Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in Australia
✍️ A few words to start and end with
Nobody expects a whole letter in their language. A greeting and a sign-off in it says you thought about who is reading — and gives them something to correct, which is a fine way to start a friendship.
- Hello
- Hello
- Opening a letter
- Dear …,
- Thank you for your letter
- Thank you for your letter.
- Signing off
- Best wishes,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 07:38 in Australia right now. 🌸 spring there
Mention the time of day or the season you are writing in. It is the detail that makes a letter feel sent from somewhere, and the one they are most likely to answer in kind.
🧭 Members in Australia, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
- English 14
- French 3
- German 3
- Japanese 3
- Music 9
- Books 5
- Gaming 5
- Movies 5
- Culture 4
- History 4
- Photography 4
- Animals 3
If you speak one of the languages they are learning, say so in your first letter — a pen pal who can help is a pen pal worth answering.
🌍 How Australia answered the world questions
Good openers: ask them about the one where they differ from everybody else.
What's a typical breakfast for you?