aerogram

Here goes the first post!

So something I learned recently was that there existed this thing called an aerogram (somewhat still in existence but mostly out of date around these parts). Odd huh? I've never heard of it before, and weirder still, I learned it from my Chinese textbook, which requires me to learn how to write it in Chinese. Kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Anyhow, I looked it up (because even my Chinese teacher had no idea what it was) and apparently it's basically a letter (but with more durable paper) that you can send without an envelope. Sort of like a postcard I guess, except instead of being a card, it's more of a full sized paper. Oh, and apparently you fold it too, so all your love letters to your significant other won't be read by just any unwilling passerby, thereby saving them from its cheesiness (that would probably describe anything I wrote more than anything else, I'm sure your love letters are perfectly thoughtful). Anyone who actually wanted to read it however, such as your significant other's parents or whatnot.

Just in case anyone's curious these little deals started being used, essentially, during WWII when Lieutenant Colonel R. E. Evans, Royal Engineers, Assistant Director Army Postal Service Middle East Force (MEF) suggested their use for air mail purposes (Wikipedia). Just so you don't begin to doubt yourself over a lack of knowledge, aerograms are pretty out of date (at least in the U.S.) as evidenced by the fact that they have stopped printing them in this country and will stop using them once the current supply runs empty (also from the same article on Wikipedia).

So that's all for now,
until next time,
Michael Yu