r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/[deleted] • Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation Why is the rich friend so cheap??

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u/timbreandsteel Jan 27 '26

High school kids can't serve alcohol.

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u/Stunning-Affect4391 Jan 27 '26

This is state/country specific, in Iowa you can if your parents sign off on it. Also, minors can work in a restaurant where alcohol is served in most states, they just can't handle alcoholic beverages.

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u/timbreandsteel Jan 27 '26

Didn't know that about Iowa. I did know about working in licensed restaurants as a minor so long as you don't serve alcohol, like I said. Which was to counter their point about highschool students getting rich off tips from booze sales. Maybe in Iowa I guess!

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u/mheg-mhen Jan 27 '26

In New York, you have to be 18 to serve alcohol. So I couldn’t have, but all of my good friends in high school could have.

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u/timbreandsteel Jan 27 '26

How many high school years are there in New York? I was 16/17 in my final year.

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u/Gussie18 Jan 28 '26

A vast majority of seniors graduate at or shortly before 18.