I'm nearly 26
but I wouldn't say I looked much older than 21 or 22. Perhaps it comes of working in a university, that people tend to think I'm a student rather than staff...
(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:09, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I got mistaken for mid twenties about five years ago.
That felt good.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:12, Reply)

I agree. I wouldn't say you looked 26 at all.
21 at the very most.
( girlinthehole, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:12, Reply)

Tennis boy and I were in the pub on Friday
and got chatting to a group of people in the beer garden who simply would not believe that either of us were older than 19. There was a moment of smug silence after they left (particularly as he is quite touchy about his age)
(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:14, Reply)

Could be worse. They could have thought he was 30 and you were 15.
*Tennis scoring nonce lolz*
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:15, Reply)

I look young but not that young
and he certainly doesn't look 30.
(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:17, Reply)

But either way. The score sounds very much like 'love all' at the moment.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:18, Reply)

Aww, he's lovely
I am embarrassingly smitten. If I could only get rid of all these stupid nagging insecurities then it would all be awesome.

Oh, and get a new job somewhere I don't have to move. That'd be awesome too.
(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:22, Reply)

Bless.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:29, Reply)

I thought you were older than that. I don't have a clue what you look like, mind.
I got told I look 19 a few months back. That was nice.
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:12, Reply)

Of course being told you look 19 is no good if you're trying to buy beer and tabs.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:14, Reply)

but it's okay if you have proper ID

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:14, Reply)

It sounds like they are far more worried stateside about having ID than they are here.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:16, Reply)

it's a big deal over here

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:17, Reply)

I'm sure the UK have adopted a policy of
1/ Can they afford to drink
2/ Do they look like they can handle their drink
3/ Could they possibly be over the age of 18

Answer 'yes' to those question and most pubs seem to operate a 'no questions asked' approach.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:19, Reply)

This was the case ten years ago when I first started drinking in pubs and clubs etc
it's not the case any more. At least, not in any kind of classy establishment. It's not worth the fine if you get caught serving underage, especially as the person who serves you is liable for it.
(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:21, Reply)

this
maaaaaaaaaaajor fines over here, plus you could get jail time

my cousin was 17 and he died at a party, they brought charges against the guy that bought the alcohol
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:23, Reply)

Over here, drinking is a huge, huge part of the student lifestyle
if none of you guys can drink until you're 21, what the fuck do you do for shits and giggles when you go to college?
(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:25, Reply)

they do it anyway
but they were high school kids, not college kids

it'd be better to teach kids about moderation than to say NO OMG etc
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:31, Reply)

Many many times this
they tried that here, along with adjusting the opening hours of bars to make it more of a 'café culture' (ie, don't go out at 8pm and get hammered in 2 hours because the bars shut at 11pm) and it just hasn't worked. Not at all.
(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:34, Reply)

I think all parents should get their kids so wasted that they're puking their guts out
so that they think "If I drink, I will die"
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:40, Reply)

Yeah, but I've gotten so wasted that I've puked my guts up and thought I'd die
I still drink, and I still get drunk. Just...more sensibly so than on that occasion.
(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:41, Reply)

exactly
but when you're a KID
like 11 or so
it'd be the best for everyone I think
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:43, Reply)

You were 11 when you started drinking!
Well, you look younger than you are!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:24, Reply)

good work, there, Jeff

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:25, Reply)

7 or 8, actually
my dad worked in a brewery, and got free booze. Occasionally he'd bring home a crate of some shit-awful alcopop which I would nick bottles of. It tasted like lilt and nail varnish remover.
(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:26, Reply)

My folks were big into 'home brew' when I was a lad, so there was always drink to be nicked.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:30, Reply)

Oh, my dad tried that a couple of times as well
being the raging alcoholic that he was. I remember elderberry wine that was like rocket fuel. Nasty shit; I think my sister and I 'rescued' most of that when it was thrown out and used it to set things on fire with.
At least he never sank as low as Special Brew. Kestrel lager, yes, but not Special Brew.
(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:33, Reply)

Both of those are rank.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:35, Reply)

Just after payday it would be vodka martinis, very dry
mid-month, he'd have downgraded to Carling. Then at the end of the month, when we had quite literally no money at all, it'd be Kestrel lager. Or White Lightning, very occasionally.

Bleurgh. And once again: bleurgh.
(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:38, Reply)

and yet you grew to be a productive member of society
well done
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:41, Reply)

I am rather making it sound like I had a really trailer-trash upbringing, aren't I?

(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:42, Reply)

noooooooooooooooooooooo
not at all
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:44, Reply)

More static caravan I'd say.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:44, Reply)

*to the tune of I Wanna Be a Billionaire*
"I wanna live in a caravan sooooooooo freakin' baaaaaad"
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:47, Reply)

Rarely an issue
as long as you've got ID. I've lost count of the number of times I've been ID'd by people younger than I am, who've then murmured a shamed apology when they've worked out how old I am.
(berk, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:16, Reply)

I got IDed for scissors
a few months ago
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:26, Reply)

I was once asked by someone in Tesco's 'are you 18?'
Being a bit of a joker, I said 'no' - this caused no end of confusion as the girl on the checkout who asked me was being trained and she didn't have English as her first language.

The woman training her got confused as well and asked me how old I was, I said '34' (or whatever it was at the time) and we then got intoa debate about how the original question should have been asked. Asking me if I'm 18 will get the answer 'no' asking me if I'm over '18' will get the answer 'yes'

Turned out the girl being trained was asking everyone their age, regardless of what they were buying and how old they were.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:28, Reply)

I once got id'd for sparkling grape juice

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:42, Reply)

Dem crazy 'Mericans.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:45, Reply)

more like wanna be vigilante alco cops

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:46, Reply)

If you ever make it over the pond.
You can drink 'till you're sick without worrying about losing your ID or being expected to tip anyone working in a bar or pub.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:47, Reply)

where is this magical land???????

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:53, Reply)

Anywhere in Europe.
In fact, if you plan your travels well, you could get cheap beer!

www.pintprice.com/
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:54, Reply)

$8 for a beer in vegas! that's highway robbery

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 19:59, Reply)

Don't be doing that
Or poor Kristine will end up sitting in a Wetherspoons somewhere wondering why all British people have no teeth and wear tracksuits.

Evenin'.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:04, Reply)

I don't know anyone that wears tracksuits
even when they were popular here, people would only wear the bottoms
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:08, Reply)

Still a popular - if highly inflamable - choice of leisurewear here
The bottoms are more popular than the tops - I believe that in the strata of society to whom this enduring apparel appeals the top is analogous to a dinner jacket.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:14, Reply)

you're mixing up track suits
and shell suits
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:15, Reply)

What on earth are you on about?
This was not the case in the early 80s in New York.

Did the Rock Steady Crew teach you NOTHING, WOMAN?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:28, Reply)

Show 'em what to do.
Make a break. Make a move.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:28, Reply)

At one point I was a chum of Crazy Legs.
His real name is Richard Colon, you know. You would change your monicker if your parents named you Dick Colon wouldn't you. You would though, eh. Wouldn't you.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:33, Reply)

It seems you wouldn't.
Maybe I can get you to change your user name to Dick Colon then.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:38, Reply)

Crazy Legs was last spotted (by me) on an episode of Faking It
The Channel 4 show.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:39, Reply)

how early?
You must remember I was BORN in 1983.
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:35, Reply)

Don't play that card.
I know about Ancient Greek armour and I'm not 2,500 years old.

I JUST LOOK IT AHAHAHAHA.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:37, Reply)

That would be because you have a special interest in the bumming category.

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:40, Reply)

^ Bullying, on the internet.
I'm going to tell an adult about this.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:40, Reply)

Give 'Help the Aged' a call.
They'll look after you.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:41, Reply)

Yeah thanks 'Mr D Colon'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:42, Reply)

I thought you were an oap

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:56, Reply)

WITH A KNIFE!!11

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:26, Reply)

hahahaha

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 20:28, Reply)