I was 17 for the first year of university, and never got carded (despite, with honest retrospect, looking if anything rather younger than that at the time). I suspect that the fact that I was always obviously a bluddy schewdent hanging around with other students over-rode any other conclusions people drew.
The one occasion on which I did get carded was about five or six years later, in central london, surrounded by laughing friends who decided I should try and use my UL card. Unfortunately, in the early 90's, a card that indicated its expiry as "Mmm YY", and expired in the next century, tended to confuse people. "But October the 2nd was a couple of months ago ..."
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Date: 2006-06-22 07:10 am (UTC)The one occasion on which I did get carded was about five or six years later, in central london, surrounded by laughing friends who decided I should try and use my UL card. Unfortunately, in the early 90's, a card that indicated its expiry as "Mmm YY", and expired in the next century, tended to confuse people. "But October the 2nd was a couple of months ago ..."