If you can’t tell already, I am an Asian girl (a slightly angry one…I hide it well in public). I live in a really white community, I grew up “white” in an all-white family, and I have a really Norwegian/German name. Well, it just dawned on me the other day, that I have “See ID” on the back of my credit/debit cards, and perhaps it is puzzling to cashiers that an Asian girl has a Norwegian/German girl’s credit card…! — “Where’d this yellow girl get this white girl’s card?”
This crossed my mind when I had my [white] friend pay with my card at a fast food drive thru…the cashier didn’t even blink. I cautioned my friend, telling her that I didn’t have my ID on me if the cashier asked. And, well, guess it didn’t even matter. I told her it was because she isn’t a foreigner. I usually get asked when I use my card…?!
Apparently, I am the infidel. God, please don’t let Americans and Asians get in a fight cuz then I’ll be fucked. Yes, this identity theft idea may just be paranoia…but how will I ever know? Can’t erase my fucking face!
Hahahaha… very true. Not even a fancy photo shop could erase your face.
In order to truly test your theory you should use a friend’s card who has an Asian name and see if you are questions. Then you would get all angles.
I actually kind of did something like that. My friend and I shared a membership account at B&N – I kept the actual card, and she just used her phone number at the checkout. Her last name is “Yee.” In that entire year, I never got asked to see my ID ever…but I’m not sure how B&N deals with identity-checking on their membership cards.
This would be an interesting Speck project!!