Gifts are an expression of feeling, but not necessarily the recipient’s. According to Dr. Julian Givi, an assistant professor of marketing at West Virginia University who has extensively studied the subject, we often give gifts that reflect our own desires and motivations.
Similarly, Hawaii presents visitors with a lei, aiming to create a memorable first impression and foster a sense of connection and appreciation for its culture and hospitality.
Interested in the tradition, Reddit user Wolf805 invited people to try and come up with what the rest of the US states would hand out as welcome tokens. Here are some of the most interesting answers they received.
#1
Maple syrup in Vermont.
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#2
You are getting cheese curds. Welcome to Wisconsin.
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#3
Beads in Louisiana.
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#4
Baked potato in Idaho.
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#5
Welcome to Pennsylvania here’s your flat tire.
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#6
California: A Prop 65 warning.
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#7
Book of Mormon in Utah.
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#8
Massachusetts: dunks.
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#9
North Carolina, a Cheerwine, a bbq sandwich and a firearm permit. .
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#10
Washington, specifically SeaTac, we’d huck a salmon at ya.
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#11
A little container of Old Bay. Not gonna bother saying the state.
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#12
In Mississippi you’d get a plate of fried catfish.
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#13
A blunt and a Patagonia puffer jacket – Colorado.
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#14
Faygo and a tire repair kit (Michigan, specifically SE Michigan).
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#15
In New Jersey you’d get a “who invited this a*****e” and a pork roll, egg, and cheese bagel.
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#16
Realistically, a shot of bourbon, but it’s fun to imagine giving each visitor a full-size Thoroughbred….
#17
An IPA in Oregon.
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#18
Ohio…a buckeye (the candy kind).
#19
Arizona: A miniature of a coloured sediment rock, such as jasper or turquoise.
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#20
Welcome to Kentucky, here is a shot of bourbon.
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#21
Philadelphia is now its own state and you get a punch in the face from Gritty.
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#22
Welcome to Montana here’s your cracked windshield.
#23
Florida: Bug spray and .38 Special.
#24
Sunflowers Kansas.
#25
Cowboy hat in texas.
#26
Lobster Bib- Maine.
#27
When you land in Connecticut, you’ll get a tax bill…and maybe some pizza….
#28
Alabama, an STD.
#29
In NH, a rock. Because you can’t take it for granite.
#30
Texas: a gun.
#31
Colorado: a Nalgene bottle with craft brewery stickers.
#32
Winter coat- North Dakota.
#33
Food: A runza
We dont really have a clothing or other item thats specific to nebraska I don’t think.
#34
Washington you’d get coffee.
#35
Moose poop jewelry for Alaska. Usually earrings.
#36
West Virginia. A lump of coal.
#37
Land in Maryland and you get shot with a confetti cannon full of Old Bay.
#38
Minnesota you get the deed to a lake.
#39
New Mexico: steal your bag.
#40
Washington: A latte, cosmic crisp apple, and a joint.
#41
Washington, DC will ask what do you do for a living.
#42
In the U.S.V.I. they give you a shot of Cruzan rum after you land.
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#43
Do they still do this in Hawaii? The last time I landed there, about 10 years ago, I didn’t get one. Now I’m thinking I got shafted.
Anyway, when arriving in Duluth or Minneapolis, you’d be given a tater-tot hot-dish.
#44
Well for Illinois it would be an ear of corn and a handful of soybeans. But since you’re actually flying in to Chicago it’ll be a broken lawn chair for your dibs and a Chicago hot dog.
#45
A plate of brisket in Texas.
#46
In New York, you’d get a bagel with cream cheese.
#47
Bag of boiled peanuts in Georgia.
#48
Delaware would send you off with a loaf of scrapple.
#49
Arkansas would hand out Jean shorts.
#50
Coming back from a deployment, we had a stopover in bangor maine. they gave us cookies and fear.
#51
In Mississippi, a gun, a welfare check, and an unwanted pregnancy.
#52
Minnesota:
Half a pan of tater tot hotdish and a grainbelt.
#53
Virginia: Vanity license plate.
#54
Indiana: pork tenderloin sandwich, sugar cream pie, directions to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
#55
Nevada you’d get a bag of casino chips.
#56
Canada (not US but we want to play too) – A poutine and a “hey bud”.
#57
Pepperoni rolls here in WV.
#58
A miniature Boston Baked Bean can for **Massachusetts**.
#59
Tennessee… a ticket for a minor traffic violation. Or a bottle of Jack Daniels so they could get you on a not so minor violation.
#60
Quahogs for everyone!
#61
NYC expensive rent.
#62
In Iowa you’d get a Busch Light and a Casey’s pizza.
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