Putrescine 11 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 As most of you have seen. I Turned 18 today and here in norway that means you can do about everything, legally! (except buying strong booze or driving a +1200cc bike So, I go to the store to buy some beer... When I go to pay the beer I am asked for ID. Show them the ID but they wont let me buy because I have changed soo much facially over the past year. So now I have to wait untill I get my new VISA to buy it >.< Anyone ever experienced anything like it? Link to comment
Timotheus 416 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 No, never. They hardly look at the id here... But what's also irritating is buying a bottle of wine (requiring you to be 16) when you're 21 and they ask you for an ID.... That happened to a friend of mine Link to comment
myles 2 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 They still ask for ID when I buy or walk into a bar... sigh. Link to comment
podgie_bear 184 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) No, never. They hardly look at the id here...But what's also irritating is buying a bottle of wine (requiring you to be 16) when you're 21 and they ask you for an ID.... That happened to a friend of mine Here in the UK one bloke was not allowed to buy alchohol despite being 62 years old. The reason? His grandchildren were waiting at the front of the store for him. Therefore he may have been buying for them! Unfortunately guilt is assumed in all cases now. I have personally seen a family doing their weekly shop being refused a bottle of wine because their 17 year old son was with them. Edited June 30, 2008 by podgie_bear Link to comment
stubbie 21 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I'd be their friend for life if someone was to ask me for ID stubbs Link to comment
Genenut 8 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I'd be their friend for life if someone was to ask me for ID stubbs ayuh ... be my bestest friend were I to be asked for id nowadays ... those mileage lines must be really evident from the kids .... no need to ask me if im over 21... *sigh* Link to comment
gogoblender 3,071 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Ahhh, Putrescine, yeah it's frustrating when that happens, but laugh it off, and since you're already legal, I'm sure a friend of yours who can buy it can help you out, oooh, how would this work out at a bar for you though? And I'm curious...does Norway distinguish between beer and hard alcohol? Here in Quebec, everyone 18 can buy all alcohol at 18. And yeah, it did happen to me once. For my 21st birthday, I was in New York City, with some friends to party. I was turning 21 that midnight, and we walked up to the bouncer to get in... he wouldn't let me in and said I had to wait the two hours. sigh New York bouncers gogo Link to comment
Timotheus 416 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) Ahhh, Putrescine, yeah it's frustrating when that happens, but laugh it off, and since you're already legal, I'm sure a friend of yours who can buy it can help you out, oooh, how would this work out at a bar for you though? And I'm curious...does Norway distinguish between beer and hard alcohol? Here in Quebec, everyone 18 can buy all alcohol at 18. And yeah, it did happen to me once. For my 21st birthday, I was in New York City, with some friends to party. I was turning 21 that midnight, and we walked up to the bouncer to get in... he wouldn't let me in and said I had to wait the two hours. sigh New York bouncers gogo Here, they let you in. Why? You party there lol Ahh man we pulled tricks with that in sooo many bars! One of the easiest ways of getting a cheap drink: tell the DJ and the ladies at the bar that your friend is celebrating his B'Day. In most bars they serve something special while the DJ announces the birthday boy Edited July 1, 2008 by Timotheus Link to comment
bhj 24 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 And I'm curious...does Norway distinguish between beer and hard alcohol? yep at this end you can buy beer in your local store (when your 18) but "hard" alcohol (22% and over) you can only get at the liquor store (when your 20) Link to comment
EvilMale 7 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Don't feel bad I id everyone at the bar I work at. So MoM and stubbs if you guys want to feel special. I will check yours twice Link to comment
gial 2 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Ahhh, Putrescine, yeah it's frustrating when that happens, but laugh it off, and since you're already legal, I'm sure a friend of yours who can buy it can help you out, oooh, how would this work out at a bar for you though? And I'm curious...does Norway distinguish between beer and hard alcohol? Here in Quebec, everyone 18 can buy all alcohol at 18. And yeah, it did happen to me once. For my 21st birthday, I was in New York City, with some friends to party. I was turning 21 that midnight, and we walked up to the bouncer to get in... he wouldn't let me in and said I had to wait the two hours. sigh New York bouncers gogo Ha even worse -- I turned 21 at midnight so went into the bars at 1 am, along with my college pals. They STILL wouldn't serve me. Said the receipts were still on the day before so I wasn't legal. What a load of BS. And in some parts of the US there is a distinction between 3.2 beer (3.2% by volume) and any other alcohol. Here in Minnesota, you can get low-alc beer in the grocery store, but anything else must be sold at a liquor store. Link to comment
stubbie 21 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Don't feel bad I id everyone at the bar I work at. So MoM and stubbs if you guys want to feel special. I will check yours twice I love you man stubbs Link to comment
gogoblender 3,071 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Gial, lol, somehow, somewhere, it seems like there's always someone out there trying to ruin our 21st huh ^^ That line about the receipts is rich...certainly worth a few guffaws. And, that's pretty interesting info about the different percentage beers...here in Quebec, you can get almost anything down at the corner store these days...even beer at more than ten percent yah ten percent lol...who needs wine gogo p.s. EM...where were you when I needed you that day! Link to comment
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