I can't remember ever being carded. Even the few times when, had I been carded, I would have been denied access to the nightclub.
However, around here, if the parents are present, most restaurants won't make a fuss about serving alcohol to minors. I don't know if they have the law on their side, but they just seem to assume it's the parents' responsibility to make sure their kids don't get intoxicated with alcohol.
Were a kid to enter a bar and ask for a beer on his own, now that would be a whole different story. Even though, in the metal bar I frequent, I'm pretty sure some of the goths kids are way under 18 and still drink beer.
Slightly OT, this thread reminds me of two strips from Real Life, the first one wherein Greg couldn't enter the bar because he wasn't 18 (or 21, can't remember), even though he only wanted a Pepsi, the second one wherein Greg, who just turned 18 (or 21), goes back to the same bar and demand a Pepsi.
However, around here, if the parents are present, most restaurants won't make a fuss about serving alcohol to minors. I don't know if they have the law on their side, but they just seem to assume it's the parents' responsibility to make sure their kids don't get intoxicated with alcohol.
Were a kid to enter a bar and ask for a beer on his own, now that would be a whole different story. Even though, in the metal bar I frequent, I'm pretty sure some of the goths kids are way under 18 and still drink beer.
Slightly OT, this thread reminds me of two strips from Real Life, the first one wherein Greg couldn't enter the bar because he wasn't 18 (or 21, can't remember), even though he only wanted a Pepsi, the second one wherein Greg, who just turned 18 (or 21), goes back to the same bar and demand a Pepsi.
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