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They do. I was refused service at a grocery store for having an out-of-state driver’s license. I tried having my 21+ sister who was with me purchase the beer wi

They do. I was refused service at a grocery store for having an out-of-state driver’s license. I tried having my 21+ sister who was with me purchase the beer with her in-state ID and they refused because they thought it was a straw purchase.

smhenderson 5y ago
A similar thing happened to me when I was in my early twenties but with a US passport. We were out in the country a bit and I joked with my friend at the time that the guy serving us had probably never seen one...
Lev1a 5y ago
Here in Germany my older brother was once forced to show his ID at the local super market checkout to purchase (IIRC) a game/movie from the bargain bin (something with a restriction of >=12yo) while: - being a tall bald dude (19yo at the time) - wearing his Bundeswehr uniform (as a conscript on his way home for weekend leave) Apparently that appearance wasn't enough to make it obvious he was a little older than 12. Anyway, at least I didn't have to go through that conscription BS since I didn't reach 18 until after the "abeyance" in 2011. The equipment/supply problems and ever shortening training/service time for conscripts (last before the abeyance was 6 months total) make it no wonder that the Bundeswehr is sometimes mocked as "Deutschlands größter Trachtenverein" ("Germany's biggest costume club").
- shadilay 5y ago
  Complete with wooden MG'S
  - Lev1a 5y ago
    Nah, from what he told me the service pistol was an inaccurate POS, a pain to clean (which one would have to do often) and the G36 rifle is made in large parts (e.g. the stock) from polymer/plastic meaning they were forbidden from ever using the weapon body itself as a weapon because otherwise it would splinter and break. The AK my father and grandfather used in the NVA instead was a real wartime weapon, rugged, dependable and able to be produced in mass quantities relatively cheaply. The G36 instead is apparently expensive, fragile and not that accurate, ie. more of a showpiece.
    - shadilay 5y ago
      I am by no means an expert but even I know the story is more nuanced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfPHZFsw40M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfPHZFsw40M
aaronfitz 5y ago
Large bars which draw a lot of tourists use a book like this to guide them through validating out-of-state licenses. https://www.driverslicenseguide.com/book-us.html https://www.driverslicenseguide.com/book-us.html

smhenderson 5y ago

A similar thing happened to me when I was in my early twenties but with a US passport. We were out in the country a bit and I joked with my friend at the time that the guy serving us had probably never seen one...

Lev1a 5y ago

Here in Germany my older brother was once forced to show his ID at the local super market checkout to purchase (IIRC) a game/movie from the bargain bin (something with a restriction of >=12yo) while: - being a tall bald dude (19yo at the time) - wearing his Bundeswehr uniform (as a conscript on his way home for weekend leave) Apparently that appearance wasn't enough to make it obvious he was a little older than 12. Anyway, at least I didn't have to go through that conscription BS since I didn't reach 18 until after the "abeyance" in 2011. The equipment/supply problems and ever shortening training/service time for conscripts (last before the abeyance was 6 months total) make it no wonder that the Bundeswehr is sometimes mocked as "Deutschlands größter Trachtenverein" ("Germany's biggest costume club").

shadilay 5y ago
Complete with wooden MG'S
- Lev1a 5y ago
  Nah, from what he told me the service pistol was an inaccurate POS, a pain to clean (which one would have to do often) and the G36 rifle is made in large parts (e.g. the stock) from polymer/plastic meaning they were forbidden from ever using the weapon body itself as a weapon because otherwise it would splinter and break. The AK my father and grandfather used in the NVA instead was a real wartime weapon, rugged, dependable and able to be produced in mass quantities relatively cheaply. The G36 instead is apparently expensive, fragile and not that accurate, ie. more of a showpiece.
  - shadilay 5y ago
    I am by no means an expert but even I know the story is more nuanced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfPHZFsw40M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfPHZFsw40M

aaronfitz 5y ago

Large bars which draw a lot of tourists use a book like this to guide them through validating out-of-state licenses. https://www.driverslicenseguide.com/book-us.html https://www.driverslicenseguide.com/book-us.html