21 is ridiculous, no?
2006-09-24 08:08:56 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
It should be 16 for beer & wine, 18 for everything else. Better education and stricter controls for drivers would get at the root of the "problem" instead of just prohibiting consumption. Americans love prohibiting things.
Why is this the "land of the free" again??
2006-09-24 12:29:14 · answer #1 · answered by Sanmigsean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 19:22:38 · answer #2 · answered by raap 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US drinking age is the highest in the world, and the USA has some of the worst problems with attitudes about alcohol and binge drinking.
It should be lowered to 18 - 16 or even 14 with meals in restaurants if accompanied by parent or guardian - but there should also be comprehensive alcohol education in schools.
2006-09-24 08:34:23 · answer #3 · answered by Hank 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter, everyone I know started drinking at at 15 anyway... Now I know about five people that died of drunk driving.
If kids want to drink, they'll find a way to do it, but maybe if the drinking age was lowered to 18 or something, there wouldn't be such a thrill in "underage drinking". Then once they turn 18 it would be legal, so they wouldn't find it so exciting anymore.
2006-09-24 08:18:11 · answer #4 · answered by d.farrell 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, Pal. I think 21 is just right for the legal drinking age. It was lowered to 18 when I was younger - lots of accidents, etc.
21 is old enough to know better and to respect the consequences from drinking and driving or other affects of alcohol.
2006-09-24 08:16:59 · answer #5 · answered by Malika 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, but no. A human's frontal lobe is not fully developed till age 20-23 according to research. The frontal lobe helps you make informed decisions. Impulsive behavior is controlled here. Alcolhol affects the frontal lobe too, making it a double whammy for anyone under 21... ok ok, I was able to drink at age 18 (I just turned 48) so I shouldn't be contrary... BUT when us teens drank, we made bad decisions... trust me I know. YOU probably wouldn't , BUT, many would. MY 19 YR OLD BROTHER made a bad choice, drank 2 beers, and drove. Slammed into a bus discharging passangers. Died on the scene.
Yes, some can make responsible choices, but MANY can not.
2006-09-24 08:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by git along gal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was 18, it was legal to drink, so I started at college. But I also had experimented prior to that. As an adult today, I actually think drinking should be treated similarly to owning firearms and driving a car. I honestly think people should be instructed on the good and bad aspects of drinking, and be required to pass a "test" of some sort. Of course, this is not going to prevent drinking, but perhaps it could save a life or two, particularly when it pertains to drunk driving or possibly turning into an alcoholic and ruining one's own life. I don't think people are fully aware of the implications of irresponsible drinking, be it 18 or 80 years old.
2006-09-24 08:29:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They should lower the drinking age. At 18, you can go to war, so you should be able to drink.
2006-09-24 09:08:56 · answer #8 · answered by cbhardison 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is why it is great to live next to canada. There drinking age is 19, so I never had to wait till I was 21. Just jumped across the border......drank......came home.
2006-09-24 09:17:03 · answer #9 · answered by stolibabe2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, yes & yup! In NY it was 18 when I grew up kids were drinking a long time before that! The goddamn federal government should stick to what it can do rather than mandating 21 year drinking ages!!!!!!!1
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2006-09-24 08:12:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋