Norbert, 53, Düsseldorf, Germany. Better known as “Baer” in the Forum. He is more than a polar bear friend…
- How did you come across Postcrossing? What got you hooked?
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My fiancè (which is also active on postcrossing) has been penpalling for more than 25 years. One of her penpals, the Turkish postcrosser nihan, sent her the link to this postcard paradise. I tried it first and was infected by the postcrossing virus in the same second… :-)))
- Do you have any other interesting hobbies?
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Rubberstamping, playing table tennis. In former times fantasy roleplaying, boardgames, painting tin miniatures, watercolour painting, motorbiking.
- Show us your mailbox, your mailman/mailwoman, your postoffice or the place where you post or keep your postcards!
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My mailman doesn’t like me, I won’t photograph him and show him here. Unfortunately, the friendly people at my postoffice didn’t give me their permission to show their photos here, so I just show the space, mailbox where I sent my postcards from and my mailbox!
- Show & tell us about your favorite received postcard to date, and what makes it special.
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My most special card – the very first card I received by Postcrossing…
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Here is another photo of one of my favorite cards, sent by the user EvansCrew:
35 comments so far
oooohhhhhh..... my dear friend in the spotlight :):):):):) Congratulations! You really deserve your 15 minutes of fame!
Oh, Bear! You are the best! We love you!
Whenever I see Baer's distinctive handwriting in my mailbox, it is a good day :-)
Loved your interview, baery! Nice strawberry card, I want to eat it everytime I see it! :D
Ohhh yes, I love that "Postcard is loading..." postcard too!!! XD I have never received it though! =(
It was so amusing reading this interview - he says his "mailman doesn't like [him]" - why?!
Also, his local post office is sooooo small! But I bet the staff do their job much better than the postal workers here! And I bet they have better attitudes too! =P
Last point to note: so patriotic! (German flag on mailbox.) You won't see anyone here in Singapore put our flag on our mailbox. No one likes this place that much. =P
whhhhoooo the postcard is loading is really coool!
Haha! I waited for the postcard to load for about 5 seconds before it sunk in!
Hurrah for Nordbaer, great postcrosser and friend! so nice to see this interview!
and... silly me...I've been waiting for that postcard to load for ages!!!! I was reading this interview on facebook and tought it was a problem there so I came here to see it and only then I realised it was the postcard picture :) GREAT ONE!!
Stop writing good things about bears!
Cats are much more important!!!!!!!!!!!
Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Sorry for the flag on the mailbox - I am really NOT a patriot, but I put it there when the soccer world championship was held in Germany 2006... and since then I was too lazy to remove it... *lol*
Hi! Beautiful strawberries card!!! Happy day!!
"Postcard is loading ..." Hilarious!
Wow! My favorite bear is famous:o) You are the best bear of the world and it's nice to see your mailbox! Hugs:o)
Not shadows on the wall when you are in the spotlight Nordbaer, yay!!!!
Great cards, the second is soooo perfect for online (postcrossing) world...
:-)))))))))))
And don't worry Groetje, you can be as famous as bear is when you are older!
I really do love the second postcard! I just wonder who comes up with an idea like that?
Brilliant!
I love this series about fellow postcrossers. It's always nice to learn a bit more about the people here.
The last one almost got me... XD
You are one great baer! :)
and famous now too!
Hugs!
hi baer ;)
congrats and it was great getting to know you again. I already knew all of that. LOL
I don't know you but all these people seem to appreciate you very much. Congratulations on the newfound fame. You probably deserve it.
congratulations Nordbar! You are one bear who doesnt hibernate...and I was suckered into that "Postcard Loading"...its a fun one!
Hey famous baer :-) Nice interview!
How come your mailman doesnt like you? Are you like the dog who goes for his ankles? LOL
Greets your fav. Rotterdam meisje :-)
The loading postcard is really great, I was also wating.
Great interview indeed.
toooo funny! It got me too - Great card! I was waiting for it to load hahahahah - sorry about your mailman - his loss
Hi Beertje, great story and thanks for the small view on your postcrossinglife, hugs!
Hi Baer!! Thanks for the great interview, but we couldn´t expect less ;)
We love you!! Kisses from portugal!
Great interview! Congrats Norbert!!!!
Great spotlight, Norbert! I was waiting for the postcard loading, too:-))
Is the flag still there - or does she stay there until the next world championship?
So I wasn't the only one who noticed the U.S. Mail box ! How did that get there? :)
Kisses to our favorite Bär from Puerto Rico! :*
I bought it some years ago here in Germany in a bargain sale for about 10 Euros (USD 15).
The German flag is still there, my girlfriend demands it - just like me, she is no patriot but she is crazy for soccer - so I have to leave it there to support the German national team... sigh... :-)))
Yaay, I received so many nice cards from NordBear!! :)
Great interview! Your name sounds familiar... ;-)
Lovely interview and pics. Near greetings from Grevenbroich and hugs to Bear and his family. ;)
Hallo nordbaer!
Ah that's what mailboxes look like on the other side of the Rhine ;) :D
Thanks for all the great cards and nice words you spread all over the Postcrossing Globe :)
Honestly, I stared at the postcard loading for about 5 minutes before realising what it was about! I was thinking - wow this must be some really great postcard, it's taking forever to load! :)
I didn't catch on about the loading postcard til I started reading the comments... I'm home sick.. brain dead I guess...lol
I am still waiting for the postcard to load :-) hihihi :-)
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