What is your favorite way of keeping in touch with friends ?
By greenline
@greenline (14838)
Canada
August 22, 2010 1:12pm CST
I try to keep in touch with my friends here in my own country and abroad. Whenever there is the time, we spend time talking on the telephone. Using phone cards is a good way, keeping the charges low. But, with the limitations in the time available, and with the convenient times different in different time zones, emailing has become my favorite way of keeping in touch. How about for you ? What is your favorite way of keeping in touch with friends ?
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26 responses
@jinjer168 (1596)
• Philippines
23 Aug 10
Hi there! My favorite way to keep in touch with my friend before was thru the help of snail mail, i just love to wrote them letters or cards and land line telephone, would you believe! Now, since technology began to evolved, my latest means to communicate with them is thru e-mail, cellular phone and facebook chat! From these, i was able to maintain and kept our friendships strong and lasting as ever. Good night!
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Hello. Very nice to read your responses, and how you see the different ways of communication and keeping in touch. Modern day technologies are doing a wonderful job. Thank you for sharing your views.
@alphonse_41 (65)
• Philippines
23 Aug 10
texting its an easy way to keep on touch with my friend and relatives, compare before were using mail, or post card, it will take days to receive your message, thanks to the latest technology it only take seconds using your finger to send them messages and to call them, keeping the people closer together is a lot more easier now!!!!
@soulsshine (488)
• Bangladesh
23 Aug 10
messenger is also good but personally I use it very often. But when i check my emails, I just login to messenger from inbox and say hello to my friends where are online...Its a good option to try..
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
I go on to messenger once in a while too. Very good to chat with friends online every now and then. The good part is one gets the reply right away !
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
24 Aug 10
My favorite way to keep in touch is via email. One of our kids lives in a different time zone and has kids therefore she's on a different schedule and busy. We do talk on the phone but not that often. I also keep in touch with our other kids online, who live in our area, and friends. It's my opinion that people can read their emails at whatever time is convenient and don't have to be bothered with annoying calls if they have more important things to do. It works very well for me.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
That is perfectly right. I agree with you. Email is an excellent way. They can open and read it any time convenient to them. No disturbance at all. Moreover, emailing is the fastest way to reach to friends and relatives.
@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
24 Aug 10
I, too, prefer e-mail to keep in touch with friends, even some who live nearby. However, I do have a couple of friends who do not have computers. so I have to fall back on snail mail. My daughter would be glad to hear that. She works for the post office, and they have all employees trying to drum up business.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Oh yeah, I rarely use snail mail these days. I send snail mails only to send greeting cards and birthday cards to relatives and friends. Mostly, email is the way I use to keep in touch. That is a very convenient and fastest way.
@aevans (255)
• Malaysia
27 Aug 10
I keep in touch with my friends through social network website. it is really convenient that we do not need to spend a single cent. i often send some private message on Facebook to my friends, so that i know how they are lately. i used to call friends through cellphone, but kind of worry my phone bills, i scare i'm going to spend a lot on my phone bill, because my friends and i are talkative one and we just don't know how to stop after making a phone call. perhaps writing an email or message will be the best way for me to keep in touch with my friends.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Oh yes, talking on cellphones can be very expensive. When traveling, there is the roaming fee too, which is really high. Social networking site allows receiving responses right a way, almost like talking face to face. I talk to friends on the social networks some times too.
@nayeem_siddiqui (44)
• India
24 Aug 10
So far I don't have any friends abroad so there is no problem of time limit whenever I get time I call to them over the phone or smsing and know what are they doing now and where are they now. This is the way I keep in touch with them
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
I see. Do you use skype ? For me, when phoning relatives and friends far away, I often use phonecards. That is a very economical way these days.
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
23 Aug 10
I am away from my friends and family because I am working abroad. Keeping in touch with my friends is a hard way before but now no bounderies at all. Before I left I bought a roaming number that even I am away with my friends they can still send me a text messages everyday that worth only a single peso as like before when I was in my country.
Another way of communicating my friends is through facebook, we always send messaged on the site everyday depending on their free time. So far, I didn't felt any loneliness with regards to my friends because we always communicate. Because of the technology miles will become meter already.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Yes, you are perfectly right. I like the way you put it : miles becoming meters. Yes, modern technologies are doing a wonderful job these days, bringing people around the world closer together. Very good that you are happy and do not feel lonely.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
$ 200 bill ? Oh, that is very costly, indeed ! Yes, that's the reason I mostly use emails wherever possible. For other places, phonecards is the best option. One can be talking for two hours for just $ 5.
@lindsiko (355)
• United States
24 Aug 10
I really enjoy texting and email, but lately facebook has become so convenient to keep in touch with all of my friends and family. I wasn't a big fan of it at first because it has so man applications and links that take you all over, but I've slowly become more attached to it.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Is that right ? I have not started on Facebook yet. Many people say they prefer using Facebook. I have to try that I suppose. First of all, I have to see how it works. I am pretty new to that till now.
@RobtheRock (2433)
• United States
23 Aug 10
Like you, I use phone cards to keep in touch with many of my friends. The other way I do it is through Facebook.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Using phone cards is a very economical way these days. That is my option to keep in touch with relatives and friends who do not have internet access. I have not started on Facebook yet. I suppose I should.
@katherine23 (255)
• Philippines
23 Aug 10
i do send sms and call to keep in touch with my friends.For my friends in abroad just send them e mails or talk to them by using skype and chat.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Hello Katherine. Skype is an excellent way to keep in touch with friends and relatives, near and far. I often use skype too to talk to people who have the internet access. So nice to hear their voices !
@suryaannamdevula (44)
• India
23 Aug 10
i keep in touch with my friends through internet.everyday i spend a few minutes to chat with my friends and thanks for the social networking sites for availing this opportunity for us.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Yes, indeed, social networking sites are excellent to communicate with friends, relatives, and also business contacts, right there online. I go on social networking sites once in a while too.
@boymelvs (138)
• Philippines
23 Aug 10
since im started working abroad,my means of communications to my friends is using internet.its much cheaper compare to use a phone and try to call them.using internet i do emailing and leave message to my friends because of time difference between my country and the place ive been working.if i have a more time i use ym and skype and i also joining to a social networking site where i can add my friends to view and post there picture and exchanging message.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Since you are abroad now, email is a good way to keep in touch. Phoning can be very exoensive. I do use phonecards for making phone calls to relatives and friends abroad. That is very economical for many countries.
@Jiuwei (29)
• China
23 Aug 10
In my mind, i 'd like to contract with my friends by meeting them and talking face to face. While, if my friends is out of my touch, i 'll prefer a e-mail or a real mail to get in touch with them. I've found than in nowadays the communiction is more and more convient while we do not always contract our friends, even we could just send a MSN or QQ message. Sometimes i really have in doubt that our world will keep cold for ever not for the climate but the relations of us all.
Finnally, as a friend, send me a message or let me know your e-mail or MSN, then i'll contract with you.
ps: MSN: plwuxin@163.com
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
These days, contacting friends, near and far, has become very fast and easy. Even messaging online is working so well, sending and receiving responses fast. Modern technologies are bringing people around the world closer !
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
23 Aug 10
for friends abroad, our way of communication is always the messenger for real time and of course, emails for some long information sharing, and talks. :D
for my friends who are hear, there is always a text message... and yeah sometimes we also talk over messengers because most of us would be online anyway...
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Hello Chiyosan. How are you ? I do use messengers too some times, when I have the time. That is really a very good way to keep in touch, for business and personal, since we can have the responses right away.
@AvI0907 (230)
• Malaysia
23 Aug 10
yeah... i often keep in touch with friends via telephone because by this way, i can sense my friend feeling through their tones of voice. However, keep in touch via msn or facebook or email is my another option to connect with my friend who staying far away from me or abroad because its can save my daily expenses which we noticed that difference state will charges with different price.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Yes, I understand what you mean. It is good to hear the voice of the friend or the relative. That's what makes talking on the phone different from emailing. Do you use phonecards too ?
@soulsshine (488)
• Bangladesh
23 Aug 10
I also like emails...in my country local calls are so cheap so I can also call my friends or sms them but international calls are so expensive...so most of the time friends living abroad call me as it is somehow reasonable for them. But I think the best way to stay connected is social networks like Facebook, Myspace, or mylot also.
Now life is so busy so most of the time I don't get time to write emails except some business emails besides my school works, term paper, assignments, or projects. So I always feel bored typing on keyboard and say hello....
I used to login on FB and get all the recent informations of my friends, it doesn't matter where they live. I regularly get notification when something new happens. I think its awesome...I sometimes send them pm or just write on their wall and say hello, or wish their birthday even send e-cards...its so easy to keep contact and be in touch through these social networks...I just love it...I can save my times..
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Hello. Oh, you are very much up-to-date, using the modern ways of keeping touch. I still have not started on Facebook so far. I do some times communicate on the Messenger. Online communication is wonderful too.
@deve_annrn (1856)
• Philippines
23 Aug 10
Well I do the same thing too.., I've been keeping in touch with my friends abroad through emailing.. But we found the convenience of facebook and skypes as well as chatting with YM.., through facebook,. we can share photos and links.., and even chat.., We can do a lot of things there.., But we talk usually over skype..=)
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
I have not started on Facebook so far. I should try that. But, skype yes. That is a good way to keep in touch with friends and relatives who have the internet access.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
Oh yes, making overseas phone calls can be very expensive. So, I use phonecards for overseas calling. If possible, I mainly use email to keep in touch. Does QQ work for overseas chat too ?
@babyrose24 (41)
• Philippines
23 Aug 10
Well, I can say that my favorite way of keeping in touch with my friends is through using my cellphones and computer. I sent them messages using those technology. Sometimes I use to visit them, but in today's generations where people tend to do so many things and they haven't have that much time to connect with others because of their careers, I just call them and send simple messages just to remind them that I care.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Nov 11
That is excellent. They all will be so happy to hear that you care. That is the value of keeping in touch with relatives and friends. Cellphones and emails are the best ways these days to keep in touch, indeed.
