EVERYTHING I BROUGHT BACK TO FRANCE FROM NEW JERSEY

@doesthisfeelgood

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Nathan's Deli Mustard, Sweet Baby Ray's Buffalo Sauce, Old Spice Fiji Deodorant, Olly Sleep, Tums, Benadryl, Downy Wrinkle Releaser, Owala Bottle, Sephora makeup

Why it worked

The video taps into the relatable experience of expats missing familiar products from home, creating a sense of shared experience and nostalgia. By highlighting specific, desirable American goods unavailable in France, it resonates with a broad audience interested in cultural differences and consumer goods.

Summary

The creator shares a collection of American products they brought back to France, highlighting items that are either unavailable or different in France. The video showcases various food items, personal care products, and household goods, explaining why each is missed or preferred.

Structure

1Introduction of items brought from the US to France
2Deli mustard and buffalo sauce
3Deodorant and pharma favorites
4Allspice, Sephora makeup, and wrinkle release spray
5Owala bottle and English books
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Original caption

Posting this as a future reference for when visitors ask what they can bring me #americaninfrance #americanabroad #expatlife

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Product placement

The video showcases various American products including Nathan's Deli Mustard, Sweet Baby Ray's Buffalo Sauce, Dove and Old Spice deodorant, Olly Sleep gummies, Tums, Benadryl, Downy Wrinkle Releaser, an Owala water bottle, and makeup from Sephora brands like Caliray and Saie. It also shows a bottle of Good & Gather Ground Allspice and a stack of English books.

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EVERYTHING I BROUGHT BACK TO FRANCE FROM NEW JERSEY (as an American living in France) DELI MUSTARD obvi France has mustard but it's all Dijon and I constantly crave real New York deli mustard BUFFALO SAUCE Ça n'existe pas en France. Big market gap tbh DÉODORANT You will never sell me on aluminum-free. The metro is a war zone PHARMA FAVES miss being able to buy 100 of one thing without begging the pharmacist for 20 packs of 5 ALLSPICE For making my own mustard when the Nathan's runs out NEW SEPHORA STUFF We don't get any of these cute new TikTok brands WRINKLE RELEASE Sorry but I am the only person in France who doesn't like to iron 2 hours a day OWALLA BOTTLE ty target I miss you already ENGLISH BOOKS not impossible to find here but there's nothing like walking into a nicely curated bookstore with tons of recs and cool paperback designs Not pictured: a dozen everything bagels (already eaten) But here is my fave French cereal