Comments on: Speaking the language

By: P T

P T — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:53:16 +0000

Hahahaha Ta Koson…bingo!

By: Patrick Ng

Patrick Ng — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:59:15 +0000

Well, as someone who knows your mum, I can easily guess the words she would be using :-)

By: Eddy

Eddy — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:38:08 +0000

AS my mother says, some people like it rough. Except she says it with words that are too vile for this blog. She’s an interesting woman, my mother.

Regarding the bad experiences I mention in passing, I have seen mail thrown over the gate into my yard because they would not fit in the letter-box. This would be acceptable under certain circumstances, but certainly not when the postman is aware that it has rained and the ground is wet.

Eddy.

By: Ketwaroo D. Yaasir

Ketwaroo D. Yaasir — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:30:37 +0000

“PA PLIYE SA, TA KOSON”

I agree.

Faced by the slug brained dim wittedness, I feel a cure to lack of professionalism would be a massive injection of fear.

like a booby-trapped envelope which would blow their hands off if folded.

By: Zenfantterrible

Zenfantterrible — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:54:48 +0000

C’est a la rue d’entrecasteau a port louis :-) je l’ai vu de mes propres yeux

By: carrotmadman6

carrotmadman6 — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:22:09 +0000

ROFL! :D No Soular Here Sinon Problem (typical Mauritian)

By: Patrick Ng

Patrick Ng — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:49:00 +0000

Just like Priscilla, I would advised against putting that line on the envelopes as this will increase the chances of them being folded :-)

Post Office Employee: “So, you call me Pig ??? You need a lesson !!!” :-)

By: Patrick Ng

Patrick Ng — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:30:40 +0000

That type of problem is not unique to Mauritius. I know for sure that in France if they see “Fragile” on the box, they will start throwing the parcel here and there. If they see “This side up,” they will rotate the parcel. I personally know someone who was a Post Office employee in France. I am sure other post office employees around the world have this kind of “fun” too. That being said, I don’t know if the rules and regulations in France says that the French Post Office is not responsible for damaged to parcels and that a different service should be used for fragile parcels.

I recently watched a documentary on “How the Post Office works?” Most of the mail is handled by machines and therefore the risk of the photos sustaining damage is higher than if the mail was handled by human beings, a bit like suitcases on conveyor belts in airports.