We went shopping yesterday in our new vehicle (more news later on this) and decided to try out the Leader Price store in Melle. Melle is a picturesque and rather sleepy little town a half hour from us, and originally founded by the Romans, who mined tin there. We were waiting in the short check-out queue and in front of us were four or five teenage girls. What we found shocking was that they were buying several bottles of vodka and other spirits together with a bottle of blackcurrant juice and some lemons. I would guess almost certainly they were preparing a party. They were really very young and the cashier looked on askance as they sorted out from their various purses enough money to pay the bill. The staff security guard was also interested. Eventually one of the girls produced a Carte d`Identité to prove that she was just old enough to buy drink and the purchase was done in her name.
Apart from the obvious problems apparent down-line, once these young people had drunk the strong spirit we were asking ourselves what the store could do? Well. what COULD they do? Could they refuse to serve these girls, even if proof of age had been produced? Is it up to the store to try to protect these stupid girls from their own folly? I don`t know.... But we were very glad it was not our problem.
We had thought that this sort of thing was an English one or at least in the seedier towns of France. Sad to see it is becoming international.
Bye for now, going to drink coffee....
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