to think that its "Wish you were here?" and not...

[PyongyangKipperbang]

...."Wish you were here!"

Stupid discussion with my sister (neither of us can remember how we got onto it!) and we are both convinced that we are right!

I think it is you, the postcard writer, asking the recipient if they are jealous of your lovely holiday and wish that they were there too. My sister says that it is you saying that you wish the recipient was there on hols with you.

Who is right?!

[MerryMarigold]

Well, your way is more honest, let's face it. But your sister's way is what the words actually mean.

[Eolian]

Your sister is right. The reason the tv programme had it as a question mark was because it was showing holiday destinations that the viewer might or might not find appealing, so it was asking "Do you wish you were here, (or not)?

[Notso]

Like you I've always thought Judith Chalmers was goading the public, Wish you were here well your not you plebs, enjoy your wet weekend in Rhyl

[Notso]

Who wishes they were on holiday with their family? Not me I see enough of them at home, I'd leav the kids if someone would look after them.

[ColourfulOrangex]

Your sister is right

[PyongyangKipperbang]

Wow, so from a discussion about whether a phrase has a question mark or an exclaimation mark has become me being a spiteful narcissist?!

Blimey, unclench dears, it was simply a "Is it this or that?" no indepth personality profiling required!

[Andrewofgg]

Weather is here, wish you were beautiful.

Andrew - behave!

[Eolian]

Assuming the OP is a narcissist from her misinterpretation of a postcard greeting is hilariously bonkers even by MN standards.

[amispartacus]

Do you wish you were here?
I wish you were here!!

Throws in:

Wishing you were somehow here again.... from Phantom.

I suppose it depends on who you were writing to - if the person you were were writing to was someone who you wished could be here with you, then an exclamation mark is suitable.

If the person is having a crap time / is in a crap place, then maybe the question mark...

It would be an interesting exercise in a primary school

[harderandharder2breathe]

Your sister is right