Mail Roundup – January 20, 2024

A roundup of messages we've received in the last two weeks

Vlad Palcu, 21.01.2024, 17:09

Mail Roundup

19/01/2024

Hello, friends,

It’s time for a new roundup of
messages we got at our office since the start of the new year.

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Our listener from India, Jayanta
Chakrabarty, picked up our broadcast on January 4 and sent a reception report,
adding:

Please receive my best wishes
and felicitations for a Happy New Year. May the year 2024 usher in peace, joy
and good health to all at RRI for each and every day.

I am pleased to send you my first
report of 2024 listened on 04 January. Reception quality was excellent with
strong signal strength and friendly-voiced hosts that made listening a
pleasure.

Thanks, Jayanta, for a new report
and being among our most loyal listeners.

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We also got New Year’s greetings
from Börje Sahlen (Sweden):

I wish you a Happy New Year!
Enclosed a Christmas card I and my fiancée send to our friends before
Christmas.

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This January we got messages from
new listeners

First, Isao Yamanaka (Japan) submitted a report,
adding the following:

I think RRI’s English broadcasts
are extremely valuable as a medium for getting

Romanian news and information.

I hope that English broadcasting
will continue for a long time.

Thanks for writing, Isao. We hope
to hear more from you soon.

Then, Scott Anderson (USA) also
sent the following custom-made report

Thanks, Scott, it’s really nice
to welcome new members to the RRI family!

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We also got a nice message from
our listener from Nigeria, Salisu Muhammad Dawanau:

Trust you doing great over
there. This is to salute your efforts in informing the world about progress,
new developments and initiatives or innovations in the Pacific and the world at
large.

Thanks, Salisu. We really
appreciate your support.

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Shin Makino (Japan) submitted a
report this January, adding the following in the comments section:

I wish you a Happy New Year and look forward to your
continued patronage in 2024. I look forward to another year of meaningful
programs from your station and beautifully

designed QSL cards published every month. I hope
to be able to send you a reception report as regularly as possible this year.

May the New Year be a happy and wonderful one
for everyone in your radio station. Please continue to take care of your
health.

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Our listener from Pakistan, Malik
Allah Bachaya wrote a letter last week. Quoting from his message:

Radio English Language
Programs are truly admirable and provide a wealth of information to listeners
worldwide. These programs play a crucial role in enhancing language skills,
making them an invaluable resource for language learners and enthusiasts alike.

The
versatility of radio as a medium allows for creative and engaging language
content. Whether it’s language lessons, cultural insights, or discussions on
current affairs, these programs cater to a diverse audience. The carefully
crafted content ensures a balance between educational value and entertainment,
making the learning experience enjoyable and effective.

One
of the key strengths of radio language programs is their accessibility.
Listeners can tune in from various locations and backgrounds, making it a
democratic platform for language education. This inclusivity fosters a sense of
global community among language learners, creating connections and shared
experiences.

Moreover,
these programs often feature native speakers, providing authentic language
exposure and helping learners develop proper pronunciation and intonation. The
real-life examples and scenarios presented on radio programs contribute
significantly to practical language acquisition.

In
conclusion, Radio English Language Programs are commendable for their ability
to educate, entertain, and connect people through the universal medium of
language. They serve as a testament to the power of radio in fostering
linguistic skills and bridging cultural gaps.

Thanks,
Malik. We do appreciate your support.

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Our listener and friend from
Denmark, Hans-Verner Lollike wrote a nice message at the start of the year:

Passing a new year always do something to you
! When you are young, you always think, that the new year will be better. Later
you hope the new year will not be worse, than the previous year, but I think
maybe the right attitude would be, that you think there is something good,
something new, something better in the future. I think there will be something
good in the new year. I will keep my eyes and ears open to find it.

In
many ways societies faces the same problems. We have exactly the same problems
with green areas in cities and towns as you have. It seems like the politicians
agree with this viewpoint, that every green area can be built with new
apartment houses. If not in total, then partly. Parks in Copenhagen have more
buildings and are slowly being smaller. What a pity !

I
wish you all the best for 2024 ! – and also green areas as lungs for the
breathing of life in cities and towns.

Thanks,
Hans. We wish you all the best in the year ahead as well!

We’re
at the opposite end of the discussion – we’re struggling to shrink built-up
areas and make more green spots available in large urban centers.

We
completely agree, Hans. In Europe, for instance, it’s hard to mitigate the EU
Green Deal with the hard realities on the ground. In Bucharest the few green
areas we have are also disappearing, making way for office buildings or
residential compounds.

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A heartfelt thank you to everyone
else who took the time to write, including Richard Lemke (Canada), Hiromichi
Kinoshita (Japan), Rene Paquin (Canada), Najim Uddin (India), Tomasz Kotas
(Poland), Tim Brockett (USA), Timothy Marecki (USA), Akira Onzuka (Japan), Alan
Gale (UK), Kuba Denisiuk (Poland), Chris Malboeuf (Canada), Yuki Ota (Japan),
Mohamad Haidir Haisim (Malaysia), Hari Madugula (India), Roger Steele (UK),
Alexandru Bușneag (Germany),
Francisco Braccini (Brazil), Shin Makino, Japan, Machiraju Subba Sreenivasa
Raju (India), Hiroshi Katayama (Japan), Adrian Micaleff (Malta), John Tiggleman
(USA), Karobi Hazarika (India), Sanil Deep (India), Syed Azhar Abbas Ain
(Pakistan), Ray Toth (USA), Selwyn Bruce (UK), Rob den Boer (Netherlands), Douglas
Copeland (Canada), Misayo Tanaka (Japan), Carlo Giordani (India).

73!