Re: Pen Pals
I think I was in sixth grade when our teacher announced we were going to all have pen pals as part of our geography project.Re: Pen Pals
i had penpals when i was at school but it all died out...ive had quite a few email penpals and after a while a few stopped replying... i have four at the moment who i keep in touch with....all who ive met on line and one i met through the yours magazine...its nice being in touch with people but i do miss mail..it isnt the same with emails and my handwriting has gone down hill!!!!Re: Pen Pals
I think the concept is still alive and well, it's just the method of delivery that's changed. When we we used to eagerly await the thrill of receiving and opening a hand written missive, now we just await the "Ping" of an e-mail arriving, but I don't think we communicate any less, do we?Re: Pen Pals
I joined what was supposed to be a pen pal forum, to find invitations to France for holidays to a married man that wanted a friend but his wife and daughter would not be happy if they found out, hmmm wonder why. I have given up on that idea. I have Skype on my computer and made the whole thing private to family and friends only to end up getting invites to marry people overseas. I give up!Re: Pen Pals
Never had a pen pal, but I certainly wrote letters to friends. Re the "thank you" note, it does seem to be fading out but I have to say I think that is just bad manners. It appalls me that my two nephews, now 16 and 18, never once wrote to thank me for birthday presents. Our parents brought us up to write thank you notes, but it seems my sister has not bothered to instill the same standards in her children.I don't care if it is by email, or even text, but I object to never having gifts even acknowledged. (They don't get them any more...)Re: Pen Pals
I used to have two pen pals whilst at school, one in Holland and one in Italy but we lost touch when our schooldays were over.Re: Pen Pals
I agree with you orangutan, I get so angry when I have to bombard my son with messages asking if the money or gift I sent for my young grandson arrived. I have to send everything to my son's address, he and my grandson's mother are divorced and for some reason, I don't know what, his ex wife, who is a barrister, cut me off as well. My son either takes the gifts to his ex wife's house or gives them to his son when he is with him. Usually after about 3 months I am lucky if I get a simple "thank you" via facebook.Re: Pen Pals
I had two penpals when I was in secondary school, one in America and one in France. Lots of us had them back then but the contact just gradually slows down and then stops. Its nice to keep in touch with people from around the world and I don't think it really matters whether is electronic mail or pen and ink mail. It's correspondence just the same.Thread Tools | |
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