2006-09-29 12:11:10 · 9 answers · asked by simply curious 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Well…The legal drinking age in France is eighteen. However, in Paris, as well as most European countries, legal stipulations placed on the purchase and consumption of alcohol are merely technicalities to which almost no one adheres. No matter what country you visit in Europe, you will find very little—if any—enforcement of the legal drinking age. If you will have underage teenagers with you who would like to enjoy an alcoholic beverage, they will have no trouble ordering or being served in Paris, so you might want to give consideration to this issue prior to embarking on your trip. Requesting ID is virtually unheard of in Paris, as well as most European cities, because they simply do not have the problems related to underage drinking that are common in North American countries. Wine with dinner is a common custom in which most Parisians engage from the time they are toddlers, and most Europeans drink for enjoyment—not to get drunk. Therefore, unlike in North America, drinking is somewhat of a non issue for most Europeans and lacking in justification for strict enforcement.
2006-09-29 13:06:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
16 is the legal age for beer and wine... hard liquor at 18. I've lived in Europe for over 12 years and the system works. In America... kids do whatever it takes to sneak the alcohol because the drinking allowable age is 21.
2006-09-29 12:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
16 is the legal age, but it's not heavily enforced. I've been twice and I've never seen them serve little kids hard liquor, but it's not uncommon to see a child a little younger than 16 having a glass of wine.
2006-09-29 12:16:17 · answer #3 · answered by Apple21 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is 16 years old but wine is served with every meal and kids drink it too
2006-09-30 07:09:57 · answer #4 · answered by Maggie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish they would put drinking age at the age of 21.Like in US.
2006-09-29 12:25:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Zero - you can drink when you're age 0!
2006-09-29 12:13:37 · answer #6 · answered by Davey 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
18 years old in public.
2006-09-29 13:00:47 · answer #7 · answered by crane1951@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no minimum age. People are just more responsible there.
2006-09-29 13:20:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 months old.
2006-09-29 12:18:11 · answer #9 · answered by Carter S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋