Only because I learned it when young. Who is teaching these kids now?
The Shrike Send a noteboard - 19/09/2017 07:36:13 PM
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Another example. I was discussing this article with a coworker who, like me, is the parent of Gen X children. She is a letter writer and often exchanges letters with friends and family. She noticed that the letters she was receiving often had the her last name and address printed on the
back of the envelope in handwriting that didn't match that of the sender. So, she asked her letter carrier about it. Her carrier, a Millennial, told her he printed the address on the back. After he first got one of the older postal employees to read the original for him. Why?
Another example. I was discussing this article with a coworker who, like me, is the parent of Gen X children. She is a letter writer and often exchanges letters with friends and family. She noticed that the letters she was receiving often had the her last name and address printed on the
back of the envelope in handwriting that didn't match that of the sender. So, she asked her letter carrier about it. Her carrier, a Millennial, told her he printed the address on the back. After he first got one of the older postal employees to read the original for him. Why?
Because all these letters were addressed in cursive, not printed. Cursive is no longer taught in schools. He can't read it. So he and the other letter carriers his age ask for help reading the addresses and print the "translation."
I predict, at some point, that physical mail will die out. In 2007 total mail sent was about 200 billion pieces. In 2016 it was 150 billion pieces.
The day I no longer get stupid credit card offers will be a good day.
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- 18/09/2017 04:00:32 PM
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I asked my son to send us some post cards while he was in Europe
- 18/09/2017 04:52:40 PM
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I dont understand why postcards are even a thing now.
- 18/09/2017 07:32:25 PM
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That's totally misses the point
- 18/09/2017 07:54:26 PM
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Kids these days! *NM*
Why no just send them a link to a picture of where you visited?
- 18/09/2017 08:04:32 PM
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Hell, I am Generation X and I only mail two envelopes a year.
- 18/09/2017 07:58:20 PM
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Be that as it may, you know how to do it if needed.
- 18/09/2017 08:47:15 PM
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Thats super stupid. I could read cursive well before I was taught to write it.
- 18/09/2017 09:15:19 PM
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Only because I learned it when young. Who is teaching these kids now?
- 19/09/2017 07:36:13 PM
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