Hmmm…. It would appear that Nick forgot that he was Mr. Tuesday this week. Well, never fear, Jane is here to give all of you her well-formulated opinions on stamps. Er, wait. Slight problem. See, I don’t really have any opinions one way or the other when it comes to stamps. In my world, postage exists in order to enable various items to get from point A to point B. I don’t care what my postage looks like, so long as my items make it to their destination. Periodically I see people in the post office back home, pouring over the stamp choices as though they were trying to come up with a name for their first child or something. Granted, if at all possible I will avoid religious stamps around Christmastime, but that choice usually takes about three seconds.
“Madonna with child, or Frosty the Snowman?” “Frosty.”
Now, being that I’m a creative type, I can expand this topic just a wee bit for you to have something worth reading. You might think that since I’m living in South Korea and all, I would take this opportunity to expound somewhat on South Korean postage, or the Korean postal system, but unfortunately I can do no such thing. See, despite the fact that I’ve been here for nearly five months (has it been that long?), I have yet to visit a post office even once. When I first arrived back in August I requested mailing addresses from friends. I bought gifts for some of you. I have even gone so far as to tell some of you to be on the lookout for a little something-something in the mail. Well, I guess this is your wake-up call: stop holding your breath, people. And to those of you who might be under some sort of mistaken belief that your Christmas presents are in the process of crossing the Pacific right now, well that goes for you too. Exhale, people; packages aren’t coming.
I wish I had a decent excuse for the fact that I haven’t been to the post office since coming to Korea, but the truth is, I love sleeping. Because of the location of the nearest Post Office, I’d have to shave about an hour off my nightly rest in order to make it there before work. Let’s just say that I am NOT a morning person. There have been a few days when I have planned to get up early and send these various items on their way… but alas, it simply hasn’t happened. The way I’m going, you may all have to wait until I get back in the States.
I can, however, tell you about the last time I was in a Russian post office (last May or June). I was inside the Central Post Office of the city of Vladimir. Had I desired to do so, I could have purchased laundry detergent. I could have purchased cigarettes. I could have purchased a lot of random things of the sort which one would not expect to find in a Post Office. I could not, however, have purchased stamps. They were out.
Okay, so this post is totally random, and I’m going to stop writing now.
“Madonna with child, or Frosty the Snowman?” “Frosty.”
Now, being that I’m a creative type, I can expand this topic just a wee bit for you to have something worth reading. You might think that since I’m living in South Korea and all, I would take this opportunity to expound somewhat on South Korean postage, or the Korean postal system, but unfortunately I can do no such thing. See, despite the fact that I’ve been here for nearly five months (has it been that long?), I have yet to visit a post office even once. When I first arrived back in August I requested mailing addresses from friends. I bought gifts for some of you. I have even gone so far as to tell some of you to be on the lookout for a little something-something in the mail. Well, I guess this is your wake-up call: stop holding your breath, people. And to those of you who might be under some sort of mistaken belief that your Christmas presents are in the process of crossing the Pacific right now, well that goes for you too. Exhale, people; packages aren’t coming.
I wish I had a decent excuse for the fact that I haven’t been to the post office since coming to Korea, but the truth is, I love sleeping. Because of the location of the nearest Post Office, I’d have to shave about an hour off my nightly rest in order to make it there before work. Let’s just say that I am NOT a morning person. There have been a few days when I have planned to get up early and send these various items on their way… but alas, it simply hasn’t happened. The way I’m going, you may all have to wait until I get back in the States.
I can, however, tell you about the last time I was in a Russian post office (last May or June). I was inside the Central Post Office of the city of Vladimir. Had I desired to do so, I could have purchased laundry detergent. I could have purchased cigarettes. I could have purchased a lot of random things of the sort which one would not expect to find in a Post Office. I could not, however, have purchased stamps. They were out.
Okay, so this post is totally random, and I’m going to stop writing now.
4 comments:
But MY package is coming, right?
Right?
Only if it found its way to the post office on its own somehow...
I didn't forget...it was Christmas this week and I was visiting family and was on the road for "my day" (Tuesday) and after I got home and had to unpack, do laundry, etc., posting wasn't at the top of my list.
I kinda figured as much, but I never miss a chance to rag on people...
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