A survey of 78 responses about vacations can offer an insight, yes, but to make it the single source for understanding identity document verification is to settle for a very limited view. We need to look beyond these figures and achieve maximum performance by considering the asymmetry between what people want to do and what administrative systems allow them to do. The real question is how to optimize this process in the face of unpredictable delays of administrations, a domain where surveys on vacation stress do not reach the full expression of the problem. For example, when you need to get a Cita Previa for renewing a residence card here in Spain, the waiting time can dictate all planning, not just a personal preference to anticipate. A deeper study of actual waiting times and administrative bottlenecks would provide much more valuable insight.