Are Pen Friendships Outmoded? - the Site Abroad Pal Informes about Pen Friendships

Weikersheim, Baden Württemberg, Germany, March 22, 2015 (Newswire.com) - In the past, pen friendship had a far more widespread. In our fast time in which the communication usually takes place on the internet without any delay, there seems to be no use for analog letter writing, apart from unwanted bills and other authority writings. Many of us, especially the younger generations are around the clock online, every day of the week. At the latest smartphones have made chats and social networks into one of the most used media in general. Our culture of communication has changed accordingly. No one is unreachable, just because moving or staying abroad are creating a distance. The exchange of messages, images and videos in real time around the globe has degraded distances and even time zones to seemingly outdated concepts. Granted, on physical goods we still have to wait a certain time or leave the house but the first attempts are showing what we can expect in the future: Package delivery by drone, self-driving cars, shortened production and transport chains, 3D printer… Many people already get music, movies and news digitally on TV, PC, tablet or smartphone, on demand - anytime, anywhere, without any waiting time.

Looking at the concept of penpals from the perspective of this fast-paced world, it acts more as outdated and obsolete. But that's not even penpals adapt. Many write their messages on the Internet, e-mail, chat, or private forum. The waiting time, the postage and the risk that letters are lost accounts. But why is the maintaining of penpals not widespread than ever before? The framework is certainly not the problem, as we have already noted, the World Wide Web opened many different possibilities. I suspect that it is due to the prevailing oversupply. With all the different social networks we can build a large and unlimited circle of friends quickly. More than 200 contacts in the Friends list are not uncommon. Only the persons to which we have contact in real life do we know really, all others we only know superficially. We take part in the life of many others, filtered by the algorithms of the networks. There are no real counterpart, rather a number of people who usually throw their opinion directionless in the room. In addition, we read mostly positive messages that correspond to the desired self-representation. For fears, desires and deep emotions is no space or not enough time.

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Unlike in a pen friendship. The exchange with letters comes from a time, where long distances only could be overcome with great effort and very time-consuming. Modern transportation and communication techniques were not invented yet. News spread very slowly, if at all, they were able to cross regional boundaries. A letter was the only possibility to stay in contact, so the text had to provide much more than just information.

Today you have the opportunity contact other people using the Internet without being bound by national borders and distances. A pen friendship lives of mutual give and take. This is a reason why many people looking for penpals from another country. Among other stories you may learn something about a different language, a different culture and a different country. The communication of pen pals goes far beyond the communication in social networks like already described. You can read about wishes, dreams and emotions, divides gratifying, happy but also sad events. These insights and opinions could help to find another point of view for own problems. Penpals also bridge prejudices and ages.

For many enthusiasts, it is usually only a problem to find a suitable person for a pen pal. The offers on the Internet are usually numerous and confusing, it is really not easy to keep track. At this point, the network Abroad Pal (www.abroad-pal.com) comes into play. This offer allow users to find a partner for a pen pal. With a search you can decide which matching suggestions you want. In addition, you can replace in a multilingual forum with other penpals and have all the possibilities a social networks brings in.

Whoever therefore is looking for a pen pal, you should take a look at Abroad Pal. Pen friendships are definitely still timely, especially in our fast-paced world.