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I am invited to dinner what should I bring?

I am going to a friends home for dinner and they are of West Indian decent, (most recently Trinidad) what is a nice gift to bring?

PS

I have never met my friends wife and would like to wow her with a traditional gift.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Some flowers is always nice.

    Oh and ah empty belly. We West Indian ppl feel really happy when our guest enjoy the food. That is the greatest gift.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I think you ought to know a little about her tastes first:

    If she drinks alcohol then a bottle of Baileys, Red or White wine, Chardonnay, etc could be a nice gift

    If she doesn't drinks alcohol well forget it!

    If she collects stuff for her house a nice plant, picture, etc is nice

    If she has her own tastes and her house is a particular colour scheme - expect the gift to go into a drawer or her friend who likes it

    A nice piece on Jewelry may fascinate her, but the husband may give you looks to kill

    Lingerie is totally out of the question

    A book is a fabulous gift - but you need to know if she prefers a book on religion, gardening, food (this may be the best bet), arts, novels, etc

    Or to be sure ask her husband about an appropriate gift

  • 1 decade ago

    Trini's like to drink alchol...here is a run down of liquor and beer we like tuh drink

    Beer

    Carib - find at any caribbean populated area in the U.S

    Greensands - Good Luck Finding that

    Stag - find at any caribbean populated area in the U.S

    Heiniken - Any liquor store or grocery store

    Liquor

    White Oak- find at any caribbean populated area in the U.S

    Johnny Walker (Red or Black)

    Old Oak find at any caribbean populated area in the U.S

    -

    Black and White -find at any caribbean populated area in the U.S

    Barcardi - Any liquor store

    Or go to any caribbean resturants and they can tell you where the shop for their alchol/beer if not imported from other state or country

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes. flowers are great. Or a small potted flower. I like to give a small picture frame and if you take some nice pics have them printed for them of the gathering. NIce of you to ask!

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  • unless the family is religious, then a bottle of alco...my bad liqour.

    Johnny Green is nice or hennesy, or something like that. we usually dont go for anything fancy. so stick to the basics...expensive basics..like johnny blue would make you a family friend for life. looooooooool

  • 1 decade ago

    Johnnie Walker Green Label is a given.....Tell them the Trini Posse say so...

  • 1 decade ago

    West Indian like alcohol. You can't go wrong with that. Carry a bottle of something....usually rum or scotch. Can never go wrong with JOHNNY WALKER.

  • 1 decade ago

    Trinis like to drink yuh hear! Some type of top shelf liquor is fine. Yes we like to drink and drink expensive too!! LOL!!

  • 1 decade ago

    You could always bring a bottle of wine. It's always a nice thing to do.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    A BOTTLE OF BLACK LABEL RUM & A BOTTLE OF JOHNIE GREEN.

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