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Foreign minors who arrive unaccompanied on French soil must be taken into care by the French child welfare services. But this assistance is conditional on them being “really” minors. There is consequently a system for evaluating the age of these young people which is based in particular on the analysis of their narratives. It is through dialogue between young people and evaluators that a culturally situated appreciation of the credibility of these young people is established. Their experiences of school, family structures, self-presentation, the expression of their feelings, and the way they tell their journey, are all elements through which a “culturalised” other can be perceived.