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1. c0balt+G6[view] [source] 2025-10-09 19:39:38
>>notok+(OP)
Interesting article, I've had some similar (though significantly less severe) experiences with having ä and ß in my names, it seems many U. S. companies are just unwilling/incapable of going beyond ASCII.

The government being this sloppy at getting accents right is surprising, I would expect them to value accuracy and a clean paper trail when handling names.

http://archive.today/5h4v2

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2. ninala+ya[view] [source] 2025-10-09 20:02:58
>>c0balt+G6
> The government being this sloppy at getting accents right is surprising, I would expect them to value accuracy

That tells me you're German, I didn't even need to see the ä and ß.

Even in the UK I encounter websites that won't accept my Norwegian address because it begins with Ã…. English speaking countries generally are pretty bad at this sort of thing.

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3. dcmint+gb[view] [source] 2025-10-09 20:06:36
>>ninala+ya
Last time I tried to make an international transfer from my British bank account it couldn't accept destination names with any accented characters. An international transfer. Sheesh.
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