'There was a time when you could give a christmas bonus to the mail man.' In the UK this was the case until around 10 years ago. The local postman was part of

'There was a time when you could give a christmas bonus to the mail man.' In the UK this was the case until around 10 years ago. The local postman was part of the community. Now we get random people with no local knowledge or connections. Hence letters and parcels end up at the wrong address or don't get delivered at all.