How long does it take for a letter to arrive after being sent?

How long does it take for a letter to arrive in Xuzhou, China when sent from Shanghai China?

• I sent a letter to a friend of mines who lives near Xuzhou about 6 days ago and he still hasn't received it. I used the basic mail it costed like 1 yuan. Also there was a US dollars in the envelope do you think that they found out there was money in the envelope and confiscated it?

• Answer:

  Your guess is certainly right. Chinese Postal Workers are overworked and underpaid. They are required to work seven days a week without any day off. This pathetic work condition leads to two direct consequences: 1. Their productivity is lower. The mails are often misplaced or sent to the wrong destination that causes extreme delays in receipt of mails. 2. They check the contents of mails and parcels to determine if they can somehow take out the content for their own benefit. Even though mail is not the proper way to send your dollar, no one would have paid much attention to a one dollar bill. But then we are talking about China where greed and corruption rule the system. You better forget that you ever mailed anything. .