The differences and similarities between email and snail mail.

The differences and similarities between email and snail mail.

Differences

1. Email is electronic and near instant. It doesn't require a physical person to deliver the message, and doesn't have a long wait time. Snail mail takes a while.
2. Email is commonly free and doesn't require a stamp like snail mail. Unless you pay for email, but who does that (IT'S FREE!!!).

Similarities

1. Even though snail mail is delivered by a person, it is handled by the USPS. Similar to how an email server sends the mail from the sender to the recipient.
2. They both are ways people can communicate with each other.
3. Both require a mailing address.
4. You get crap in the mail all the time (ie. junk mail, or spam. Advertisements!).
5. Both are out dated. People don't mail paper letters as much as in the past. People also don't email as much as when it was new. There are much easier ways of communicating (ie. text, facebook, skype.
6. Both can be used against you by the federal government.
7. They both can be methods of sending harmful messages. Example: Email can send viruses which are harmful to computers and the people that have to pay for them to get fixed. Snail mail can send things like anthrax, or other biologically harmful substances.