Way to survive in America - 2

You're about to buy a car...
A car is a good thing to have in the US. Not only because it is a necessity (don't even think about walking from one shop to the other) but it is a valuable collateral that you can use later.

But before we get to car business, you need to get a valid drivers license first, from the state you live in. For us, as lucky as one can get, New Jersey doesn't except any drivers licenses. Said that, no matter if you are from Canada, Denmark or neighbor Pennsylvania, you need to take a knowledge test. But before you get there, you need to prove that you are you. As a rule,  you do have a snowballs chance in hell to be allowed to take a test, first time you appear in DMV as in 99% of the cases, first timers,  do not have the exact amount of point with them. Even if you did your homework and read that nice blue pamphlet, and got everything they ask for, the clerk reserves the right to ask for additional paperwork. Remember, drivers license is your primarily ID, so they need to make sure that it is you and not someone else there in from of them.

Anyway, you got your points, you have been checked, double checked, took a picture, paid bloody 10 $, now you're about to take a test. More specifically: a little knowledge about driving and a substantial knowledge about American society (drinking measurements, drinking and driving, learner's permits, deadlines for reporting a change of name or civil status, etc). In other words you have a snowballs chance in hell to pass this test first time. So, now you spend a whole day in DMV and got nothing. No, you got a book with explanations on how to drive a car, how many ounces of beer equals to how many ounces of wine and what to expect when you about to enter a curve. (Hint: beware, the car will not turn by itself!)
Next time...

Yes, next time you will come prepared with fully uploaded iPhone, a book, computer, spouse (as L2, I have a take both my marriage certificate and Morten  with as a proof), patience and ability to count till 10, and you good on our way to become a little closer to your dream of being treated as a normal human-being.
A little note: in 4 years or earlier, depending on your expiration date, you will be back at DMV with the same paperwork, the same personal, the same hell on earth, but this time no test (unless you're a week late 'cause you dared to go on a honeymoon first and not to DMV).