Re: The Joys of Being Canadian

[Fabrice Planchon <fabrice@math.Princeton.EDU>]

On mar 16 d�c  1997 � 07:13:44PM -0700, Tim May wrote:
> As to Duncan's frequent "I'm a Canadian" point, the foreigners I've known
> over the years have had to a) get an SS number, even if working for short
> periods, or b) have had to produce their foreign-country passport.

Or both of them, actually (NJ...)

> (If it _really_ works, I'll tell a friend of mine from Denmark that she can
> just tell all the SS number requesters that she's from Denmark.)

On a previous (shorter) stay in the US, I didn't have a SSN. Yet I got a
DL (with my passport) (this was Missouri). And after a few long
discussions on the phone on why I didn't have a SSN, I gave up the
explanations and started giving my french SSN (after all, it was a valid
answer to the question "what is your social security number"), actually
a substring. Interestly enough, SSNs in France are not supposed to be
used for identification or taxes purposes, just for medical purposes
IIRC. A recent project by the government to link medical databases and
tax database opened a controversial discussion...

                         F.

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