I got hooked on Lindt's chocolate when we lived in Canada.
Agree with the statement that the chocolate quality in the US is bad compared to what you can buy in Europe or Canada. I think it's the stupid Hershey's that ruins everyone's taste here. Hershey's has this sour-milk after taste that I think you have to be weaned on to even appreciate. And then the good stuff doesn't taste right to them or something. So people think M&M's are actually "good" chocolate.
Wow- my first Lindt's was an incredible experience...
I've gotten to be a smarter shopper now. I'm mostly a vanilla, cinnamon and caramel kind of girl, but I've found some chocolates I like. I have to be careful, because if I eat too much it gives me migraines. Milk chocolate is safer than dark, and I had quite a passion for the little gold Godiva milk chocolate assortments for a while!
As usual, I tried to write something short and ended up giving you TMI.