I don’t, I believe everyone should wait until they are legal, but that being said I also think 18 should be the legal drinking age again. I am nearly 60 by the way.
Yes, the drinking age should be 18 or 19 like it is in nearly every other first world country. You can be trusted with having much greater responsibilities than drinking responsibly at the age of 18, such as fighting in a war with permission to take lives. If people think that deciding to pull a trigger on a gun and end someone’s life requires less responsibility than drinking, then they are delusional. Kids in their late teens are going to drink no matter what and all the age limit is doing is forcing college students to binge drink, because they can only drink every so often at risk of getting caught.
by DumbBlonde, on February 9 2010 @ 12:52 am
Yes, a little partying doesn’t hurt anyone : ) Plus the whole attraction is doing something you know you shouldn’t do. I don’t think crazy drinking is good, but in moderation……
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by Connor, on February 9 2010 @ 1:04 am
well im in the UK and the legal age is 18, i think that is appropriate.
i think that underage drinking can be okay if supervised and in moderation
like at a birthday party or special occations i think a couple glasses of wine or a couple of beers are okay
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by luke, on February 9 2010 @ 1:46 am
it’s a matter of maturity, not age. unfortunately that’s kinda hard to make a law for.
i think kids that have parents that allow them to have an occasional beer/wine with dinner seem to have more mature views toward drinking.
i think if i had a kid i would let him have a beer once in a while starting in his teens, after gauging the maturity level of course.
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by Brainstew, on February 9 2010 @ 2:20 am
Yes, the drinking age should be 18 or 19 like it is in nearly every other first world country. You can be trusted with having much greater responsibilities than drinking responsibly at the age of 18, such as fighting in a war with permission to take lives. If people think that deciding to pull a trigger on a gun and end someone’s life requires less responsibility than drinking, then they are delusional. Kids in their late teens are going to drink no matter what and all the age limit is doing is forcing college students to binge drink, because they can only drink every so often at risk of getting caught.
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Every other first world country having low drinking ages and being fine.