This morning I went to buy a bottle of wine for this evening's neighbourhood pizza night. You can't do this at the supermarket (grocery store), you have to go the special 'Wine and Spirits Shoppe' (not sure if that spelling is a legal requirement, but it's certainly commonplace!). If you decide that your guests might like a choice between wine or beer, you have to make a further trip to the 'Beer Distributors', which are usually drive-through.

Anyway, I went to the 'Wine and Spirits Shoppe', selected my bottle of choice and took it to the till. Whereupon I was asked for ID to prove my age. You have to be 21 to buy alcohol here. I'm 32.

The shop assistant looked at my ID card (which I had to get to buy the car - I never expected to need it for proof of age!), then looked at me, then looked very embarrassed.

I was quite pleased!