Underage drinking, and the drinking age.

[I Own You All]

16+ is fine imo.

That's what we have here in Denmark. When your 16 you are allowed to drink and buy it in the stores.
Even tho it is still easy to buy if you're like 14-15

 

[lacuna]

16+ is fine imo.

That's what we have here in Denmark. When your 16 you are allowed to drink and buy it in the stores.
Even tho it is still easy to buy if you're like 14-15

See, and im sure theres not huge problems with 16 year old getting drunk.
So why not be able to do the same here?!?
lol

 

[madmax5213]

should be 18 i mean i know how irresponsible people are and i guarntee drunk driving would go up but if you can fight in a war, move out of your house and be an adult you should be able to drink

 

[lacuna]

If your taking the risk to end you life because of drinking.
You should be able to.
It's your choice what happens to your body

 

[sammyj]

If your taking the risk to end you life because of drinking.
You should be able to.
It's your choice what happens to your body

mm i agree

 

[The Riddler_]

I'm English, the legal age for pubs etc. is 18. Pretty much when your 18 here, you're free.

Where I live, most people drink, lets say....15+

But you'd suggests others to wait to drink until 18, yet you're not yourself?

 

[blindkilla]

You're wrong. You're pretty much saying that all minors are alcoholics.
In Greece, there is no drinking law, yet you don't see all minors drinking everyday. I Denmark, the age to purchase alcohol is 16. But there is no law that makes it illegal for a person who's below 16 to consume it. I'm from Sweden, and I've visited in Denmark several times, both day and night.

Do some research next time.

American kids and European kids are different. In my opinion, they are a lot more mature. I've been to europe several times, so I know the drinking ages there are lax.

 

[Skillers FTW]

But you'd suggests others to wait to drink until 18, yet you're not yourself?

Legally. Which it is already, and no one cares, so why change it?

 

[ilikepie1]

I think 19 is the ideal age for being allowed to legally drink. That's how they have it in canada..

That is only in certain states. In Alberta, the drinking age is 18+.

I think Canada and the US should implement a policy much like Germany's.
i.e. 16+ for light-ish liquors (beers, etc), 18+ for heavy liquor (vodka, etc).

By the way, (for people in the US) if you're able to enlist at age 18, you should be able to drink at 18.

 

[sammyj]

I reckon the 3 ages on spirits, beer, and stuff is a good idea, becasue it lets people be introduced to softer drinks before the harder drinks, so they should be able to control themselves better