giddy Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Bonjour,I'm learning french at Allianz Francase and I was hoping to make a french pen pal to learn more about the French language and culture.I'm an 18 yr old guy. I'm very good at being a penpal btw, I have 2 in far off countries whom i've kept in touch with for years now and I occasionally even exchange snail mail(regular postal mail). I'm hoping to meet someone around 18 -20 yrs old. Thanks so much, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Are you from Albuquerque? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Giddy,I think it is unlikely that you will meet a suitable penpal through this forum. Many of us are just plain old foggies, certainly well out of your age range. Good luck, keep trying, but probably not here as it is a waste of your time. Teapot: the guy from Albuquerque was much older = he said he was 39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 [quote user="5-element"]Teapot: the guy from Albuquerque was much older = he said he was 39[/quote]He said a lot of things, just had that feeling, know what I mean? Grooming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I know exactly what you mean, Teapot. Which is why I hardly contributed to those threads, as I found him spooky. So this could be a reincarnation?Too quiet. Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Putting my Miss Marples hat on for a moment, does this chap make the same sorts of mistakes as the other one? For example, does he occasionally write "I" in lower case as in "i" and does he sometimes or always neglect to use the French accents in his messages?Does this person share the "voice" of the other?Watch out for the next instalment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 No, Miss Marples, to the first question.No, Miss Marples, to the second question. Any deductions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Well then, my dear girl, he's either an imposter or he's covering his tracks to make detection more difficult, don't you see?Now then, what shall we do for the denouement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Maybe we should just wait and see for it to dénoue itself.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddy Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 hi,Um.. i'm a little confused now!I don't use accents because I've been learning French properly only for a month now and I don't really know where to put accents(I can see its a important?), i use a *small* 'i' because i'm a young computer geek and i post a lot of questions on technical forums with absolutely brilliant people, so its my way of sounding polite and less egotistic.Is this enough of an un raveling?I want a penpal because I have two, one from Iceland and another from Canada whom I've known for nearly 4 years now, I've even sent letters, coins, postcard overs, its something i like a lot, I find other cultures and countries very interesting, especially since i've never gone out of my country or never been on a plane for that matter. Recently I've found French and France very interesting so i figured i could maybe find a French penpal. I hope i didn't say anything wrong? Thanks so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Hi, there, Giddy, don't mind us! Me, I'm just a grumpy old woman at best.To explain a little what's been going on. As you might have guessed, there was another poster here who was asking similar questions to yours. Then his posts got weirder and he started sounding off about all sorts of things to do with male/female relationships,He upset a few people on here and a few others started getting their own back or taking the mick out of him.Eventually, he went away, or was thrown out (I'm not sure which).Anyway, that's why you might have heard us having a bit of a joke about this other chap and, if you are not he, then you have nothing to fear.You might be giddy, but you'll get on fine here and I do hope you find someone who will agree to correspond with you.Keep up the good work learning French! It could be a lifelong interest for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Maybe one of the teachers on the forum who work in a French school could give your details to someone of a similar age in their class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Sure thing, but we need to be sure 100% that this post is not a hoax.......... [:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I thought Allianz is a German insurance company. do they give French lessons too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddy Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 [quote user="Frenchie"]Sure thing, but we need to be sure 100% that this post is not a hoax.......... [:$][/quote]Alrighty [:)]My Fullname is Gideon Israel Dsouza, I'm from Bombay,India, (I'm a protestant Christian by the way..)Here are lots of pictures of me(The YMCA camps are when I volunteered to be a camp counselor):http://picasaweb.google.com/gidisraelHere is my facebook profile:http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/profile.php?id=591199818&ref=profileLike I said i'm a computer geek, so I'm a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist:WinDev, here is my transcript:https://mcp.microsoft.com/authenticate/validatemcp.aspxTranscriptID:779121Access Code: 676964eonHere is some more geek stuff, I'm been a member of this technical forum since I was 15:(similar information about me so you corroborate)http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/Profiles.aspx?mid=2185306 I'm also a good swimmer, I'm athletic and I play Violin, Guitar and Piano (Just incase you think I'm too much of a geek! [:P])Lastly, My Alliance Francaise Carte d'identité (which I just took on my laptop 5 mins ago! [:P]):http://gidisrael.googlepages.com/afid_front.jpghttp://gidisrael.googlepages.com/afid_back.jpgIs that enough? Oh, Giddy, is my nickname, its what my friends call me, so its the alias I use everywhere.Also:"The Alliance française (AF) is an organisation whose mission is to promote French language and culture outside France. Its primary concern is teaching French as a second language. It is headquartered in the French capital city of Paris." ......"1071 locations in 133 different countries." From wikipediaThanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 It's OK Giddy, I believe you (and I'd be the first to bounce you on your head if I thought you were really that chap from Albuquerque) [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Well done giddy. [:D] That certainly smacked it to to them.I've just spoken to my next door neighbours two boys without any success. The 16 year old is into scooters and girls (in that order) and the 20 year old is into girls and motorbikes (in that order).Come on the teachers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Maybe you could try one of the people here http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/penpals/correspondants.php?Pays_Choisi=FRAIt looks genuine, but sadly (as with many of these kind of sites) there may be a few people lurking there who are not what they seem, and who have other reasons for wanting to talk to young students. So take care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I could ask one of my BTS students , but they re carrying out a work placement at the moment ( til january.)Would a younger student be Ok for you ? ( 16/17)The problem is that if I say I have one address there will be a riot ! They will ALL want a penpal , I know !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddy Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 Oh, I just turned 18 two months ago so yea, no problem I guess. It would be difficult to correspond with someone who knows very little English though, I would end up using Google Translate a lot then! And its not very accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Some of my students have a good level of English for their age. I think of 2 girls in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 [quote user="giddy"] It would be difficult to correspond with someone who knows very little English though, I would end up using Google Translate a lot then! And its not very accurate.[/quote]Gideon, were you yourself thinking of writing in English or French then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddy Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 I don't know enough french to write a full email, I hope to know by December(which is when my course ends), my English is pretty fluent though.I plan to write in English and a little in French. I emailed someone from that website you mentioned, the person replied completely in French, I could understand around half of the letter, I used google translate for the rest, and I responded in English first, then quite a few sentances in french. =P.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 [quote user="giddy"]... I used google translate for the rest [/quote]This site usually gives a more accurate translation, either French to English or vice versa, than google - but I am not giving guarantees with that statement. Just make sure you don't click on the 'human translation' button - as that costs.Sue [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddy Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 Thanks so much Sue.Je amour ton signature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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