I think there is enough on my profile, its maybe just not the topics you like.
And I wasnt the one who coplaint about getting a text thats too short.
If it doest klick, its fine for me, if it does than perfect. Thats just how I handle this too, like I said a couple hours ago.
Personally I like to read shorter profiles, with informations I can write about.
Your profile is long, but for me its less information than mine and the only thing I could write to you is about books. See, everyone sees things differently, quantity is not quality.
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You know⌠Iâm not really bothered by much of anything anyone has written, even when itâs âoffensiveâ. Having said that, I prefer when people write more than âHappy Postcrossingâ. In such instances, it hardly feels like a connection.
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I would only do that if people give an opener for that in their profile. I had some interesting discussions around the Brexit with somepbody that I exchanged a few cards with through the forum. In my profile, you will find an interest in politics, I would not mind at all if somebody criticizes my government in an intelligend/thoughtful way, whether I agree or not (as long as I am not called a Nazi or something like that)
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Hey,
Well i wouldnât consider âtinyâ as an bad word in fact in germany we have a trend thatâs going on with tiny housesâŚi think it comes from the US (?) Iâm not sure https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny-house_movementb
But if i think of Japan i would think of the tasty and interesting food, the interesting culture, robots, technical innovations, cute dogs like shiba inu/akita inu, Anime/Manga, people like to cover their mouth while laughing, kind humans, Geisha, Ninja, interesting architecture, beautiful nature and in fact tiny apartments in cities 
âŚi think japan must be a really cool place 
Yeah, i hate it when they talk about the war situation 
Iâm not here to talk about war
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I received a very heavily scented card that had a canned message asking that I send a card with their favorite theme in return. No other greeting, just an ask for a card. It was an interesting card despite the annoying message, but it smelled too bad for me to keep 
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To address the original concern: I sort of feel that if you ask such a question you must be prepared for the answer, akin to asking, âDo these pants make me look fat?â It would be nice if everyone searched for the first three NICE things they think of, but some people will take it literally. As for extremely short messages, most of those that I receive come from countries where I would expect a limited knowledge of English and with different alphabets. I assume these people are doing their best. I feel extremely lucky that English is the Postcrossing lingua franca.
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I am happy to say that since 2017 I did not receive any offensive, weird or making me sad card. Or maybe I am too much positive and not demanding personâŚ
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Any âRussians are not guiltyâ text. Like, what do you expect to hear from a Ukrainian? What do I agree with you? It is better not to write anything about politics than this. So, thatâs the only text I donât want to receive.
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I think itâs more about the âblank cards in an envelopeâ part.Thatâs not really in the spirit of postcrossing and I can see why that would bother some people who might not have touristy card at hands. I do have them but many smaller towns in the Netherlands donât.
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Here in NJ, Columbus Day is considered Italian Pride Day and still celebrated widely. Columbus Day became a holiday because the largest mass lynching in America was conducted against Italian immigrants. Itâs sad that this isnât taught in schools. I donât know what message you received, but I certainly write about attending parades and having Italian meals and such when it is Columbus Day. My area also celebrates St Patrickâs Day for a full month, with parades every weekend. Part of postcrossing is getting to know about other peopleâs culture, which varies from state to state, and region to region, not just from country to country.
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Iâm sorry - I do understand how it may not be fun for you, but this made me laugh, because now I want to meet the Queen Consort of the UK and tell her âOh by the way, your name is also the name of one of my catsâ 
To remain in-topic: in my profile I state that Iâm a vegetarian, and once I got a card showing a chicken recipe, with a long detailed explanation on the back about how to make it perfect. I am sometimes a bit of a Pollyanna, so I like to think that the sender just missed that part and was really, really proud of that typical recipe from their area and actually wanted to share something tasty. But having been a vegetarian for most of my life, and being used to unkind remarks about it, the not-Pollyanna part of me wonders if it was just their way to slag me off.
(on the other hand, my husband makes a great vegan version of that recipe 
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My least favorite messages are the meaningless âHappy Postcrossing from Xâ or âHope you are wellâ type, where it feels like the sender put in zero effort.
My second least favorite are where the sender misunderstood something in my profile. For example I used to list âarchaeologyâ as one of my âinterestsâ and one person wrote on the card how cool they thought it was that I was an archaeologist, and what fascinating work that must be. Iâm not, I just enjoy reading about archaeology. It made me really uncomfortable, partly because I wasnât sure whether I should correct this misunderstanding in my hurray message, and partly because if I have the card out in my house and a guest sees it - or if I die and a family member goes through my things - they will think I was lying about myself. Iâve taken some things out of my profile, and reworded others, to reduce the chance of getting more messages like that.
@isabetta
âVegetarianâ can also mean different things to different people, and here in the US (especially among older generations) many people who call themselves âvegetarianâ just avoid red meat (they still eat things like fish and chicken) so it may have been a complete misunderstanding, where the sender thought a chicken recipe would be perfect for a vegetarian. Big fail 
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I donât hate it, but I find it strange when people write on the postcard exactly what the first paragraph of their profile is. Itâs surprisingly common.
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When I see both of those cases, I think itâs because thatâs their boilerplate text for postcards. Iâm not a fan of those types of cards either, because they didnât (appear to) make an effort to tailor the message to me. Interesting related topic: âOne linerâ generic postcards
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This is more common for me than âHappy Postcrossingâ (or similar) ones.
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Hmm, I guess I do this occasionallyâŚ
But I donât read the profiles of people I get cards from so I think itâs ok
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That happened to me once. It was clear that someone drew two or more names, and then carefully read profiles in order to tailor a nice personal message to each recipient. And then I think they got their wires crossed, because my whole message was to âReneeâ and about several interesting topics that are not on my profile. I just smiled and wondered what interesting things Renee was reading about (probably lighthouses, horses and bicycles). I wasnât upset or offended at the message - just thought it was amusing.
PS - when I say âtinyâ, I usually am praising someoneâs cleverness in optimizing a small space and making it fun and appealing. It would definitely be a positive connotation. I had the great pleasure of spending a short time in Yokosuka and I have described the âtiny but beautiful container gardensâ that I saw in front of many small homes and apartments. And I was passing along how impressed I was about the creativity and skill it took to make them so nice.
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Itâs really rare to read profiles that leave me scratching my head. I recently read someoneâs profile that wanted a BLANK postcard and asked not to forget to put beautiful stamps on the envelope. There was no please or thank you. Itâs like being invited to a party, but the host tells you to leave your gift on the porch and go away.
I will rephrase a wonderful card I received
Someone cares about you [your request] not me but someone cares.
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I have received postcards from members of certain religions encouraging to look for God, to join them or adding some bible text. I understand itâs their way to connect and I always replied them with a kind message. But receiving those postcards made me uncomfortable. Even there was one from Germany with a big envelope and tons of postcards of their divinity. What should I do with them? I throw them away, it smelled so bad for me.
And I know thereâs no message on my profile asking not to talk about religion or politics, but I donât want a âdonâtâ on my profile. They want to talk about it, ok. I will register the postcards, but probably I wonât keep them. Yes, 4 of them are gone.
And thereâs were another two postcard talking about the war on Europe. Asking me to pray for it. Maybe itâs just a phrase extra as theyâre worries for those ladies. Again, I replied nicely and thanked for the Postcards.
As we say on my country, donât talk about religion, politics or soccer if you donât want to start a discussion/fight 
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Your name is given to you by your parents but the username is something you chose. Itâs possible people think you like that name or it has a special meaning to you and so they use it in the greeting. That would be my guess.
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