Comments | deutsche_kultur: I need Christmas advice!

mw_europe in deutsche_kultur

I need Christmas advice!

Dec 20, 2009 17:42

I realize I left it kind of late, but now here it is the Sunday before Christmas and I haven't figured out what to give my neighbors. These are people who we wave to and say Morgen or Abend to, help with putting their garbage cans out, talk about the weather, etc. Not close friends for sure ( Read more... )

mw_europe, gifts, german christmas, christmas, weihnachten

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phqbethel108 December 21 2009, 04:48:17 UTC

Cookies seemed to go over well with my German landlord. Especially "American" cookies. I think I made pretty everyday cookies like thumbprints and chocolate chip, gingerbread, and maybe some snickerdoodles. She brought me baked goods every so often, so I made cookies to bring to her.

mw_europe December 21 2009, 18:31:15 UTC

Our landlord doesn't seem to like sweet things. It's very odd: how can you not like sugar? But he has always shaken his head when I've brought him American muffins or cookies. The rest of the neighbors may not agree with him, but he says that Germans don't like things too sweet.

Every time he says that I ask myself who is buying all the sweets I see at the local bakeries!

zimtkeks December 23 2009, 23:10:59 UTC

As far as I know, American muffins etc. tend to be sweeter than the German ones; maybe that's what he meant.
I still think homemade cookies are a great gift, though.

I'd never give presents to all my neighbors, by the way. I'd just wish them happy holidays. You must be really nice. :-)

ma_ca December 21 2009, 07:36:15 UTC

I think cookied are fine, just keep in mind that crispy isn't very nice to old teeth ;D

nimielle December 21 2009, 16:29:24 UTC

Will you come and live in my neighborhood please? Pretty please ( ... )

mw_europe December 21 2009, 18:34:02 UTC

thanks for the suggestion. I may print it out and take it with me to Aldi! I like the idea of hanging whatever on people's doorknobs....

nimielle December 21 2009, 22:56:33 UTC

That sounds like a good plan and honestly, Aldi has some pretty good chocolates actually.

Something that's a bit more expensive there, but also comes in all sorts of awesome flavours and types is the "Moser Roth" chocolate, they have like dark chocolate with oranges and almonds, dark chocolates with peppermint, regular dark, milk, nuts, lots of them, just check them out. (I am assuming you are going to go to an Aldi-Sued, right?). I've found Moser Roth has limited editions with pistachios and macadamia, pistachio is really really good!

Aldi also has Nougat, Gewürzmandeln (the ones with the powdered sugar on them), Spekulatius and just a word of advice, rather give them the "Printen", the "3 kinds" gingerbread things are nice enough, but everyone's eaten more than their fair share of them by now, also, filled gingerbread, is probably too sweet. I think I might be forgetting something, but what you've got on that list so far should be enough anyway.

I am glad you like!

Happy Christmas to you and I hope people like what you choose!