My package from Portugal last week did not come with a tracking number and I found it to be so relaxing not to be checking on it. It arrived faster than I anticipated and in great condition.
I'm not sure that there's really a wrong way since Yiddish wasn't really written down until fairly recently. (Or so I've read.) Anything phonetically close is probably good.
I won an auction and the item arrived within 5 days from the US. That's quicker than most UK deliveries. I was most impressed.
My set of 1957 Encyclopedia Britannica's Dictionary has the translations for several languages. One of the written languages in their is Yiddish. It is based off German and was used by the Jews in Eastern Europe. Rumor has it, that it was created to keep others from following what you were saying. Kind of like when my parents used Pig Latin to keep me from understanding a conversation they were having. That worked till I got a book on Pig Latin. Greg W.
That's the way it works, that's the way it's been set up and running for decades. I live in Portland, OR. If I get sent something from CA, it goes past me, up to Kent, WA for sorting, and then comes back down to Portland.
A tale of two packages: First ORDER DATE 30 Mar, 2016 Mar-30-16, 14:40 PM, WEST WARWICK 02893 Order Confirmed Mar-30-16, 18:37 PM, WEST WARWICK 02893 SHIPPING LABEL CREATED Mar-30-16, 16:03 PM, WEST WARWICK 02893 ACCEPT OR PICKUP Mar-30-16, 16:05 PM, WEST WARWICK 02893 DEPART POST OFFICE Mar-31-16, 09:02 AM, ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS) 11430 ARRIVED AT INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CENTER Mar-31-16, 09:02 AM, JAMAICA 11430 PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY Mar-31-16, 10:37 AM, ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS) 11430 INTERNATIONAL DISPATCH READY Apr-02-16, 08:55 AM, GB PROCESSED THROUGH OFFICE OF EXCHANGE Apr-02-16, 16:00 PM, GB PROCESSED THROUGH OFFICE OF EXCHANGE Apr-04-16, 13:17 PM, GB DELIVERED Second ORDER DATE 30 Mar, 2016 Apr-02-16, 09:39 AM, EAST ROCHESTER, NY 14445 In Transit-Acceptance Apr-02-16, 12:24 PM, EAST ROCHESTER, NY 14445 In Transit-Departed Post Office Apr-03-16, 19:40 PM, WARRENDALE, PA 15095 In Transit-Arrived at USPS Origin Facility Apr-03-16, 21:36 PM, WARRENDALE, PA 15095 In Transit-Departed USPS Facility Apr-05-16, 06:50 AM, CINCINNATI, OH 45235 In Transit-Arrived at Post Office Apr-05-16, 07:51 AM, CINCINNATI, OH 45235 In Transit-Arrived at USPS Destination Facility Apr-06-16, 07:20 AM, ERLANGER, KY 41025 Arrived at Global Shipping Center Apr-06-16, 19:09 PM, Erlanger, Kentucky 41025-2501 Processing at Global Shipping Center Apr-06-16, 23:50 PM, Erlanger, Kentucky 41025-2501 Customs Documentation and Labeling It's still in Kentucky...
People have always written Yiddish using the Hebrew alphabet. It is the transliteration into the Latin alphabet that got standardized just recently (1920s?)
On its way to Colorado... I guess they stopped processing mail in Denver. Also hasnt seen a scanner in 3 days. Was originally scheduled to be delivered on the 14th.
