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01:33:42 on Wed, 2 Apr 2008, Mizter T remarked:
If you were in France I believe it's compulsory to carry ID.

I don't think it is actually, either for French citizens/residents or
for visiting foreigners.

I know someone who was hauled to the police station (for going shopping
in FR without ID). It may be a second order thing like "you have to be
able to prove who you are" (it's like that in NL). ID is one of the few
ways to do this.
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Roland Perry