Chuckling at that, Alex nodded in solidarity. "Ugh, yeah, I remember those days." It wasn't even that those days were that far behind her, though she'd started working during the summers as soon as she'd been allowed to get a work permit out of necessity, knowing that she wouldn't be able to get the clothes and supplies she wanted for school if she just relied on her parents.
She grinned over at him at the question, nodding her head to the side as if to say, sort of. "I've done a lot of restaurant and retail work," she admitted. "But mostly bar and restaurant stuff. Of course, I didn't learn to pour a beer until I could actually work behind the bar, which was a few years ago. The drinking age in the states is a bit higher than here, I think," she pointed out with a wry twist to her lips. Not that she'd waited until she was old enough to drink, but she didn't think she was much of a lush either.