Guess what man? Today, the cashier at Sainsbury(my regular grocery store) demanded my ID just as I was about to pay for a bottle of San Pellegrino. To begin with, it was a bottle of aerated mineral water although its possibly deceptive appearance could've led her to believe it had alcohol in it. Perhaps her eyes were playing tricks on her hmmm....
However there're also 2 interesting factors that have to be taken into account. First, I wore my newly purchased and totally kool windbreaker which had the words 'University of Bristol' and its crest emblazoned on it. This implies that it's highly probable that I'm at least 18 and therefore am legal to consume alcohol. Though there is no direct connection between wearing this windbreaker and being a university student, it's still highly probable because Bristol is a university town where students constitute the multitude.
The more striking and infuriating factor deals with the fact that she didn't automatically assume i surpassed the 18 barrier. Hello! Do I look any younger? Don't answer that, it was a rhetorical question.
for some reason she still relentlessly asked for my ID... so I just had to drive the dagger home man
As expected, she was absolutely stunned when i dealt her the coup de grace by politely mentioning that it was actually mineral water while refraining from wearing a grin HAHHAHAHAHA... the beauty of it was that I meant it so respectfully and tried to empathize with her... yet i couldn't help but eventually betray a smirk that turned into great balls of laughter. HAHA!
-Kenneth 'double up' Wong
