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Joined: 15 Jul 2015 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: -
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Posts: Total: 4 / In This Archive: 4 		From: Morocco, Casablanca
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Ayoub87   
15 Jul 2015
Love / Want kind of Present my Polish girlfriend's Mom would appreciate? [19]

Hello,

Well, this might seem cheesy, but actually it's something important and would love to find the best Present to give her for our first meeting.

In my culture, it is super important and reflect good manners to bring something with you while visiting someone. And there's different gifts for different occasions. I was thinking about a bottle of wine but not sure if it's the best thing, since I Poland Vodka is more famous and more consumed but the population (I didnt meet a lot of Wine lovers).

I've also heard that it's not common to bring présents or accept them? is this true?

Thank you for your contribution.

A-
Ayoub87   
15 Jul 2015
Love / Want kind of Present my Polish girlfriend's Mom would appreciate? [19]

To sum it up :)

1. Everyone is okey with idea that a local thing from Morocco would be the safest bet. I agree, that actually has been taking care of. but I'm a bit concerned she wont like it that's why I'd love to bring her something Poles appreciate more.

2. Tea sounds great, and also as many said : PACKAGING is important, so something fancy would be cool !

As for wine, I guess I'll drop that idea, since the wine culture isn't developped in Poland.
Ayoub87   
15 Jul 2015
Love / Want kind of Present my Polish girlfriend's Mom would appreciate? [19]

@Wulkan: Well, before dropping any assumptions do a little research. Although Official religion in Morocco is islam, among them like any other religion, you'll find those who do practice and those who just are muslimes because they were born in a muslime family. Anyway, latest studies shown that Morocco is ranked 5th worldwide in Beer consumption (Germany ranked 6th !!) and is the 1st to export wine in the arabe region (we do have a strong wine culture). Plus just for your information, Morocco and Turkey arent considerate arabic because it's not the main language and it's taught in School (we speak Dialect, a mixture between old arabic, French and portuguese). but I found your comment funny though.

@InPolska: Your ideas are great. I've done the spices thing the first time I was there, left them to my Gf since didnt have time to meet the Mom, she loved it. I made up my mind, Tea and a decorative Tajine. Thank you so much
Ayoub87   
16 Jul 2015
Love / Visiting Polish Girlfriend at her family. How to greet her family members? [7]

When greeting mother am I supposed to shake hands and kiss cheek.. also what of her sisters... kiss on cheek aswell!?I know a handful of polish words.. and her parents dont speak much if any english...When accepting a meal from her mother what should I say...?? Would it be insulting to thank her in english as I would not be comfortable speaking in polish from what i know..

I know it's been 4 years and I'm not sure if you're still with your Polish girlfriend, but can you please walk me through your experience and tell me what have you done? I'll be experiencing the exact situation (first time to meet the family) in a couple days.