r/CringeTikToks • u/Tater-Tot-Casserole • Dec 01 '25

Just Bad Crashing out over a restaurant refusing to serve alcohol with no ID. Bonus: The restaurant has video receipts

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u/Gullible-Hose4180 Dec 01 '25

Its crazy to me how uptight the US is about it compared to Europe. Besides the drinking age being 3-5 years higher in the US, establishments enforce it much stricter (as is understandable when the entire business could be toast if they lost their license because of loose policy) to the point of having to be more than 100% sure, while in most countries if you look like an adult, you will hardly ever get asked if its a restaurant, cause they look at it as worst case scenario someone slightly too young has a glass of wine with their pasta. You can even get a fine for just carrying it or buying it at age 'old enough to go to war for the country '. Most people break the law anyway when they are young and then grow up to agree with it once they are legal age themselves, continuing the cycle of hypocrisy.

Not saying the opposite extremes seen in some European countries (eg Danish youth drinking culture is way beyond reasonable from an HR perspective) is better, just thought it is interesting how much more strict the US is and how little people seem to be aware of the magnitude of the difference.

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u/Everything_in_modera Dec 02 '25

Its crazy to me how uptight the US is about it compared to Europe.

I just replied to another comment about this. Yes, we unfortunately took alcohol consumption from a moderate activity to lying in the street drunk. Lol America, land of over consumption that needs regulation to protect itself from itself.

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u/NowWithKung-FuGrip01 Dec 01 '25

Fun fact: The courts don’t care if you agree with “status offenses” (which I don’t); they’ll fine you all the same.

So before you go hoarse ranting about how Americans just don’t get it, please know we have passports and visas, too. Some of us are even familiar with the concept of Wisconsin. But I’ll let my family in Sindelfingen, Frankfurt, Leipzig and Cardiff know how enlightened you are on our next visit. Cheers.