I'm 35 and it feels like Christmas Cards are becoming a thing of the past
More and more now people will just status update on Christmas day
"Merry Christmas to all etc"
Buying, writing and posting 50+ Christmas Cards just seems like so mus effort and a waste of paper and money.
There was I think in the past a lot of nostalgia value around cards relatives or friends you mightnt have seen in years, and you were pondering to yourself 'I wonder how Louise is? Gosh those were the days in uni, I'll send a card at Christmas and she'll know I still think of her"
Only with Facebook culture I don't need to ponder how Louise is, I know she's teaching in Herts and has a baby.
I had a brief chat yesterday with an old friend I haven't seen in over a decade who lives in London as she had just been to see a film. There isn't that sense of urgency to send a card just to keep in touch.
Of course I'll hand out a couple of cards to my immediate/closest friends and family, and a few coworkers, but I'll probably d less than 10. Not loads as I might've done with people I don't really see if not for the invention of Facebook.
It does seem a shame that it's a dying tradition but I'm not too bothered as it does feel quite wasteful in some ways.
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EverySongbirdSays · 25/10/2016 21:22
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