So nothing changes then, at least not here in the UK : it takes even longer now for a letter to arrive - a letter from Plymouth took about two months to arrive (I'm in Staffordshire), a letter from Nottingham about six weeks - and it's still a gamble as to whether the letter or parcel will arrive at all (most don't, I get less than half my mail). Mail still gets intercepted and stolen, and if one isn't at home when a parcel arrives then the postman throws it somewhere instead of leaving it in a secure place (I literally just found a totally rotten parcel round the back that's been rotting for nearly two weeks in the rain because I didn't know it was there - it was not where I had instructed the delivery company to leave it!). We got postal strikes on, which has been going on for months and which is just an excuse to delay mail even more or not to deliver it at all. Especially around Christmas time, mail gets stolen all the time because Royal Mail take on seasonal workers which are not properly checked. We also only get a postal delivery at best once a week, and that was already the case before the strikes started. Yup, once a week and that in the evening or late afternoon. If one wants to make sure something actually arrives at the other end, one has to pay for Special Delivery, which is very expensive. Royal Mail actually tells people to email instead of writing letters - which is like a turkey voting for Christmas!!! No thought is wasted on people who might not have internet - everybody is assumed to have internet, and if one doesn't then that can only be because one is stupid and/or lazy and poor, and then one doesn't get important letters anyway. That's the assumption from Royal Mail. Just consider this, folks - during Victorian times, there were 12 postal deliveries per day in London and 6 in other cities. It was common to receive a reply to a letter within the same day. Men at work used to write home to tell their wives what they wanted for supper. Now we are lucky if we get one delivery per week, and if we receive half of our mail!!!
I was just thinking about this yesterday when I heard about a Dutch musician writing variations on the composition of an English musician during the 16th century. It made me wonder how music script travelled.
"We carry news that must get through." No Quarter- Led Zeppelin If couriers, shippers, and anyone else in some mercurial line of work unionized, it'd be clandestine and sophisticated. Like teamsters that could end entire nations.
These are the niche but very thought-provoking subjects related to history I enjoy. Excellent videos!
I was wondering about the medieval postal service, random I know. And I found the perfect video for me. Thank you for teaching me something new!
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Love your niche topics, but the robotic voice doesn't do it for me
Robo narrator very annoying. Why do channels use them? "Broojiz." Geez.
Nothing changes, does it! For centuries. For England viewers, because of postal strike. Happy 2023 everyone 🤗
Happy new year! thank you
So nothing changes then, at least not here in the UK : it takes even longer now for a letter to arrive - a letter from Plymouth took about two months to arrive (I'm in Staffordshire), a letter from Nottingham about six weeks - and it's still a gamble as to whether the letter or parcel will arrive at all (most don't, I get less than half my mail). Mail still gets intercepted and stolen, and if one isn't at home when a parcel arrives then the postman throws it somewhere instead of leaving it in a secure place (I literally just found a totally rotten parcel round the back that's been rotting for nearly two weeks in the rain because I didn't know it was there - it was not where I had instructed the delivery company to leave it!).
We got postal strikes on, which has been going on for months and which is just an excuse to delay mail even more or not to deliver it at all.
Especially around Christmas time, mail gets stolen all the time because Royal Mail take on seasonal workers which are not properly checked.
We also only get a postal delivery at best once a week, and that was already the case before the strikes started. Yup, once a week and that in the evening or late afternoon.
If one wants to make sure something actually arrives at the other end, one has to pay for Special Delivery, which is very expensive.
Royal Mail actually tells people to email instead of writing letters - which is like a turkey voting for Christmas!!! No thought is wasted on people who might not have internet - everybody is assumed to have internet, and if one doesn't then that can only be because one is stupid and/or lazy and poor, and then one doesn't get important letters anyway. That's the assumption from Royal Mail.
Just consider this, folks - during Victorian times, there were 12 postal deliveries per day in London and 6 in other cities. It was common to receive a reply to a letter within the same day. Men at work used to write home to tell their wives what they wanted for supper. Now we are lucky if we get one delivery per week, and if we receive half of our mail!!!
I was just thinking about this yesterday when I heard about a Dutch musician writing variations on the composition of an English musician during the 16th century. It made me wonder how music script travelled.
"We carry news that must get through."
No Quarter- Led Zeppelin
If couriers, shippers, and anyone else in some mercurial line of work unionized, it'd be clandestine and sophisticated. Like teamsters that could end entire nations.
Love your channel.. More videos anout how everyones regular life was day to day.
Very interesting
Glad you think so!
i don’t like the voice
Sorry about this, i still work on this, and try to find better voice
@@InterestingHistory. i want to hear your voice