.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} What can a post office tell you about the culture of a foreign land? Here’s 5 unique things you can learn.
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The Tashkent post office / Photo Daniel Noll
As travelers, we have all visited post offices abroad.
We rarely relish these visits and often avoid them until the last possible moment. However, the post office provides an unusual opportunity for cultural observation and comparison.
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