On special occasions,
not only the French
but also other
European and
American people
often send postcards
to their friends and
relatives.
Young students cannot imagine what
life’s like there and don’t know what
customs people follow in those places.
And of course they also don’t know the
differences between them.” Cäline also
shares that she hopes the students will
be more motivated to learn geography
when they receive the postcards with
pictures of unknown land on one side
and great blessings on the other. Senders
are also requested to give their email
addresses so that she and her students
can express their gratitude and send
back images and paintings combined
with best wishes.
More than 80,000 shares were made
a mere 48 hours after it was posted on
Facebook. This campaign became the
most popular campaign among French
communities.
Ms. Cäline’s inspirational story got
huge attention as it is extraordinary for
strangers to send postcards. In their daily
lives, especially on special occasions, not
only the French but also other European
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TRAVELLIVE
and
American
people often send postcards to their
friends and relatives.
O
riginating in Austria
in the late 19th century,
postcards initiated a new
method of sharing short
messages between those
who know each other well. Sometimes,
a postcard is sent with the purpose of
arranging an appointment. For instance,
by reading a postcard, the one living
at one end of the city would know that
they are supposed to meet with their
friend living on the other end at a bar
in the afternoon. Postcards became
most popular during the first 20 years
of the 20th century, particularly during
World War I. In prisons, this mean
of communication was preferred by
military officials as it helped them to
simplify the work of censorship. In war
Center: The
North - South
postcard with
the mission
of connecting
Vietnam’s two
regions (1957)
Most right:
Trinh Cong
Son’s postcard
sent to Dao
Anh in 1989