@Ariella: It has to do with both I think. Where I live people in the rural areas are not literate enough to use email neither do they have access to computers and internet. So, for them it is part of their culture to use letters like their forefathers did and it is also a convenient way to get in touch with their friends/relatives.
Yes. It's obvious to me that an old letter sent by post doesn't have any advantages, other than being an interesting experiment, or too many supporters.
Susan, apart from being envoirnmentally friendly electronic mail has many distinct advantages. You can be certain it was delivered as soon as you sent it and you could also put read receipts to ensure that the message was actually read. On the contrary, my experience with printed letters and mail is pretty bad. They never end up at the intended place on the designated time.
Yes, Ariella. Also, paper invitations transform in more trash, the kind that stays around for a long time until one day you finally throw them away to make some room in your house.
More efficient, easier, faster, more environmentally friendly, cheaper, you know they arrive, and when; emailing invitations only has advantages over many disadvantages that posting represents.
I know someone who quite recently told me he sends handwritten letters to his friends. I didn't ask what kinds of letters. I simply couldn't imagine what would I write to someone knowing the letter is going to reach destination after several days, or weeks if my friends happen to live abroad.
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