What's a gift I can give that's very British or English to an Indian teenager that's inedible?

Posted by Lucky_Clover1020@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 38 comments

Hello, I have recently been deeply pondering what gift I should send back to an Indian teenager after a recent trip to India. The answer should've been simple to find, but the problem is almost everything found in stores here (supermarkets) can easily be found over there as well, and I'm just not quite sure what's inherently English or British and can be kept for a long time. I guess I'm looking for a memento of some sort. Maybe a trinket?

Something from the airport might work but to be honest I don't really think a 14 year old girl would be that interested in a fridge magnet with the Big Ben on it. Or do you think I'm reading into it too much? I'm looking for something with a budget of £10-15 (or less) that can be remembered as a gift from England and can be kept for a long time. I don't want to give her something that's edible because it's just about to be eaten and have the wrapper thrown away in the end so 🤷‍♀️

She liked seeing the landscape and buildings and life here when I showed her pictures, not sure if that'll help but I'm a bit desperate here. I'll appreciate any recommendations. Thank you for reading my post. :)