I just got carded and rejected at the grocery store while attempting to purchase a bottle of Merlot for the braised short ribs I’m making for dinner later tonight. It’s my fault for not having any ID on me, but I honestly thought it wouldn’t be a big deal because I’ve never seen anyone carded at the grocery store here. So I was caught unprepared at the cash register when the checker asked me for my “Ausweiss”. I told her I didn’t have one, then tried to play the confused and dumb American when she said she couldn’t sell me anything (even though I totally understood her), and finally betrayed my knowledge of German by saying, “Ich bin dreiundzwanzig!” (Okay, not quite, but I will be 23 next month.) Also, this was 4-Euro wine intended for cooking. And it is 1pm. Who starts drinking at 1pm on a Wednesday?!
Of course, I would never expect to get away with buying booze without ID in America, but to put this into perspective, the legal age for purchasing wine and beer in Germany is 16. SIXTEEN. Think about that for a second. Do I seriously look underage? (Took this Photobooth shot just now in the same outfit, sans makeup, I wore to the store.)
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