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That's exactly the kind of mess we're hoping to avoid.

I think these name problems are pretty common everywhere, though: even in Korea, where bureaucratic tasks are quite streamlined compared to Europe, foreigners whose names are too long get dashes in their official ID. Which official name goes into bank accounts and stuff. Pity the poor souls whoese bank ID doesn't match the telecom ID used for online and mobile ID verification during transactions...and during taxes.






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