Post #2961402
2025-09-25 18:29 UTC
@edzilla@social.edzilla.info @AlisonW@fedimon.uk
Same curiosity from a German perspective here - it is not mandatory to carry the ID card, but easy to do and good if you need proof of ID or proof of address (e.g. picking up a parcel, opening an account...)
Having lived in the UK for many years, I know that the driving licence is used there for the same purpose, but I find it discriminatory against people who don't have one. Never understood why the British are so against IDs.
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@cfy@mas.to 2025-09-25 18:34
@edzilla@social.edzilla.info @AlisonW@fedimon.uk Also just checked: the German ID card doesn't specify gender - so why would you need multiple if you're trans / NB?
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@fishidwardrobe@mastodon.me.uk 2025-09-25 21:04
@cfy@mas.to @edzilla@social.edzilla.info @AlisonW@fedimon.uk I think that eu governments have working checks and balances that to a certain extent stop abuse. we don't. history suggests we'll get the worst possible outcome from this. I've already seen some eu folks point out that their card is not mandatory, or not digital-only, etc.