I have always been fascinated by the way that post boxes in the UK make a special mention of Good Friday. On this day the post is collected at a different time to the rest of the year.
It’s one of the quirks that as a British ex-pat I think about today, along with having a lack of hot-cross buns to eat.
There are not many things that I miss about the UK, and most of the things that I do I bring back to Germany with me.
But the postal collection on Good Friday is one that I cannot bring with me, and Germany does not collect the post on any bank holidays.
I guess it’s just a piece of culture that I will have to do without. I wonder how long it will last for?
Come to think of it, does anyone know why this exception exists in the first place?
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Here is an example of such as post box: http://www.vino.demon.co.uk/sjnw/postbox.html – Good Friday is listed in the lower half under “Other collections”
Here is an example of such as post box: http://www.vino.demon.co.uk/sjnw/postbox.html – Good Friday is listed in the lower half under “Other collections”