Your country's drinking age
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That sucks, my next door neighbour is part-Maltese (He lives with his Maltese Granfather), and his 17 year old brother was looking forward to getting hammered when we go next yearburzummaniac said:You've got to be 16 to buy alcohol here in Malta. But I think the Government plan on changing it to 18 or 19 by the end of next year.
Luckily I'll still be ok even if they change it!
OT: It's 18. Don't think it'll change, especially not with the war on. Would seem kind of weird you can be sent overseas but can't get hammered if you make it back. At least that's my mates theory on it lol, he's 18, in the army and due to be deployed.
I guess the same beers as the Netherlands. I'd say Google it.rokkolpo said:
There is one bar in Brussels which serves a ridiculous amount of beers. I think it's near 1500 different beers that they have.
i dont even know in China, 18 i imagine
but if somebody were to buy a beer at your local supermarket, nobody would bat an eye
or maybe its just me cuz im a foreigner
but if somebody were to buy a beer at your local supermarket, nobody would bat an eye
or maybe its just me cuz im a foreigner
Canada, and it varies province to province if I recall correctly. In my province of Ontario, it is 19.
In Holland; 16 for low percentage liquids like beer, and 18 for high alcoholic stuff like vodka.
What's more, here we don't have any law that allows underage drinking under supervision. It's either be old enough or no alcohol for you.
What's more, here we don't have any law that allows underage drinking under supervision. It's either be old enough or no alcohol for you.
I started at the age of 14, and turned legal for alcohol at 18 (UK).Arachon said:
I'm 19 now and was recently on holiday in Sweden, and all my friends were immediately back in the underage mindset. I remember waiting for our one 20 year old friend to buy us all the booze, it was truly bizarre. Was nice to be able to enjoy the pubs though (unlike in New York... bastards).
18, Australia (though as a culture we're pretty relaxed about teenagers starting to socially drink from around 16 under controlled circumstances). It would be absurd to have it higher than 18 - if you can be sent to war, and (more realistically for most) if we're going to demand that you take adult responsibility for crimes, then you've got to give adult autonomy as well.
I'm always amused by the irrationality of those that say 'we have to raise the drinking age / driving age' whilst also saying 'it shouldn't matter that the offender is 16, he should be tried as an adult!'. Can't have it both ways - make up your mind what age people have sufficient capacities to take adult responsibility, and then be consistent about it.
I'm always amused by the irrationality of those that say 'we have to raise the drinking age / driving age' whilst also saying 'it shouldn't matter that the offender is 16, he should be tried as an adult!'. Can't have it both ways - make up your mind what age people have sufficient capacities to take adult responsibility, and then be consistent about it.
21 in order to buy and drink here in the US. Kinda irrelevant though because it doesn't stop ppl from drinking underage anyway. Also im pretty sure your not allowed to drink in public at all here unless it's in a bar.