Do you write letters anymore?
@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
Perth, Australia
February 27, 2017 11:58am CST
I am just writing a letter to my Nanny in Sydney and was wondering how often anyone ever writes letters anymore.
A huge majority of people keep in contact through social media nowadays. My Nan doesn't have a computer. She does have a mobile and will text me every now and then. And sometimes we speak on the phone but I like to write to her as well.
I find it more fun and exciting sending and receiving hand written letters in the mail. 
Do you still send and / or receive letters in the mail?
Do you still send and / or receive letters in the mail?7 people like this
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@rina110383 (24492)
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27 Feb 17
The last letter I sent was in 2015. I also received a letter in the same year.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
28 Feb 17
@VivaLaDani13 I am never letting you live that down, Dovey! 
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
27 Feb 17
No, I do not write letters anymore.. hardly actually!
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
28 Feb 17
@infatuatedbby Yeah writing and sending letters are not as common nowadays.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
1 Mar 17
@VivaLaDani13 Yes it isn't. But I like to jot down notes here & there.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
20 Mar 17
@infatuatedbby Yeah me too. Whenever I think of something to remember etc I have to quickly write it down in case I forget. Which is usually highly likely lol
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@1creekgirl (41428)
• United States
27 Feb 17
I have always enjoyed getting letters, but it seems to be a thing of the past. I'm glad you still wtite to your grandma.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
28 Feb 17
@1creekgirl Yeah technology is becoming way more advanced that most things now seem to be a thing of the past. Shame for some things really.
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@1creekgirl (41428)
• United States
28 Feb 17
@VivaLaDani13 I teally want my family to have something in my own handwriting one day, not just a text.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
28 Feb 17
@1creekgirl I know what you mean. I'm a very sentimental person. I actually have kept quite a few letters and cards for different occasions that I intend to keep forever from family members and friends. It seems more personal and thoughtful to have something you can hold rather than a text or email.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
1 Mar 17
As far as handwritten letters I haven't really done that in many years. Before email I used to type all my letters–even ones to my friends. I guess it became a habit because all correspondence done between writers and editors is mostly done in type form. On top of that my penmanship is very poor. So I guess I haven't written a handwritten letter in probably 40 years. As far as sending a letter to someone through the mail, I have done very little of that since email. But I don't like texting.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
1 Mar 17
@VivaLaDani13 The things I don't like about texting are 1) it takes me half an hour just to figure out what key to hit and how many times to hit it to get the letter I want and 2) I don't like not spelling out the words and sometime it take me half an hour to figure out what someone means when the just type the first letter in each word of a phrase. (At one time I thought lol meant lots of luck–and when someone used that at the end of their comment I thought it meant they were saying good-bye.)
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
1 Mar 17
@RichardMeister ooooh yeah when I new to computers I didn't understand anything. I was using computers a bit later than anyone else my age because we didn't have the internet when everyone else around me did so it was quite a challenge for awhile to learn the lingo.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
1 Mar 17
@RichardMeister That's fair enough. I agree with you too about the texting. In fact I'm not always fond of emails / texting etc if it's about something important for you can't hear the tone of the other person and vice versa. Sometimes can be very misunderstood.
But if it's the only way to keep in touch with someone then I'm cool with it.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
27 Feb 17
No I don't. I only wrote you one after years. The email reaches faster and without all the hassles of going through post office and stuff.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
28 Feb 17
@Daljinder I feel speeeeshial. I agree that emails are a hell of a lot quicker! I find it amazing how pigeons were used as a form of communicating!
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
28 Feb 17
@Daljinder I think I've only ever had 2 postcards before. I think they are cool but I don't like how exposed they are to the public while being in the post.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
28 Feb 17
@VivaLaDani13 You are special. Do you like post cards? I never had bought any but my aunt was super crazy about it. When she got married and moved away, there were bundles upon bundles of unused postcards found in the things she left behind (that she didn't want).
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@pammooratan (4668)
• India
27 Feb 17
I have become a long time to write hand written letters.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
28 Feb 17
@pammooratan I think people are mainly using their laptops and computers now to keep in touch.
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@pammooratan (4668)
• India
28 Feb 17
@VivaLaDani13 Yes you may come in tuch to anybody within few seconds through this.
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@RasmaSandra (79858)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Feb 17
I have a few people who don't have PCs and I write to them on the PC and print out the letter and send it. I haven't handwritten a letter in ages otherwise. I do remember when I was a child at camp and a teen I loved buying all kinds of colorful stationary to write letters to home and to friends.
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@RasmaSandra (79858)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Mar 17
@VivaLaDani13 for inspiration I am tempted to get an old-fashioned quill pen and then write up some poetry and later write it up on the PC. I just wonder if that might be more inspirational than the modern way.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
28 Feb 17
@RasmaSandra I sometimes print out letters too if I need something sent fast because I type quicker than I write but in general, I love writing. It's kind of therapeutic to me. Just to put pen to paper and write whatever you want.
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@workathomefan (8957)
• Prairieville, Louisiana
28 Feb 17
Hardly ever because of emails and the digital age.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
1 Mar 17
@workathomefan Yeah that is a big part of why letters aren't handwritten anymore. Which can be very convenient at times too. It's quicker.
