A man's passport photo denied because of his small eyes

small eyes
@youless (112100)
Guangzhou, China
December 15, 2016 9:54am CST
I read a very funny news via the net. An Asian who was born in New Zealand. He took a passport photo but it was denied because of his small eyes. It showed that his eyes were close when he had the photo taken. Oh... Actually his eyes were open but just small You can judge it from the attached photo to see whether his eyes are really that small
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louievill
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
15 Dec 16
Millions of Asians would be denied if this sort of standard would be applied
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
I think they need to update their machine
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louievill
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
16 Dec 16
@youless or else we Asians should update our eyes
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
15 Dec 16
So what do Asians with small eyes do then to satisfy the passport examiners?
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
15 Dec 16
They explain that to a human being : the photos are scanned and it is a computer that tells if something is wrong.
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
In fact Asians also have different kinds of eyes, some are big and some are small. They just need to update their stupid machine
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louievill
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
16 Dec 16
We were not given 2 index fingers for nothing, better put it into good use in this situation as a sign of protest.
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Patsie Hatley
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Dec 16
that is funny huis eyeslook fiine to me how weird to deny huim a passwport that is silly
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
Wondering whether the machine will also mind the big mouth?
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Dominique
@dodo19 (47038)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
15 Dec 16
Yeah, I heard of this story. You can see that his eyes are opened, just small. But I can also understand that it may seem as though his eyes are closed.
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
After all, the machine makes the mistake sometimes.
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Dominique
@dodo19 (47038)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
16 Dec 16
@youless Yes, it does make mistakes. It's the way they function sometimes, unfortunately.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
15 Dec 16
Do not laugh : last time they told me that my head was too small on the photo. Finally, it has been easier to solve that what I was thinking : if you take the photo closer, the head looks bigger. It is more difficult for eyes.
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
I am sorry but your experience is quite amusing
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457249)
• Switzerland
15 Dec 16
This is ridiculous, what about people who is blind and cannot open the eyes? This is discrimination.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
15 Dec 16
@LadyDuck Yes, you can wear glasses, but not tinted.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
15 Dec 16
Tinted lens are also forbidden.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457249)
• Switzerland
15 Dec 16
@topffer Do you mean for eyeglasses? This is also discriminating for a blind.
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dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
16 Dec 16
I feel these kinds of news are fake and are created just to draw your attention.
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dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
18 Dec 16
@youless Any confirmation to this effect?
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Dec 16
@dpk262006 You can find it via the net.
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
Unfortunately this news seems to be true.
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aubrey
@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
16 Dec 16
I didn't know that can happen. The man has the typical eyes of an Asian like Chinese
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
I think the Northern Chinese are likely to have such kind of eyes, but in the South China we have bigger eyes.
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
@averygirl72 I think he has already tried his best
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aubrey
@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
16 Dec 16
@youless It's actually funny. Maybe he needs to make some effort to open his eyes more.
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Bluedoll
@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
18 Dec 16
Perhaps to the camera his eyes are not complete but he can actually close his lips and smile at the same time. Now that is amazing.
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Dec 16
I accept that his eye size is smaller than normal.
S George
@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
16 Dec 16
Lol. What will the authorities need a Wide open eyes in every Passport photo? That is totally nonsense.
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
I don't know what is the minimum size for the eyes
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Dec 16
Then try to wide open your eyes
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S George
@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
17 Dec 16
@youless Lol I think this may be enough Lol
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Margarita
@Meramar (2695)
•
16 Dec 16
Discrimination by a machine... it really seems to be a sad joke. The machine has to be configurated for all possible circumstances.
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
Don't worry, this machine will be fired
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Margarita
@Meramar (2695)
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haripriya
@Hari101 (1123)
• Chennai, India
16 Dec 16
Poor soul. I hope he gets his passport.
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Dec 16
Yeah, finally he got his passport because he complained about it and the staff checked it.
Jules
@Julie555 (4155)
• Russian Federation
16 Dec 16
Poor guy.It`s discrimination
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
But this case is very funny.
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Jules
@Julie555 (4155)
• Russian Federation
16 Dec 16
@youless Agree
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Janice Miller/Liddle
@His_chariot (375)
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
15 Dec 16
That is simply hogwash! Discriminating!
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
I think this stupid machine has to be fixed
Janice Miller/Liddle
@His_chariot (375)
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
16 Dec 16
@youless Exactly!
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Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Dec 16
This is obviously discrimination. This should not be an issue anymore with all the large asian communities around the world.
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
In fact not all Asians have eyes like that. For example, my eyes are big
Marlina
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
15 Dec 16
That is so silly, his eyes are clearly opened.
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
This is why human beings are still smarter than machines.
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Jessica
@JESSY3236 (18886)
• United States
15 Dec 16
That's crazy. They must not had a camera that detects eyes.
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youless
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Dec 16
I think this machine will be retired now
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