Are You Getting a Birth Certificate?

In France, you need a birth certificate to prove your identity. It has to be no less than three months old and it must be fresh. To get a driver's license or buy a flat, you have to provide the document. So why? Wha? I'm not being reborn. What's wrong with my original birth certificate? Surely that's the best one?' 'It's so strange that thot you have to do,' she says.