Just something I'm curious about so I figured this would be a good place to ask people who live in other countries.
I was watching some video today on CNN. It was talking about under age drinking in the United States (we do have a high drinking age compared to other countries that are like 18 or 19).
They brought on a mother and son which was just retarded. They the broadcast up saying how bad underage drinking is and how some parents let there kids drink and have parties. Well this mother was raised overseas which their accustomed having alcohol with their meals. So when her son was 14 she started to let him have wine at diner on certain occasions (At that point I was just like wtf... They make this huge deal and this is like a whole another thing)
So basically it just got me wondering.
Here in the US underage drinking is pretty crazy. All over facebook you see all those crazy party pictures and its all people will talk about.
But I was wondering because I know some people in this forum live in different countries is it different when the age is decreased to say 17 or 18, so it is legal to do? Are there still so many crazy and ridiculous parties or is drinking just more a social thing where you go to a bar have a few drinks and be social?
Edit: Sorry if this sounds kind of stupid, it is a legit question. It's just due to family issues with alcohol I tend to stay away from drinking and parties.
