Christmas & New Year Greetings - Physical Greeting Card Or Message Via The Net?
By M Cheung
@Beestring (14519)
Hong Kong
November 17, 2022 3:59am CST
Nowadays, a lot of people don't send physical greeting cards anymore. Instead, they send greeting messages via the net to their friends. I like to send physical cards to my friends living overseas. As I have many friends and acquaintances in Hong Kong, I normally send greeting messages to them via the net. For a few close friends, we meet during the holiday to exchange greeting cards and gifts.
Do you send physical greeting cards or messages via the internet to your friends for Christmas & New Year?
43 people like this
46 responses
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
3 Dec 22
That's true. I only send physical cards to a few overseas friends who prefer cards.
4 people like this
@LadyDuck (471253)
• Switzerland
17 Nov 22
@Beestring I know that if I send to Italy most of them never reach destination, it's wasted money.
3 people like this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
17 Nov 22
@LadyDuck Something happened in Italy's postal system?
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
17 Nov 22
My friends living overseas love to send and receive cards. So I send them cards.
2 people like this
@jobelbojel (35461)
• Philippines
19 Nov 22
I don't send physical greeting cards anymore. We used to it before and now you are right, because of the internet, we can send virtual cards.
4 people like this
@jobelbojel (35461)
• Philippines
21 Nov 22
@Beestring It's now rare to receive physical cards during this time.
3 people like this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
19 Nov 22
I send virtual cards or messages mostly. A few friends living overseas prefer exchange greetings cards, so I send cards to them.
2 people like this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
30 Nov 22
I see. I only send a few physical cards to overseas and close friends. For acquaintances, I send e-messages.
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
17 Nov 22
How about to other friends? Do you send physical car or e-card?
1 person likes this
@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
17 Nov 22
@Beestring only FACEBOOK gif
2 people like this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
17 Nov 22
Yes, I send messages via WhatsApp to most friends in Hong Kong. A few friends living overseas and in Hong Kong love physical cards, so we exchange cards.
1 person likes this
@RebeccasFarm (89832)
• Arvada, Colorado
17 Nov 22
Well I would prefer to send physical.
2 people like this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
17 Nov 22
I do both. I send cards to close friends and e-greetings to acquaintances.
1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (82690)
• United States
18 Nov 22
Every year I send out fewer and fewer physical cards but I do send out some. I no longer send out cards to my immediate family because we usually see each other for the holidays. So now I send to those I know I won't see or talk to.
2 people like this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
18 Nov 22
Understand. I mostly send cards to friends living overseas.
1 person likes this
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
19 Jan 23
@Beestring Thanks so much! Will you be celebrating Chinese New Year, too?
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
19 Jan 23
I agree. Physical card is more personal. Happy New Year to you too!
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
19 Jan 23
@DianneN Yes, that's for sure. We'll have gatherings with family members and relatives. Give out lucky money (money put in a red envelop) to junior family members.
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
18 Nov 22
I do both too. That's good you can donate to the charity while sending greetings to friends.
1 person likes this
@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
4 Jan 23
@Beestring I do a mixture. It depends who it is and where they are. I mostly do physical greeting cards though as I feel it's more personal. 
1 person likes this
@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
4 Jan 23
@Beestring That is so very kind of you. Do you get any cards back?
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
4 Jan 23
@VivaLaDani13 Yes, my friends send physical cards to me as well.
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
4 Jan 23
I agree. Physical cards are more personal. I send physical cards to close friends living overseas.
1 person likes this
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
17 Nov 22
I do some of each myself. Only a few people get a physical card
2 people like this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
13 Dec 22
I see. I send cards to a few close friends only.
1 person likes this
@allknowing (135931)
• India
18 Dec 22
We used to be obsessed once upon a time about sending christmas cards when the digital world did not exist. Slowly I switched over to digital cards which I designed myself but now it is only phone calls
1 person likes this
@allknowing (135931)
• India
23 Dec 22
@Beestring But it is tiring as the phone rings throughout the day (lol)
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
23 Dec 22
@allknowing That is good. You have so many friends.
1 person likes this
@Shivram59 (35215)
• India
3 Apr
@Beestring I have more than 50 Christian friends and they all live here in my town.I personally meet and greet them.
1 person likes this
@Shivram59 (35215)
• India
3 Apr
@Beestring And I and my Christian friends celebrate the festival atop a hillock at the outskirts of our town.
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
3 Apr
That's great. I also have Christmas gathering with my friends in town.
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
18 Jan 23
@Nevena83 I also take a break from being online from time to time.
1 person likes this
@jefferson126 (3262)
• Shenzhen, China
22 Nov
When i am student,i sent physical greeting card to classmates,but now,no more card,instead,i will send messages via net or phone.As if the latter means is more popular today.I appreicated you still send physical cards,it's rare now.
1 person likes this
@jefferson126 (3262)
• Shenzhen, China
23 Nov
@Beestring ,may i know which delivery express do you use,i had a few oversea friends,wanna try send sth to them.
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
23 Nov
@jefferson126 I sometimes use Fedex, sometimes use HK Post Office's express service.
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14519)
• Hong Kong
22 Nov
A few friends of mine living overseas prefer to receive physical cards. So we exchange physical cards. We find cards more personal.
1 person likes this
