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Perhaps they are used to using a driving licence instead of passport as general ID. No perhaps about it. It seems to the average American, the word "drivers li
by brazzy 16y ago
Perhaps they are used to using a driving licence instead of passport as general ID.
No perhaps about it. It seems to the average American, the word "drivers license" evokes "proof of identity" first and "proof of ability to drive a car" second, because they're using theirs as a general ID more often than for its original purpose.
It gets even funnier when American companies operate abroad and require "two photo IDs" in countries where everyone has a government-provided ID card.
- brown9-2 16y agoIt seems to the average American, the word "drivers license" evokes "proof of identity" first and "proof of ability to drive a car" second, because they're using theirs as a general ID more often than for its original purpose. This is because the idea of a National ID Card is for some strange reason (strange to this American, I mean) seen as an evil thing by the general public here.
- akmiller 16y agoWhat the hell is a social security card if not a national ID card. Unique number assigned to each american citizen and you are forced to have it.
- billpaetzke 16y agoI (and most others that I know) don't carry a social security card. There's virtually no need for it in daily life. If you even know where yours is, it's probably sitting next to your birth certificate in a drawer. But we all know our number by memory.
- epochwolf 16y ago> But we all know our number by memory. I don't. And I use my passport as an ID when two forms of ID is required.