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When I got French nationality, I spent 6 months growing an impressive old-style moustache just for the ID photo. it's the little things that count.

by kweks 2y ago

swah 2y ago
If one goes with a fake (but not obviously fake) moustache, would they question?
- lazide 2y ago
  What is your definition of fake - can be pulled off? Not your own hair? Lots of options here.
  - moffkalast 2y ago
    What if it's your own hair, but glued back on haha
    - Temporary_31337 2y ago
      Where from and is it curly?
    - Moru 2y ago
      It doesn't really matter. If you are not recognizable, it's not valid. That is the whole point of a photo-ID the photo has to be a good likeness with you. Glad the GP met friendly people that let him get away with it but don't count on it working for ever :-)
      - ygra 2y ago
        The driver's license is not an ID, though. Besides, at least in Germany you get it and then it never changes. So the photo is pretty much always outdated.
        MobiusHorizons 2y ago
        It is definitely an ID in some countries (notably the US, where it is by far the most common).
        lazide 2y ago
        In most US states, your drivers license is the only photo ID most people have.
        philsnow 2y ago
        I was going to make a quip about how that's because, compared to Europe, almost nobody in the States has bothered to get a passport.. but apparently the percentage of Statesians who have passports has skyrocketed in the last 35 years from ~3% to 51%: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Z9qF8/6/ https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Z9qF8/6/
        generj 2y ago
        For any US Citizens renewing a US passport: if you want a national ID that fits in your wallet, you can pay $30 and get a passport card. They are a no brainer upgrade to a passport application or renewal IMHO. Cost is a bit higher due to a $35 application fee if you are getting them separate from a passport book but I think they are still worth it. They can be used for land and sea entry to the US. They serve as ID on domestic flights and for I9 employment verification. Many countries technically require you to always travel with national ID or require it for traveling on trains (since they have national IDs, unlike the US). But passports are bulky and American travelers have been taught to leave them in safes or buried in bags where they are hard to steal. A passport card can be kept on hand 24/7 in case a national ID is needed. In the event you lose your actual passport after traveling abroad, they would save a ton of time at the embassy since you have a form of passport already on you. Compare this to the panicked alternative of trying to get a replacement with a photocopy of your passport (which standard travel advice says you should have for this reason) and somehow getting a birth certificate.
        2y ago
      - eloisant 2y ago
        Most photo id are valid for 10 years. Your appearance can change in 10 years.
PyWoody 2y ago
I grew an absurd handlebar mustache for my driver license photo. It never fails to get a double-take and a laugh.
- buu700 2y ago
  Related: https://youtu.be/IoM2Cwt2cVQ https://youtu.be/IoM2Cwt2cVQ
  - inanutshellus 2y ago
    Relatably related: https://youtu.be/Yh9O9ETuF_0?t=119 https://youtu.be/Yh9O9ETuF_0?t=119 (T.J. Miller driver's license photo routine)
- burningChrome 2y ago
  In college my GF loved to give me hickeys (against my will) on my neck before I would go out at the bar because she thought it would dissuade women from flirting with me. After we had a particularly bad fight, after things cooled down and we were making up, she put a huge one on my neck. Like it looked like someone wrenched me with a baseball bat. Next day it was really bruised and looked horrible. I had to get my DL renewed and they took the pic with the bruise and all. I got the same thing, bouncers and every time I had to present somewhere would get the "Ohhhhhhh bro, that is BAD!" which would then lead to other people clamoring to see it.
  - taneq 2y ago
    Ah, one of those things we think are romantic but are actually abuse. :/

When I got French nationality, I spent 6 months growing an impressive old-style moustache just for the ID photo. it's the little things that count.

by kweks 2y ago

When I got French nationality, I spent 6 months growing an impressive old-style moustache just for the ID photo. it's the little things that count.

swah 2y ago

If one goes with a fake (but not obviously fake) moustache, would they question?

lazide 2y ago
What is your definition of fake - can be pulled off? Not your own hair? Lots of options here.
- moffkalast 2y ago
  What if it's your own hair, but glued back on haha
  - Temporary_31337 2y ago
    Where from and is it curly?
  - Moru 2y ago
    It doesn't really matter. If you are not recognizable, it's not valid. That is the whole point of a photo-ID the photo has to be a good likeness with you. Glad the GP met friendly people that let him get away with it but don't count on it working for ever :-)
    - ygra 2y ago
      The driver's license is not an ID, though. Besides, at least in Germany you get it and then it never changes. So the photo is pretty much always outdated.
      - MobiusHorizons 2y ago
        It is definitely an ID in some countries (notably the US, where it is by far the most common).
      - lazide 2y ago
        In most US states, your drivers license is the only photo ID most people have.
        philsnow 2y ago
        I was going to make a quip about how that's because, compared to Europe, almost nobody in the States has bothered to get a passport.. but apparently the percentage of Statesians who have passports has skyrocketed in the last 35 years from ~3% to 51%: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Z9qF8/6/ https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Z9qF8/6/
        generj 2y ago
        For any US Citizens renewing a US passport: if you want a national ID that fits in your wallet, you can pay $30 and get a passport card. They are a no brainer upgrade to a passport application or renewal IMHO. Cost is a bit higher due to a $35 application fee if you are getting them separate from a passport book but I think they are still worth it. They can be used for land and sea entry to the US. They serve as ID on domestic flights and for I9 employment verification. Many countries technically require you to always travel with national ID or require it for traveling on trains (since they have national IDs, unlike the US). But passports are bulky and American travelers have been taught to leave them in safes or buried in bags where they are hard to steal. A passport card can be kept on hand 24/7 in case a national ID is needed. In the event you lose your actual passport after traveling abroad, they would save a ton of time at the embassy since you have a form of passport already on you. Compare this to the panicked alternative of trying to get a replacement with a photocopy of your passport (which standard travel advice says you should have for this reason) and somehow getting a birth certificate.
        2y ago
    - eloisant 2y ago
      Most photo id are valid for 10 years. Your appearance can change in 10 years.

PyWoody 2y ago

I grew an absurd handlebar mustache for my driver license photo. It never fails to get a double-take and a laugh.

buu700 2y ago
Related: https://youtu.be/IoM2Cwt2cVQ https://youtu.be/IoM2Cwt2cVQ
- inanutshellus 2y ago
  Relatably related: https://youtu.be/Yh9O9ETuF_0?t=119 https://youtu.be/Yh9O9ETuF_0?t=119 (T.J. Miller driver's license photo routine)
burningChrome 2y ago
In college my GF loved to give me hickeys (against my will) on my neck before I would go out at the bar because she thought it would dissuade women from flirting with me. After we had a particularly bad fight, after things cooled down and we were making up, she put a huge one on my neck. Like it looked like someone wrenched me with a baseball bat. Next day it was really bruised and looked horrible. I had to get my DL renewed and they took the pic with the bruise and all. I got the same thing, bouncers and every time I had to present somewhere would get the "Ohhhhhhh bro, that is BAD!" which would then lead to other people clamoring to see it.
- taneq 2y ago
  Ah, one of those things we think are romantic but are actually abuse. :/