Talk:Souvenir

Too POV
It would be odd not to have an article or two on these two subjects (souvenirs and memorabilia), seeing as they do have a fairly prominent place in many cultures, but I agree - it's way too POV, and in good need of a rewrite in several places. It also gives me the uncomfortable hints of original research here and there. Runa27 22:34, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

French bread?
The article claims that, in Cameroon, French bread is a popular souvenir for travellers to bring back to the people who stayed at home. This seems dubious, since French bread goes stale within a day, even in a northern European climate -- let alone equatorial Africa! Dricherby (talk) 18:34, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Are Japanese souvenirs more special than souvenirs everywhere else?
I deleted the section on Japan, since there are no sections on anywhere else.


 * What sense does that deletion make? Maybe soon there WILL be sections on souvenir customs of countries and then the Japan piece will be valuable. Don't delete stuff so casually. I have put it back. - Adrian Pingstone (talk) 20:13, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

"Omiyage"
On this page it says the Japanese term is "omiyage", and that's what I've heard elsewhere. Yet the Japanese page says "土産（みやげ、英: souvenir）" -- the kana looks like "miyage" to me. Where's the "o" come from, or go? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.163.72.2 (talk) 03:22, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

The 'o' (御 in Japanese) in omiyage is a prefix meaning 'honorable' that is used with many Japanese words. Please see http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BE%A1 Markmark28 (talk) 06:47, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

picture
what happened to the picture? —Preceding unsigned comment added by גבעתי (talk • contribs) 08:17, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Oleh Oleh
Does anyone else think the Indonesian tradition of Oleh Oleh - where a traveller brings back souvenirs for work colleagues - needs its own Wiki page?! Tobyberesford (talk) 16:04, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Memorabilia
Why on eath does memorabilia redirect here? Souvenirs are tat that you bring back as keepsakes from a holiday or event. Memorabilia generally has some kind of historic value and is found in museums. d a n n o 17:12, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Made in China?
I travel a fair bit, and collect flutes as souvenirs (because I am a flute player). So far, I have seen the exact same flute (with the same artwork) being sold in New Orleans, Denpasar and Nadi. Since I'm not an investigative journalist, how do I go about investigating this industry and fraud? (Fraud might be a bit of a strong word, but as a tourist, I expect my souvenirs to be made locally and my purchase of them to support the local economy).Hypershock (talk) 16:41, 29 April 2013 (UTC)