We have drivers licenses in my country too but in our country you can get around fine with just public transport and walking by foot. And it’s a bit expensive to get a drivers license for me, plus time consuming. I want to get one soon, but don’t have one yet. Likewise a lot of other people in my country don’t have one either.

If it’s too expensive to get a drivers license then it’s probably too expensive to go on a night out too.

Also are there other options for ID? Eg in UK, Australia, NZ you can get identity cards that prove your age. Australian one costs $77 AUD.

> If it’s too expensive to get a drivers license then it’s probably too expensive to go on a night out too.

No. In my country there is a requirement to have a certain amount of training with a professional driving instructor. For most people here the cost of that will amount to about $3000 USD. And it takes a lot of time too.

Just because I don’t have $3000 USD to shell out for that currently, nor the time for those lessons and self-study, does not mean I cannot afford to go to a restaurant.

Yes there are other options, but I have no use for a National ID card really when I already have a passport. Having to show ID only happens in two cases for me most of the time:

- border control when I am traveling, in which case my passport is required anyways in many countries

- retrieving packages that were too big to be delivered in my mail box. And even then most times I don’t have to show ID

It also used to be the case that I had to show ID when buying alcohol and tobacco. But being 32 years old now I usually don’t get asked for ID in the store in my country anymore.

> We have drivers licenses in my country too

Sounds like what the parent said, "that's on you" to fix that, then. In the aggregate, your (as well as those similar to you's) business is simply irrelevant to the vast majority of businesses that need to check IDs. Just because you don't want to get such a driver's license does not mean that a restaurant must honor your choice.

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