By the way, I´m not talking about giving gifts to everybody you meet. I think some of your reactions to his idea are a bit overdrawn. For example, if you go to the same restaurant for a week, and these people give you free tea every time, help you figure out your way around town...things like that, they have really helped you! And you want to show that you appreciate that with a little something extra. What´s wrong with that?

My first time in Turkey I had some people who helped me so much, but I didn´t see them the year after that, so I was never able to really thank them extra much. That´s why I´m prepared since then

How about a cell phone?

everybody in Turkey already has a cellphone  What people in Turkey need is porcelein "wooden shoes" ....there´s a shortage of those in Turkey!

I´ll take two please-do I just have to be nice and share my lunch?  (but I don´t want wooden shoes thanks)

pfff, so demanding  I will also bring a bunch of Dutch cookies, called stroopwafels...you want that instead of the porcelein shoes?

Those´ll do nicely thanks!  (I´m glad you ´get´ our sense of humour!)

 Stroopwafels? Yummie (though they get sticky when it´s hot.) What about ´drop´?

 so now I have to make a list stroopwafels, drop, anybody else?

 Forget the drop (liquorice), many people from other countries dislike them. I was joking.

I know my boyfriend was disguisted when he first tried it, lol. But can we all agree that bringing some small gifts in case you meet people you want to thank in a special way, is a good idea (bringing it back to the topic )

If you have ever had a fifth of Yagermeister, you will never be able to withstand liquorice or the drop as you call it ever again...  I can´t even stomach the smell now.  Although those dutch cookies sound good...