hello, i’m from germany and i have a very good penfriend from taiwan. her birthday is coming soon, and i want to send her a little birthday present. but i don’t have any idea, what i could send her. is there anything from germany taiwanese people would love to get? 
and are there any mistakes i could do with my present? i know, there are many cultural rules in China and Taiwan and i don’t want to defame her or her family…
i hope you can help me, have a very nice day,
yoyo
I found that Taiwanese are very happy about chocolate from Germany. Buy some higher quality stuff (not Milka, not Ritter Sport), they will love it.
I usually buy Mozartkugeln and some Lindt-boxes of pralines, which are things you don’t get in Taiwan so easily and when you do it costs a small fortune.
Aiyoo…common…Lindt is from Switzerland and Mozartkugeln from Austria. There is no such thing as good chocolate from Germany
Buy the way, you can buy both Lindt and Mozartkugeln here in Taiwan and shipping them during summer is not a good idea anyways.
I rarely eat chocolate, but Hachez is making excellent chocolate in Bremen (Germany).
I wanted to suggest yoyo should send her friend some small item from Swarovski, but I just found out this is an Austrian company, too.
You could give us a type-209 submarine…errr…make that eight for xmas would be nice 
how about a glockenspiel? everyone loves a giant glockenspiel in their home foyer.
but seriously, how about:
some nice handmade crafts and toys like a traditionally clad German doll or a Hummel figurine, a music box that plays edelweiss or something, pewter beer steins, German cap with feather, or heritage lace,
or German stamps,
or a nice fotobook about Germany’s different climates and mountains and the beautiful Saar heartland.
Actually, how old is this penfriend of yours?
Kuckucksuhr:
- home made Marmelade
- natural cosmetics (Dr. Hauschka, Weleda, etc. ), Bade
[quote]- natural cosmetics (Dr. Hauschka, Weleda, etc. ), Bade
[quote=“mesheel”]Aiyoo…common…Lindt is from Switzerland and Mozartkugeln from Austria. There is no such thing as good chocolate from Germany
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Hey, do you think any Taiwanese knows that Lindt is from Switzerland and not Germany? My first penpal from Taiwan sent me a package full of food, most of it was from Japan, and I was very happy about that.
Let me put it like this: “no matter if it is German chocolate or swiss chocolate - if it is yummy, then it is good chocolate”
Mozartkugeln come from a German speaking country, so they might as well be German chocolate. Plus, one time I was to Salzburg, the home of the Mozartkugel, and frankly I was disappointed. The Mozartkugeln in Germany were way yummier.
You’re obviously not European…
Perhaps t.ukyo is a closet EU evangelist 
Oh, haven’t thought of that, but yeah, that’s another option… :bravo: