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September 16, 2005
"Käse" darft man nicht sagen.
Do you really need to click on this link to know which one it is?
Posted by Eric at September 16, 2005 12:01 AM
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Guess which country has the following guidelines for passport and visa photos:
"The subject's expression should be neutral (non-smiling) with both eyes open, and mouth closed. A smile with a closed jaw is allowed but is not preferred."
Posted by: Zack at September 16, 2005 1:31 AM
I've been told not to smile while sitting for NC driver's licenses. Once I got an explanation, the other time I got pure gruffness. The explanation: "you going to be smiling when they pull you over?"
My response: "Damn right I am!"
Posted by: Lance McCord at September 16, 2005 4:02 AM
It would seem that my very own South Pacific democracy has done exactly the same thing. Something to do with electronic face recognition, I think.
Posted by: plebian at September 16, 2005 5:51 AM
Gee, given the german language clue, my guess would have been Austria, or even Switzerland, where I've encountered much more "severe" official behavior than in Germany or the Netherlands...
Posted by: paul at September 16, 2005 1:00 PM
So if you're committing a crime, be sure to wear a broad smile so they can't recognize you from your passport photo.
Posted by: Syd at September 16, 2005 1:05 PM
Like the Germans had been having such a smiling problem in the first place? Hard to believe.
Posted by: Anderson at September 17, 2005 4:43 PM
We always had people smile because we wanted to see their teeth. Sounds like the biometrics need a little tweaking if the simple act of smiling will interfere with their ability to recognize a person.
Posted by: ro at September 18, 2005 2:09 AM
"Don't say dark cheese, man!"
Posted by: K at September 20, 2005 11:44 AM