We call the American Smarties "Rockets".
The chocolate Smarties used to be great but a few years ago they changed the die they use to colour them to something more natural. The problem is the new die has a slightly fruity flavour to it which has altered the taste. As a result I think they're pretty meh now and only eat them if someone brings their leftover Halloween candy to work. I used to go for either one but now M&M's is the only one I'll intentionally buy. It sucks because as a kid I was all over Smarties. I remember when they introduced the blue colour! There was serious discussion on the playground over whether you eat the red ones last or the new blue ones.
I hate how candy makers (and food makers in general) change their recipe in the name of 'health'. It's candy! It is meant to be junk. Let it be as tasty and gloriously unhealthy as possible. I apologize for my country's part in this misguided health craze. It is ruining everything from candy to fast food to chips.
It is my choice what I put in my body and I hate that some pen pushers at a desk in an office are forcing food companies to change their recipes to something less tasty. If I want to eat healthy I will eat healthy choices. If I want to treat myself to tasty indulgences then I want them to be delicious indulgences.
When I went with my wife to Guatemala earlier this year I thought most of the candy tastes better. We ended up bringing a bunch back with us. Even the soda tastes better, probably because they aren't afraid to use real sugar in their goodies.
I really want to try french fries fried in beef lard. I always hear stories of people who got to eat the old McDonalds fries when they fried them in real cooking oil. None of this silly nauseating soy and 'vegetable' oil.