this entry may not sound shocking to those americans out there. i mean, after all, people get id-ed up until they turn 50 years old or something there. but i'm in england. i think the legal drinking age is 18 but i'm not sure. it seems to me that as long as you have a heartbeat and know how to order a cocktail, then you are old enough to drink over here. i have never ever ever seen anyone get asked for proof of their age when trying to buy booze until tonight.
and it was me that they asked. i'm 26 years old. hell, i'm almost 30. (its really scary to think about). i went to the local grocery store to buy my weekend supply of booze and the lady stopped me at the counter. of course, i dont carry id because i'm not driving and i just dont have any anyway. there's no need to drive in london and what other age defining piece of plastic am i supposed to be carrying around. well, i laughed at her. she didn't like that. so an entire incident ensued that involved much speculation about my age. random people were asked how old they thought i might be. the manager was called over. it was quite an ordeal. luckily, everyone was distracted by those theft proof devices that they put on bottle of spirits and the conversation got pulled away from my age to remarks like, "can you get this off", "no, just pull it that way", and "you aren't doing it right, give it here".
thank god too. how is a girl to live without a fresh supply of booze on a friday night?
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edited to say: i just saw this in silentraven's journal and couldn't stop laughing. yes, i am going to hell if there be one.
please please please please can someone make me a t-shirt with this image on it?
and it was me that they asked. i'm 26 years old. hell, i'm almost 30. (its really scary to think about). i went to the local grocery store to buy my weekend supply of booze and the lady stopped me at the counter. of course, i dont carry id because i'm not driving and i just dont have any anyway. there's no need to drive in london and what other age defining piece of plastic am i supposed to be carrying around. well, i laughed at her. she didn't like that. so an entire incident ensued that involved much speculation about my age. random people were asked how old they thought i might be. the manager was called over. it was quite an ordeal. luckily, everyone was distracted by those theft proof devices that they put on bottle of spirits and the conversation got pulled away from my age to remarks like, "can you get this off", "no, just pull it that way", and "you aren't doing it right, give it here".
thank god too. how is a girl to live without a fresh supply of booze on a friday night?
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edited to say: i just saw this in silentraven's journal and couldn't stop laughing. yes, i am going to hell if there be one.
please please please please can someone make me a t-shirt with this image on it?
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They are being more cunty in bars too, had to wait for 20 minutes to get served then i got ID'd, He knew i was waiting he should have asked me before. It's anoying carrying my passport around with me.
American's can't say Wanker without sounding like a wanker haha, like we can't say Awesome without it sounding just wrong.
American's like to try and imitate the English accent and use the word Bloody repeatidly hoping we laugh. We don't man it gets annoying after awhile....