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Customs Officers: Have you ever laughed out loud when someone gave you their passport and they had an… unusual name? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I found someone in our user database with the name “Deekshita Anusri”. I then imagined the poor soul at the border who had to read that name in front of the person named so.

I’d love to hear some stories about times something like this actually happened.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Seeing an identification card that explicitly lists someone's race makes me real fuckin uncomfortable. Is this a thing in Singapore?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In Singapore, minimum wage is based on your race (country of origin). For a domestic worker, they literally tell you to pay some people less money.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

"Race" and "country of origin" are different things though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It's a thing in so many countries, that and religion

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't know if mine is still on my ID, but I know it used to be. I'm in Europe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How do you not know?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't tend to look at my ID daily since I have a drivers' license. And my wallet is in the other room.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Oh I see.