# Is there any culture with 7 day a week Mail delivery? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 8, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-culture-with-7-day-a-week-mail-delivery/355892 "2006-05-08T14:37:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-culture-with-7-day-a-week-mail-delivery/355892/1 "2006-05-08T14:37:04Z")
That is, do all cultures have a day where mail carriers do not deliver? In the US and UK this day is Sunday. What about the rest of the world? ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-culture-with-7-day-a-week-mail-delivery/355892/2 "2006-05-08T15:09:39Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > That is, do all cultures have a day where mail carriers do not deliver? In the US and UK this day is Sunday. What about the rest of the world? Do you get mail on Saturday? I don’t think we get mail on the weekends at all (Canada). ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-culture-with-7-day-a-week-mail-delivery/355892/3 "2006-05-08T15:20:42Z")
The US gets mail on Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-culture-with-7-day-a-week-mail-delivery/355892/4 "2006-05-08T15:29:28Z")
> [@MrSquishy](#): > > Do you get mail on Saturday? I don’t think we get mail on the weekends at all (Canada). I was asking, because I was thinking that it would be great to have mail 7 days a week. I didnt think that 6 days a week was ahead of some cultures/nations. ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-culture-with-7-day-a-week-mail-delivery/355892/5 "2006-05-08T15:36:40Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > I was asking, because I was thinking that it would be great to have mail 7 days a week. I didnt think that 6 days a week was ahead of some cultures/nations. Just out of curiosity, why? Do you still write/receive letters? My mail is 99% unaddressed bulk mail and bills. I would be happy if Canada Post decided to go down to once or twice a week for residential delivery. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-culture-with-7-day-a-week-mail-delivery/355892/6 "2006-05-08T15:43:30Z")
Apparently we used to have Sunday mail in the U.S. in the early 1800s. [http://hirr.hartsem.edu/Bellah/articles\_6.htm](http://hirr.hartsem.edu/Bellah/articles_6.htm) If I had to guess a country that might have 7 day a week mail now, I’d gues China, but my google-fu is weak now and I can’t find any mention. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-culture-with-7-day-a-week-mail-delivery/355892/7 "2006-05-08T15:45:13Z")
The regular postal service doesn’t deliver on Sundays in Japan, but the larger post offices are open for pickup and sending, and the private delivery companies are also available.