ME: A 12 yo Navy brat living in Italy, on vacation at a Palermo resort.
The waiter (addressing a table of 10-13 yo kids): I can take your order while drinks are self serve; soft drinks are over there, wine and whisky to the left of that.
ME: Wine it is then.
I don't know what the legal drinking age was at the time (mid-2000s), but if it was above 13 it certainly wasn't really enforced.
I don't know if Italy has a drinking age. The culture around wine just doesn't make it a taboo. Kids drink watered down wine like it's juice for dinner.
I have literally been thinking and telling others that I was 43 this year until I just had to enroll in my own healthcare and found out in the application process that I am actually 44.
I did something similar (but in a nicer way for me). The entire age of 35 I thought I was 36, and I found out on my 36th birthday that I was gonna be 36 for a second year in a row.
I decided to start counting backwards last year, forgot, and thought i was 44 instead of 45 all year :( I also lost the ability to do basic arithmetic when someone pointed out my real age.
Me, clearly no longer in my 20s, approaching the point where 30something is becoming less and less plausible: "Age, my young friend, is but a social construct. I feel 25. Now kindly let me purchase the alcohol, that I'm going to use to forget the discrepancy between how I feel and what my drivers license says, and the mistakes I've made in the years since society agreed with me about my age."
Pimply faced clerk, with squeaky voice, staring at me confused and a little bit afraid that the deranged person might be dangerous: "please, I just need your age sir"
Wife: "oh FFS! He's XX, honey you're muttering again, the nice clerk is getting scared"
Ha! Took me a moment to remember that Americans can serve a full contract with the military before legally ordering beer. It's so backward that one can have massive life-lone PTSD and no legal alcoholism. Is that a plan?
Nice to know I'm not the only one never remembering how old I am... And I'm only in my 20's. Before I hit 18 I always knew exactly. After 18 it just doesn't matter anymore.
Yea is my birthday today apparently, I only found out coz my old buddy called me up at midnight and was like happy birthday !!
And I'm like it's my birthday!?
buying beer CASHIER: How old are you?
ME, 19: I'm 19.
CASHIER: Alright here you go hands beer
ME and CASHIER: laughs in European
Holy shit Europe has free beer for 19 year olds?
It's right there in your parents' fridge!
Omfg 😆
ME: A 12 yo Navy brat living in Italy, on vacation at a Palermo resort.
The waiter (addressing a table of 10-13 yo kids): I can take your order while drinks are self serve; soft drinks are over there, wine and whisky to the left of that.
ME: Wine it is then.
I don't know what the legal drinking age was at the time (mid-2000s), but if it was above 13 it certainly wasn't really enforced.
I don't know if Italy has a drinking age. The culture around wine just doesn't make it a taboo. Kids drink watered down wine like it's juice for dinner.
no drinking age but you gotta be 18 to buy it. Although Ibought alcohol from Indian stores without being 18
In my 20s: Ha, I didn't get carded, I must look so mature.
In my 30s: Am I so old and decrepit?
Yes, and unfortunately also yes
Get off my lawn/internet!
I remember when being told I look older brought joy. Now it's just a sad moment
Has your inner monologue started chiming in about that most mornings or is that just me?
Me, early 40s, feeling 60: I'm 29!
I have literally been thinking and telling others that I was 43 this year until I just had to enroll in my own healthcare and found out in the application process that I am actually 44.
Paperwork: "What is your age?"
Pixelscience: "I didn't know there was going to be a test today!"
I did something similar (but in a nicer way for me). The entire age of 35 I thought I was 36, and I found out on my 36th birthday that I was gonna be 36 for a second year in a row.
I told my friends that I hate turning 39. And my wife shouted, "You're 40!" And I died a bit inside.
I decided to start counting backwards last year, forgot, and thought i was 44 instead of 45 all year :( I also lost the ability to do basic arithmetic when someone pointed out my real age.
I lost count one year and since then I've had to work it out based on the current year.
ME, 42 YEARS OLD: Oh, well thank you...I haven't been carded in years, this makes me feel better...
Me, 39: Do you need to see...no? Oh ok. No, that's fine, much more convenient for me 😭
I tell myself it's my permanent aura of being exhausted, but I'm pretty sure I just look old.
“Oh no sir, we don’t need to see your senior citizens card.”
Those are the same thing
I think they are talking about looking old and looking exhausted being the same.
It do be like that.
Kids sometimes wonder how older people don't know their age but it is just that it doesn't really matter and doesn't come up very often
I'm just glad it's the universal 30-something experience.
it makes sense why 30-something extends into your 40s
Me, clearly no longer in my 20s, approaching the point where 30something is becoming less and less plausible: "Age, my young friend, is but a social construct. I feel 25. Now kindly let me purchase the alcohol, that I'm going to use to forget the discrepancy between how I feel and what my drivers license says, and the mistakes I've made in the years since society agreed with me about my age."
Pimply faced clerk, with squeaky voice, staring at me confused and a little bit afraid that the deranged person might be dangerous: "please, I just need your age sir"
Wife: "oh FFS! He's XX, honey you're muttering again, the nice clerk is getting scared"
Five years ago the person at the DMV handed me a parental consent form for my drivers license.
This year someone guessed I was 40.
I'm closer to 40 than to needing parental permission, but not by much. I think I liked it better 5 years ago.
Ha! Took me a moment to remember that Americans can serve a full contract with the military before legally ordering beer. It's so backward that one can have massive life-lone PTSD and no legal alcoholism. Is that a plan?
They let soldiers purchase alcohol, but only on base bars.
Nice to know I'm not the only one never remembering how old I am... And I'm only in my 20's. Before I hit 18 I always knew exactly. After 18 it just doesn't matter anymore.
Yea is my birthday today apparently, I only found out coz my old buddy called me up at midnight and was like happy birthday !! And I'm like it's my birthday!?
Happy birthday, tpyoman
Thanks!! 😄
https://youtu.be/K7l5ZeVVoCA?si=9DlmJaTWse0tRsY8
Me, now: mmmh
I was born 2 days before 2000, so it's safe to say it's pretty easy to know how old I am.