Americans. How do you cope not drinking until 21?

[oppp7]

What's so great about drinking? People like it because it makes their friends act like retards. Or because they want to hide from their problems. I don't drink.

 

[SlyJohnny]

Americans find other reasons to exist and live meaningful lives, basically.

Sure, everyone there gets drunk before 21, whatever. But over here you're pretty much expected to spend every free night from when you're 17 until you die in some fucking pub, talking the same old shit to the same boring people and thinking the same old thoughts, weekend after weekend.

 

[SUPERtwinky]

We drink before 21. It just isn't legal.

SHHH!

 

[Eykal]

Because beer tastes worse than cough syrup. Bad comparison but you get the point. Sorry I don't find anything interesting about having my brain most of the way shut down and having a horrible headache in the morning.

 

[Nukey]

by drinking before im 21.....

 

[DanielPowell33]

Drink.........

 

[[Gavo]]

]We do, it's just illegal. But nobody gives a damn. Also, our beer sucks.

Hey, we have some pretty good micro-brews. Oh yeah and if you brew beer yourself it is amazing, speaking of which, I wonder when my batches of Heffeweissner and Honey Stout will be ready.

Mmmmm beer.

Oh yeah, I totally agree. I was talking about our major brands.

 

[Sethzard]

it's the same as in the uk, poeple do drink, just not legally.

 

[Caliostro]

Now im I'm a Brits, so we can drink from pritty at pretty much any age as long as are our parents say its it's ok, then. 18 is the legal age to get boose booze. As far as iI know in America drinking is prohibited until your the age of you're 21...How on earth do you cope/did you cope with that? it It sounds regiculus ridiculous.

This also goes for any other people from contries countries with simular similar drinking rules,. I am only really aware of america Americans not being able to drink till 21, but I'm sure there are more out there.

And you're British you say? Clearly all that drinking is good for you...

Kids, stay off the booze.

 

[A random person]

Legally we can if our parents allow it and it's in the house. Besides, just because there's a law doesn't mean people will follow it.

As for me, I was just never interested in drinking, or the other things teen-oriented PSA's are constantly made about, for that matter.

 

[Burst6]

I don't drink at all. It may be fun in school and college but when that shit turns into a habit and you go into marriage like that. I know a lot of alcoholics with wives, and it saddens me how they treat their family.

also i once took a shot of vodka and i almost puked.. it tastes horrible.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

In fact we probably drink more than you

You've clearly never spent a friday night in an English city.

But I guess you guys just drink like we do before 18. Which is to say, the cheapest, strongest shit you can get you're hands on and drink it on a golf course in the middle of the night.

 

[chronobreak]

Explain to me what the rush to get smashed is again? I have never seen the great awsomeness to putting yourself in a state where your unable to do anything, or even think straight...

Fun. Parties. Girls. Friends. Knowing you are breaking the rules. Laughing. Living. Loving. Acting stupid and not being persecuted. Having a jolly at the expense of a friend. Having stories to share with good friends down the road.

Can you do all this without booze? Sure. Some of us like both, however. There really isn't much to explain. You know all those people that go to bars and have fun? Well, that's us. Maybe that's not you. And that is alright.

Half the things you listed are fucking stupid. Destruction of internal organs, including the liver, is never a form of utilizing life. What good are any of the even remotely good things that you listed when you don't fucking remember it afterward, especially the "having stories" bullshit? "A jolly at the expense of a friend"? That friend was probably canooing up Shit Creek when he met you, especially considering the usual sense of humor amoungst drunks.

Alchohol is a bane upon the human race and I would sooner take out a sword and castrate a "party animal" than accept his beer. If I'm going to live a healthy life, why not promote a healthy gene pool?

Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you, I was at a party. Anyways, how can you keep flip-flopping your opinion so much? Alcohol is the bane of the human race, yet it should be availible by perscription? What kind of sense does that make? Also, why are you so concerned with how everyone else treats their liver? Is it really your business, or are you just such a caring gent that you want to protect us all? You make a lot of assumptions, while obviously having no experience of your own to throw in the mix, outside of what you may have witnessed from a family member or something. Hopefully, as you mature in age and experience, you will learn to see both sides of the coin before passing judgement, but until then, you just come off as bitter. We don't do stupid generalizations here on The Escapist, and I'm sure you have already lost some favor by doing so.

 

[toapat]

Now im a Brit so we can drink from pritty much any age as long as are parents say its ok, then 18 is the legal age to get boose. As far as i know in america drinking is prohibited until your the age of 21...How on earth do you cope/did you cope with that? it sounds regiculus.

This also goes for any other people from contries with simular drinking rules, I am only really aware of america not being able to drink till 21 sure there are more out there.

its not illegal, its illegal to drink under 21 in public, but if your parents dont care, you can drink at age 7 in the US because of how the law is writen
most people breat that law anyway.

plus didnt a loophole in English law make drinking legal at age 3 minutes?

 

[Ancientgamer]

The opinion that

alcohol

=

social life

makes me go

Spoiler

I mean, if you want to drink, fine. I'm no straight edge. But come the fuck on. If you seriously think drinking is the highest form of socialization, you've obviously never had an ounce real fun. Probably never been to any real parties either. Just intoxication orgies.

 

[Treblaine]

As the NDA (National Drinking Association) have always said:

"when you outlaw booze, then only the outlaws will have booze!"

Also "booze doesn't kill people, people kill themselves"

And my favourite: "Hitler wanted to ban alcohol, he himself didn't drink, do you want to do what Hitler wants? Do You?! DO YOU!!!"