what colors do you put on official forms?
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45645)
Philippines
August 23, 2020 6:01am CST
hi all!
fellow mylotter @corbin5's discussion about people with different-colored eyes or hematochromia reminded me of something i've been curious to know about mylotters from other countries.
like other filipinos, i have black hair and black eyes so that's what most of us automatically put in official forms, IDs, passports, at the bank, school, job, etc.
but what if you color your hair?
if you're bald?
if you have different-colored eyes?
here are some interesting answers i found from the website passportinfo about US passports:
" My hair is a different color than it was when my last passport was issued. What should I put down for “hair color”?"
"List the current color of your hair, as shown in the passport photo you are submitting with your passport renewal application."
"My eyes are two different colors. How should I answer the “eye color” question?
Please list the color of one of your eyes."
"I’m bald. What should I put down for “hair color”?
Provide the color of your eyebrows or other facial hair."
there is a disclaimer, though, at the bottom that: "passportinfo.com is not operated, maintained by, or affiliated with any passport offices or government agencies. It is a privately operated website portal for informational purposes only."
even so, it was still very fascinating for me to read.
i just don't know if it's the same for other countries.
how about you? do you stick to one eye and hair color?
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22 responses
@much2say (55969)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Aug 20
You know I am Japanese, so I can get away with black hair, black eyes. But "technically" I do have dark brown hair and dark brown eyes, so that's what I put . . . very dark brown though of course but there is no option for "very" . . . 
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@much2say (55969)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Aug 20
@hereandthere The thing is my hair is naturally brown - not a true black. However, as you mentioned "old people", you remind me I really should add grays/whites to the dark brown 
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Aug 20
@much2say i still haven't colored mine. i had a chinese coworker who also had naturally dark brown hair and lots of freckles. maybe the brown is more common in east asians.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
29 Aug 20
when we were growing up, only the "old people" colored their hair and it was only different shades of brown. now it's so different. all colors, all ages, all genders.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
23 Aug 20
Yes same black color and am happy with it
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
23 Aug 20
but is india homogeneous or are there indians with blue, green, gray, hazel eyes?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
23 Aug 20
@Butterfingers but the answers in this post in quora says there are indians with colored eyes even if they have no foreign blood
https://www.quora.com/If-you-are-Indian-and-you-have-blue-or-green-eyes-does-this-mean-you-are-mixed-race-European-Or-can-some-Indian-people-have-blue-or-green-eyes-naturally
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
23 Aug 20
@hereandthere these days many try to look trendy so people do everything to do that
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@LadyDuck (472041)
• Switzerland
23 Aug 20
I know that those who are bald under "hair color" must write "bald". For what concerns the eyes I think that very few people have two different colors, if it is the case we right "left: blue - right: green", for the hair color, of course the color at the moment you renew your Passport of ID... if you want to go to Russia and you change the color "GOOD LUCK", my fiend has been sent back because she changed the color.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
23 Aug 20
yeah, i think bald is better.
i always thought you stick to the color you were born with.
i think some people like to have a new look before they go on holiday.
how awful for your friend.
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@LadyDuck (472041)
• Switzerland
23 Aug 20
@hereandthere She should have known better, they are strict in some countries.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Sep 20
mine is 'matic'. "automatically" black eye/pupil color, and black hair.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Sep 20
@hereandthere i have only colored my hair black but never brown, blond, or any other color. i might look like the yellow corn already if i let my hair permed yellow.
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@rina110383 (24492)
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3 Sep 20
Yes, it has always black for eyes and hair color.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
5 Sep 20
@rina110383 i'm the only one in my family who hasn't colored yet and don't really plan to. i've had my hair curled then straightened before, but that was decades ago.
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@rina110383 (24492)
•
5 Sep 20
@hereandthere No, I haven't tried. I've never tried any hair treatment in my entire life except hair trimming. Not sure if it will suit me. What hair colors have you tried?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Sep 20
what color is your hair? why does the law dictate the color?
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@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
5 Sep 20
@hereandthere no they don't dictate it but these are the details they filled in my passport
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
23 Aug 20
because you and i are both homogeneous races
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@RebeccasFarm (90379)
• Arvada, Colorado
5 Sep 20
Yes I do now. My hair is salt and pepper and brown eyes.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
7 Sep 20
did you color your hair before? you were a hairdresser, correct?
@jobelbojel (36023)
• Philippines
30 Aug 20
It is interesting to know the answer for the bald. Why eyebrows? Is it because it is the closest hair?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
31 Aug 20
eyebrows or mustache or beard if you're bald
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@jobelbojel (36023)
• Philippines
9 Sep 20
@hereandthere Cool. Never heard of it before that is why I asked. Hehe
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
25 Aug 20
me, too. but i guess different strokes for different folks
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
23 Aug 20
when we were growing up, only our parents, aunts colored their hair to cover the white. now as early as high school and even guys, in all the colors of the rainbow
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@thelme55 (77167)
• Germany
23 Aug 20
@hereandthere I agree with you. 
Have a nice new week.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
23 Aug 20
are you able to go to salons and spas there?
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@Overflowing (3709)
•
23 Aug 20
I think you should put the real hair color you have i mean what roots or hair color you have since your birth..
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
23 Aug 20
i also thought that's how it's done but apparently it's different in other countries
@Overflowing (3709)
•
24 Aug 20
@hereandthere really?i dont have idea on that. i thought its all the same here..what if you changed color then always changing color on the passport?
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Sep 20
is malaysia's demographics similar to singapore? malay, chinese and indian?
@d_red_madelaine (528)
• Philippines
26 Aug 20
i usually put the real color of my hair and eyes, even though I dyed my hair.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
2 Sep 20
I rather have my current self on the picture. good thing i haven't renew my pass port yet.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
25 Aug 20
when i'm searching something, i stumble on even more interesting stuff
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@hellorahmat (246)
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24 Aug 20
At my place, a formal office requires us to have black hair. 
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
25 Aug 20
are you sad because you want to color your hair? what color do you like?
