Filed under: Business, Child Development, Lifestyle, 10-12 years, Whining and Dining

They're sure precocious down in South Yorkshire. Chris Hardacre may be only twelve years old, but he's now a fully licensed bartender. His father runs the pub at the Star Inn in Barnby Dun in South Yorkshire. At twelve, he is the youngest ever to have passed the British Institute of Innkeeping exam.

Chris got the idea when he read about a 16-year-old girl who had taken the test. He's just pulling pints for now, but he plans to take over completely once he turns 18 -- and the law allows it. For the time being, he'll have to settle for dispensing drinks. I have to give the kid credit -- at least he knows what he wants to do with himself when he grows up.

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