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> (although I recognise that in the US, carrying a driving license everywhere seems to be a weird cultural phenomenon). Perhaps less "weird cultural phenomenon
by Qwertystop 7y ago
> (although I recognise that in the US, carrying a driving license everywhere seems to be a weird cultural phenomenon).
Perhaps less "weird cultural phenomenon" and more "it's about the same size as a credit card", plus "it's probably the only broadly accepted government-issued ID you've got, so there's a variety of things things you might need it for, some of which you might not expect when you leave the house", resulting in "just leave it in your wallet or your handbag or wherever you carry such things".
If you're already generally leaving it with all the other miscellany you carry by default, it'd be more effort and more risk to take it out whenever you don't think you'd need it than to just leave it in your wallet/bag. If you're going to buy something, generally you'd have your wallet.
How do you handle such things, then? Honestly curious.
- EliRivers 7y agoI genuinely cannot remember the last time I needed to produce ID that didn't involve travelling to another country, so I just don't carry any. I live in the UK; there is (as the US) no government ID card, as there is in many other European countries. My wallet is quite small, I will say; I just have a rubber band around a couple of credit cards and potentially some folded banknotes, so I don't carry general "miscellany". I may be an outlier; if I'm going out to the shops or the gym or some such, I'll also leave my phone at home.
- Qwertystop 7y agoFair enough. For me (in the US), I have a driver's license but don't own a car, I don't need ID often, but if I leave it in my wallet, there's a much smaller chance that I'll forget it when I do need it (e.g. picking up a prescription at the pharmacy)