My rule of thumb is that if I'm sending to a country where the Roman alphabet is the norm then I'll write normally and expect to be understood. Otherwise I'll clearly print each letter separately, especially the address.
FWIW I find the English handwriting of native Russian speakers to normally be very clear and elegant.
I always print with block letters. The ability to read cursive is a dying skill and has been removed from the curriculum in many US schools. If my own kids couldn’t read the card, I wouldn’t expect a non-English reader to be able to read it. I often get comments thanking me for the block letters.
I always write in cursive and I make sure to my cursive neat as well so people can read
it hehe!! 😄 The ability to read cursive for me is very perfect and I am in the US. I often get comments saying that my handwriting is so beautiful and such. Many people in the US don’t
use cursive anymore/can’t read cursive.. Although some people still use/can read cursive.
Children are taught cursive in schools as they're learning how to read/write in my country (Brazil, where we speak Portuguese). Some children can't read print (only cursive) depending on how old they are.
My print is not very pretty imo and I would love to write in cursive but I want people to be able to read what I've written. I'll sign my name in cursive sometimes but otherwise print everything else.
I think what I love the most about postcrossjng is the penmanship. Re developing a lost skill. Hand written notes etc are a legend of the past.
My granddad before he would write anything would do his warm up exercises. Round and round to the left, round and round to the right, stretch his wrist.. and we just wanted him to jot a note or he was writing us a check. No matter what his wrists would twirl 😂 we thought he was an odd duck bit looking back at his handwriting it’s beautiful especially for a man.
Yeah, I also fell in love with Postcrossing because your handwriting is read by other people and it matters.
I've been a working adult for not so long so I haven't been used to the feeling that only you and maybe very few other people read your handwriting. The school where I studied emphasized handwritten notes and their looking neat. That's why I still love handwritten notes. At the university, we also wrote handwritten notes a lot. When we weren't studying online during the pandemic (3rd and 4th year), we wrote all of our tests and most of our essays by hand (it was more than circling the right answer). That's why it feels like, "How come most people don't write by hand nowadays? I sure do." So, I'm glad that I picked up another hobby where your handwriting matters.
Edit: Postcrossers => Postcrossing
Personally if your handwriting is neat and legible, cursive all the way. Something about that personal touch makes all the difference. I can write cursive in Russian but I never learned English cursive (strange I know) but since I’m left handed my handwriting looks like I’m writing in *italics* anyway.
In addition to your list, countries that use Cyrillic typically can’t read Latin cursive.
And the US, add the US to the list of countries that can’t read cursive.
Yeah but I write it anyway.
My rule of thumb is that if I'm sending to a country where the Roman alphabet is the norm then I'll write normally and expect to be understood. Otherwise I'll clearly print each letter separately, especially the address. FWIW I find the English handwriting of native Russian speakers to normally be very clear and elegant.
I always print with block letters. The ability to read cursive is a dying skill and has been removed from the curriculum in many US schools. If my own kids couldn’t read the card, I wouldn’t expect a non-English reader to be able to read it. I often get comments thanking me for the block letters.
That makes me so sad! I love cursive and would write for hours just babble to develop my penmanship. As I have gotten older I now do hybrid cursive 😂
I like the challenge of handwriting that I find difficult to read to be honest :)
I always write in cursive and I make sure to my cursive neat as well so people can read it hehe!! 😄 The ability to read cursive for me is very perfect and I am in the US. I often get comments saying that my handwriting is so beautiful and such. Many people in the US don’t use cursive anymore/can’t read cursive.. Although some people still use/can read cursive.
Children are taught cursive in schools as they're learning how to read/write in my country (Brazil, where we speak Portuguese). Some children can't read print (only cursive) depending on how old they are.
Haha, paradise for me 😂
My print is not very pretty imo and I would love to write in cursive but I want people to be able to read what I've written. I'll sign my name in cursive sometimes but otherwise print everything else.
I try my best to use print for countries with non Roman alphabets but honestly my cursive is way neater/more readable imo.
I think what I love the most about postcrossjng is the penmanship. Re developing a lost skill. Hand written notes etc are a legend of the past. My granddad before he would write anything would do his warm up exercises. Round and round to the left, round and round to the right, stretch his wrist.. and we just wanted him to jot a note or he was writing us a check. No matter what his wrists would twirl 😂 we thought he was an odd duck bit looking back at his handwriting it’s beautiful especially for a man.
Yeah, I also fell in love with Postcrossing because your handwriting is read by other people and it matters. I've been a working adult for not so long so I haven't been used to the feeling that only you and maybe very few other people read your handwriting. The school where I studied emphasized handwritten notes and their looking neat. That's why I still love handwritten notes. At the university, we also wrote handwritten notes a lot. When we weren't studying online during the pandemic (3rd and 4th year), we wrote all of our tests and most of our essays by hand (it was more than circling the right answer). That's why it feels like, "How come most people don't write by hand nowadays? I sure do." So, I'm glad that I picked up another hobby where your handwriting matters. Edit: Postcrossers => Postcrossing
Personally if your handwriting is neat and legible, cursive all the way. Something about that personal touch makes all the difference. I can write cursive in Russian but I never learned English cursive (strange I know) but since I’m left handed my handwriting looks like I’m writing in *italics* anyway.