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Home » Reader question » Bringing something from Belgium for an older Thai lady?
Bringing something from Belgium for an older Thai lady?
I'm going to Thailand for the first time and I'm also traveling alone. I know someone who wants to show me around Bangkok. I didn't ask about this, she suggested this herself and has already arranged everything. So I really like this of her. We've never seen each other in real life.
I had the idea to bring something small from Belgium to say thank you. Unfortunately I don't know what they would like from Belgium. It is already a slightly older lady (62 years). Does anyone have a nice tip?
Thank you in advance for viewing my question.
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An
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Dear An.
Chocolate in all forms usually does well. But also a nice affordable scent. This is much more expensive in Thailand.
Fri. greeting
Chris
How about original Belgian bonbons, you can't go wrong.
Hi Pete and Chris,
Thank you for your response! I'll probably go for chocolate then. 🙂
Greetings
An
think about the heat chocolate melts like snow in the sun
Greetings Edgar
The Belgian chocolates are indeed in a class of their own, unfortunately they will already be melted before you can put them in the hotel fridge.
A fragrance is very personal, so I will not advise that either.
Thai people also do not appreciate all the perfume scents that the European prefer.
Then what.
Thai people love souvenirs, especially small figurines.
you know them, those figurines you can buy in a souvenir shop.
To us total kitsch, to the Thai cute.
The couple in wooden shoes kissing, The weather house that changes color.
The painting of the crying boy.
Salt and pepper couples in the form of the Dutch traditional costume.
Our display cabinet in the Netherlands is full of me.
Go to a souvenir shop and buy the most kitsch.
Jules Destrooper cookies always do. Belgian Chocolates, no fondant, no mashed potatoes and no liqueur.
I always bring day and night cream to give away.
Always happy faces
Indeed, I can confirm this. The branded creams are more expensive, and older ladies especially like a decent cream. My friend's (and her acquaintances') favorite is Eucerin. Is almost twice as expensive in Thailand.
Many Thais also find Manneken Pis funny, but maybe it's better to wait until you know the person a little better 😉
I had hoped that I would make it through the sprint between airport – hotel – fridge. But indeed chocolate is not such a good idea at these temperatures. I am also leaving next Thursday and it is quite warm when I look at the sites. Cookies or something kitschy…
i will do my best!
Hi Ann,
The chocolate will be fine if you take it with you in your hold luggage. During the flight it is very cold in the baggage hold.
I always take belgian chocolates with me and even with connecting flights they arrive intact in Si Sa Ket. Once you get to your hotel in BKK, keep the chocolate in your room fridge. The sprint between airport and hotel is no problem for the bonbons as your suitcase stays cool long enough.
Indeed.
I also bring chocolate from Belgium every time.
The fridge in advance and then gazette paper around it before it goes into the suitcase.
It is cool enough in the hold, also in the airport and even in the taxi.
Always arrives well. Never melted. When I open the suitcase at home, it even feels cool inside.
Your suitcase should of course not be left in the sun for hours, but that is good for nothing.
Where can you buy magazine paper?
Is this a special insulating paper?
I would also like to have brought some chocolate with me on my next trip to Thailand.
Gazette paper is Flemish for newsprint paper.
Just the newspaper of the day 🙂
The Belgian word for newspapers is gazettes Kees….
I once sent Easter eggs…………..it was 5 years ago and I still have to hear it often…..
You should leave that to the Easter bells…. who know how to transport them 😉
Just asked my wife, but have I ever brought chocolate, also stroopwafels.
That went well, I think I first put the choco in the freezer to keep it cold as long as possible. Then in a suitcase, perhaps in the middle. I have no memory of melted chocolate.
And it was not a short trip, first BK and then southern Thailand.
I also introduced them to Baileys once, in the Netherlands, and she loved that. She was not used to alcohol, even took a 2nd glass and then she was drunk, hahaha. Take it with you when you visit. No not a young woman, she is now 54 and a labor inspector, officer.
Vichy lotions (sun lotions) also seem to have a nice name, but I don't.
The LIDL one also works and much cheaper.
Because oh when college say she's getting too tan. We want to be brown, but the Thai want to be white.
She also loved the body lotion from Kruidvat, so I sometimes take that with me. When she was here in the Netherlands, she lost quite some time with the simple earrings at the HEMA, where she bought a few sets.
But …. each person is unique and has their own likes.
Belgian chocolates, the Thais find that delicious!!! I always take…
Tip: put the box in a refrigerated bag. Optionally wrap this bag in a large towel, but not really necessary. Pralines and chocolate therefore remain super edible. Put this directly in your hotel room in the fridge. Although some will say that it then has a grayish appearance: never before. Do not put in fridge = risk of melting.
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