As a person who was a child in the 1980s, I wonder how mid-twenties bartenders feel when they ask me for ID.
Do they feel like they're interacting with Thomas Edison's neighbor or the person who started World War I?
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@Alice
I did tend bar in my 20’s and all I thought back then was women hate getting carded, just get them their drink and on with their life. All I ever thought was you know more than me I’m just a kid, just be fast. Ok there were a few I wanted to ask how Woodstock was.
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Now I have to card patrons at certain public events where alcohol is served. There’s a cop standing next to me to make sure I card EVERYONE.
1. It’s fun finding out a woman’s age. No matter the age. I like the young ones, I like the older ones.
2. I have to pretend it;s no big deal. Some women just want the fricking drink bracelet or tickets, but others want to know “how do I look for my age?”
3. Is their SO watching? How do I say you look great with just my eyes, or a Yes?
All in all it’s a delicious opportunity to give women a boost and I’m there for it.
@Alice
C'mon! How did you feel about "grown-ups" when you were that age?
@Alice "Ahh, another one from the 1900s"
@Alice won't they just feel ridiculous?
@Alice I'd want them to say "Hey! It's you! You nearly destroyed the WORLD!!"
we went through a phase where they were cracking down on underage smoking.
the fine was for the person selling the smokes, and they were setting up stings.
so yes, the cashiers were trigger happy with asking for id.
no i did not have any.
i think i was 40 and balding already.
but i am little.
to put it into context, i recently bought age 12 tracksuit bottoms for a fancy dress party.
Sounds like they feel like they're earning a sizeable tip!
As a person who was a child in the 1970s, I wonder how mid-twenties fitness experts feel when they design "Gentle Exercise for the Over 50s", which consists of sitting in a chair and lifting a balloon to strengthen your biceps.
@Alice If they were bartenders in the mid-1920s, they might also feel like fumigating the enemy with mustard gas in the trenches. Because they were there. (Because of you.)
Or nothing. Because they’re zombies by now. Do they often ask for BBBBRRRAAAIIINNNSSS as the payment method?
@Alice That presumes them knowing about Edison and World War I.
US bar staff are largely brain dead, I think - just going through the motions of being sentient!
A friend of mine who was in her 50s was asked for ID to prove she was over 21 in a US airport before they'd sell her a drink! At he time she ran a f***ing bar!
@Alice TIL the first world war started when Kaiser Wilhelm saw One Girl Two Cups
@Alice that makes us about tge same age, but I haven't been asked for ID in 20 years.
Do you look really young?
Did you really go to school walking in the snow, uphill, both ways?
@Alice your parents were hunting dinosaurs, I'm pretty sure