake District. What is a good gift we could bring her from America that would be interesting or unique? Flavored crisps? (I found that interesting.....are those not the usual in UK?)
Curious....we have a private tour scheduled with someone in the Lake District. What is a good gift we could bring her from America that would be interesting or unique? Flavored crisps? (I found that interesting.....are those not the usual in UK?)
Dec 3, 2016, 9:33 pm
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Dec 4, 2016, 1:42 am
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I am loving ALL of the comments of this post! Keep them coming!! Thank you!
Curious....we have a private tour scheduled with someone in the Lake District. What is a good gift we could bring her from America that would be interesting or unique? Flavored crisps? (I found that interesting.....are those not the usual in UK?)
Curious....we have a private tour scheduled with someone in the Lake District. What is a good gift we could bring her from America that would be interesting or unique? Flavored crisps? (I found that interesting.....are those not the usual in UK?)
I also wouldn't do crisps as they're unlikely to be of particular interest.
How about a pack of graham crackers and marshmallows (and maybe some ok chocolate) so she can make s'mores on a cold sodden Lakes night.