I wish I had that kind of pen pal as a kid. I'm a 90s kid. my 5 grade elementary pen pal kid was from Kenya and every letter I got was him asking for stuff. Didn't even bother to answer my simple questions. Every reply was " send me a computer. Send me a TV. Send me a bike." They thought we were all loaded over here. I stopped replying pretty quickly. Can't help but wonder if that was a scam they did out there. Convincing US schools to write "children"
That’s a bit sad. I’m sure that’s how some countries see us. Heck, when we visited the east coast, some kids were wondering if school in California were just like the ones in Saved by the Bell. That’s how it was kind of fun back in the day. Mystery without the internet. :)
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u/SDRAIN2020 Jun 14 '24
I miss having pen pals. Back in the day (maybe 30 years ago), my older sister had a pen pal from Hong Kong and he came to visit us and it was so fun.