Originally Posted by fwoomp

A Canadian waiter (in Canada) gave me a hard time because I was old enough to drink in Canada, but not in the U.S. I was traveling with my mother, who pretty much told him to stuff it and bring me my glass of wine.

Originally Posted by gglave

Where was this?

Here in Vancouver our pubs are full of 19 and 20-year-old Americans drinking frosty pints, with the staff happily serving them.