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Re: The Joys of Being Canadian
> 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...
It has not, until very recently, been common to use SSN or driver
numbers in the UK as ID, I don`t know if they were or were not originally
intended as ID in this country, I don`t think so, but was met with
abusive argument and suspicion when I refused to give my SSN a few days
ago as ID, look like the UK govt. is taking a leaf out of billy-bobs
book, oh dear...
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