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Hallo! What American novelties would Germans enjoy? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works to c/germany@feddit.de

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Ich besuche meine Familie nächste Woche, und ich will kleine Geschenke mitbringen.

I know American chocolate is inferior, but I assume it's still a novelty. Some kind of candies probably, too. What else? Many years ago they loved to get boxed breakfast cereal and paper napkins, which seems quaint now.

It's been years since I've seen them, and I'm sure everyone there can buy whatever they want on the Internet, but it will still be fun to bring something.

Any suggestions for an Ausländer?

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[–] Sodis@feddit.de 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

Don't bring chocolate. I have heard from many people, that the American is so vastly inferior to European chocolate, that some described it as tasting like shit.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Have you never tried it? It's definitely worse, though I'd say it's more wax like. Like everything else here, it's made of mostly corn syrup.

[–] You@feddit.de 6 points 6 months ago

There's another additive used by Hershey and other manufactorers in the US: butyric acid. It ads a sour taste and unfortunately it reminds people of vomit.

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