Doesn’t Get The ID-ea

(My boyfriend and I are staying at a hotel to visit my friend for his 22nd birthday. To celebrate, we have all gone down to the bar that is attached to the hotel and have ordered an alcoholic beverage of some sort.)

Waiter: “All right, I’ll be right back with your drinks.”

(The waiter begins to walk away when my friend calls him back to the table.)

Friend: “Wait, don’t you want to see our IDs?”

Waiter: “Oh! Uh. Sure? Oh! Happy birthday!”

(Again, the waiter walks off, not even checking my ID or my boyfriend’s. He returns a few moments later with our drinks.)

Waiter: “All right, your drink is free for your birthday. I never remember to check people’s IDs.” *he laughs and walks away*

Me: “Did he really just admit that he doesn’t check ID? Isn’t that illegal?”

Friend: “Yeah. Yeah, it is…”

(To top it off, the next day I went to buy a lighter for my mom and the cashier panicked because she thought my boyfriend and I were sixteen!)