What are some good gifts to bring to France to give to new friends and my host family when I study abroad?

I'll be studying in Paris for the fall semester and would like to take some gifts to give to the family I will be staying with and to any new friends I make.

What are some good gifts to bring to France to give to new friends and my host family when I study abroad?
give them something which is special from your region and which is usefull for them
Reply:a bottle of Californias best wine. Don't worry its legal for children to drink wine in France





2001 Corison Kronos Vineyard ($90) Veteran winemaker Cathy Corison creates this vividly aromatic, cassis-scented Cabernet from low-yielding 30-year-old vines surrounding her winery, off Napa Valley's famed Highway 29 between Rutherford and St. Helena.





2001 Beringer Private Reserve ($100) Beringer's top bottling, a blend of fruit from six different Napa vineyards, has been a benchmark for California Cabernet since "winemaster" Ed Sbragia made its inaugural vintage, back in 1977. The black currant–packed '01 effortlessly carries on that tradition, and should age gracefully in a cellar for many years to come.





2002 Dalla Valle ($100) Seamless and profoundly elegant, with soft tannins and a touch of Cabernet Franc that adds a faint herbal note to the nose, this remarkable Napa Cabernet (made by star consultant Mia Klein) comes from Dalle Valle's estate vineyards tucked away on the east side of Oakville.





2002 Quintessa ($120) Biodynamic viticulture and meticulous attention in the cellar from winemaker Aaron Pott have helped make Quintessa, a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, one of California's top reds. The polished '02, saturated with smoky black plum and black currant flavors, may be the most impressive Quintessa produced to date.
Reply:Buying them wine is surely not the way to go. The French pride themselves in their wine, and wont be too pleased if you suggest California wine is better (it is). After all, they are a very proud people and tend to be clingy to their own customs and WINE!





My advice is to go for something symbolic and meaningful. They wont give much notice to something expensive, as they would for something that comes from the heart and has a sentimental meaning. Look for something that is from your culture, a small statue of liberty, mugs from popular US cities, or Tshirts from cities like New York or California. They'd surely appreciate those as well.





Enjoy your trip to France, bon voyage!
Reply:I assume you will want light items for the trip. You could take a local specialty food like small bottles of salsa, maple syrup or bags of nuts or dried fruit. People always seem to like trying something that comes from a place with meaning. There are more ideas you might like on these pages:


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Reply:Bring items that will tell them a little bit about yourself. Like bring a book (life a coffee-table sort of book) about the state you live in. Or a shirt that has a sports team or resturaunt that you like on it. Hope I helped and good luck!
Reply:Bread, lots and lots of bread the french love it lol.





Or buy them an expensive bottle of wine if you have the money.
Reply:A stuffed giraffe.
Reply:i would say something simple
Reply:give them u.s souveniers.. or something that is hip here in the u.s