Comments on: Thank you.

By: Wanna

Wanna — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:27:41 +0000

Until I came to the US, I never heard of Thank you notes. Where I come from, we usually reciprocate the gift at some point in time or simply say thank you and invite you to a good hearty meal or to a glass of wine. Before the US I’ve never seen cards for all occasions you can think of (second cousin’s favorite pet’s first tooth ache, 20th anniversary of the 4th birthday, etc.) with a pre-printed message. I do admit that some of the pre-printed cards can be funny but still…the brain doesn’t need to think anything too personalized anymore. You just have to shop at the right card store… I suspect this is not really an American tradition but a Hallmark tradition, i.e. “buy more cards” tradition. I know that our lives are hectic and in the US people move more often but you know, there’s technology to support communication - so I tolerate no excuse - and if everything else fails, the post office still delivers letters!…

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:43:55 +0000

Good point. Another postal pet peeve of mine is the Christmas Card tradition where you get a card from a long lost friend/family member and the only thing written in the card (note: Christmas cards are bigger than the average thank you note so you would think more could be written) is “Merry Christmas the Smith Family.” Well, no duh. I know you wish me a Merry Christmas even though we haven’t heard from you since your last Christmas card. Why don’t you take an extra moment to tell me what’s going on in your life or just save the buck and buy your kid another toy he doesn’t need. Dang, a call would be nice as well. Anyway, that really annoys me. Back to slacking off.

By: Doug Watching » Thank You!

Doug Watching » Thank You! — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:34:21 +0000

[...] Jeremy’s wondering the appropriate way to respond to a thank you. Thanks for the blog Jer. [...]

By: Jeremy Floyd

Jeremy Floyd — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:12:58 +0000

Thank you for your comment.

By: Doug Floyd

Doug Floyd — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 22:49:32 +0000

Thanks for the post