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I’m not sure what the strangest part about getting our French drivers licenses was:

• that we could directly exchange them for our Alberta license – without having to prove any comprehension of the French driving rules- or even evidence of an understanding of what all the road signs mean (which is very fortunate)
• that Alberta registries claimed a computer error had lost the actual dates of our first issuance of our drivers license – so they basically made it up
• when they did so – the records now show that I have been driving for 2 years less than Susan – which is off by about 4 years.
• That my license allows me to drive a car here – while my lovely wife can also drive a scooter/small motor bike.
• that it was actually July 1 – Canada Day – that we were standing in a French national office trading in our Canadian licenses for French ones.
• that it’s a lifetime document, with no expiry date – yet it is not even laminated.