I'm not losing my licence, bring your dang ID with you.

I'm back as a bartender at my old pub (thank God, table service was actual nightmarish torture) so I'm allowed to be a little more strict with guests, especially over the holiday period (when this happened the most).

You have to be 18 to drink in the UK, and you have to carry valid ID. You know what's not valid ID? Non-UK drivers licences, and photos of passports! You know what 75% of students over the holidays showed me when I asked for ID? Both of those things!

I've had to tell these poor sods multiple times that their ID isn't valid and every time it was the same 3 responses:

"But [blank] accepted this as ID!!" Cool, they can pay the fine, I'm not.

"So you're discriminating against [nationality]?" No, but sometimes I think about saying yes to see if they have anything to say after this.

"I promise you this is real ID!" I promise you, I do not believe you.

Look, I get that it sucks when your ID gets rejected by bartenders, but I could lose my job, my ability to serve drinks again, and get a stupid high fine. Just bring your ID, especially if you're under 25.