I had to spread the love.
I've given away about three times more than I've eaten myself. This is usually what happens when I get a snack food that people here haven't had. The same thing happened with Pop Tarts. Everyone seems to like them though, so I'm happy.
The funny thing though is how special the candy is to them. Because it's made in America it's automatically ten times better than the candy they can buy in a store. If you give a Chinese person anything that isn't food, they'll often check to see if it was made in China. If it is, it's not as special. They don't seem to put to much importance on their own goods. But if it's made in ANY non-Asian country, it becomes the coolest thing since sliced bread. Especially if it's a food or candy.
2 comments:
These days, everything can be made in China.
When I first came to NZ 3 years ago, I had difficulty in finding some satisfactory gifts for my cousin back home. Because he is expecting toys originated in NZ! The result was that I did not bring any gifts to him, except for wines and sheep skin (there are more sheep than people in NZ).
Anyway, maybe I should be proud of this after all. Having difficulty in finding things not made in China around the world is much better than having difficulty in finding things made in China, which was just the case 30 years ago.
Everyone loves exotic gifts!
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