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What are some questions you ask a new pen pal to get to know them?

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Thank you to everyone who contributed to make today’s post!

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Additionally to all the usual questions (such as age, profession, where they are from and what they like to do in their free time), I also love to ask about their drink of choice. Are they a coffee person? Are they a tea person? What type of tea? Do they add sugar? I think hot beverages give me a funny and interesting perspective on people.

By they way, if you were asking, I drink coffee with a little milk and no sugar (cortado as we say) and earl grey tea! I wonder what that says about me!

@mirichan

I usually don’t. I like the conversation to be organic. Tell me what you want me to know. If I do ask, it’s usually related to something I talked about. “I did xyz, do you ever do that?” – @Fly46

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  • What books/movies/shows have you enjoyed recently? Are there any that you still think about, years later? What about them was so compelling?
  • Where do you live and what do you appreciate about living there?
  • How did you get into letter writing, and what do you love about it?
  • How are you? What is the weather like where you live?
  • How old are you? What is your field of profession (or study if still a student)? What are your hobbies?
  • How long have you been into snail mail?
  • What made you laugh REALLY hard recently?
  • What makes you happy?
  • Tell me about yourself (anything you want to share).
  • What are some of your favorite food and drinks?
  • What are your favorite things to receive?What are some of your favourite paper goods?
  • What pens do you write with?
  • Where did you start your existing penfriendship?
  • What’s your letter-writing style?

As for me, I like to look over their profile and find any common ground, or something I don’t know much about, and ask about it.

Thank you to everyone contributed – @yaymalika, Anita E., Leila F., @kiyasu, Cindy T. and those who contributed via Instagram.


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