My friend told me the drinking age in the US is 21, lol that is stupid. Here in holland it is 16 :)
2007-07-17 01:48:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Because alcohol also cause damages to your brain & according to studies, the brain doesn't fully develop until your early 20's or so. Not only that, but teenagers are pretty immature ,& under the influence of alcohol, are sure to do even stupider stuff.
Sure, the drinking age here in the U.S. may be 21, but the driving age is 16 whereas in the Netherlands & most of Europe it is around 18. To get around here in the U.S., most people need to drive unless you live in a densely populated urban area where you have access to trains. There are also buses everywhere but sadly not everyone utilizes them.
With that being said, if both the drinking age & driving age both being at 16, there'd be even more deaths & accidents from immature & unresponsible teenagers. We already have enough problems with teenagers causing plenty of motor vehicle accidents here, do we need alcohol poisoning to be an even higher statistic as well?
2007-07-17 02:34:06 · answer #1 · answered by Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is 21 in some places. Sometimes, by "home rule" such as in other states, and college towns, it is 18. It may be less elsewhere. Statistics show it is better to have it older. Illinois lowered it to 18 around 1976. This caused so many problems that the age was raised a few years later, back to 21.
2007-07-17 01:53:30 · answer #2 · answered by RB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the drinking age used to be 18, but these five teenage girls died in a car crash in the 80s I think and they slowly put the age up to 21.
The driver of the car was already dying before the crash due to alcohol poisoning.
So that's why. There must be other reasons, but I heard from a friend that the girls' death was a main reason.
2007-07-17 02:02:28 · answer #3 · answered by lolosaur 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
come and visit my town in wales on a Saturday night then you might understand we have a very high rate of teen pregnancy and a high rate of fetal alcohol syndrome casualty here is full off teens on the weekend that have nearly killed their selves drinking more than they can handle, not to mention the amount with bloody noses after fights or broke legs from jumping of the local scaffolding it might seem funny when you are young but in hindsight you will see what a waste of future it really is i think 21 is an appropriate age . it is 18 here
2007-07-17 01:59:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know usa is getting crazy, im 16 and i have drunken regardless of what the law said..i guess america has more retarted ppl runnng under dui and causing crashes
i wish i was in holland.....
and when they say america is a land of freedom and opportunity, i dnt believe it..if its freedom ten why is the drinkin age 21?
2007-07-17 01:55:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the US is backwards on some things. The great country of personal freedom has this idea that legislation and not education is the best way to CONTROL its population and protect them from themselves.
2007-07-17 02:02:43 · answer #6 · answered by bongernet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
different country has a different rules... You know in our country 12 only they can drink.. lol
2007-07-17 01:55:54 · answer #7 · answered by oversoul 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, its stupid. Every1 who has ever or does drink did it before that
2007-07-17 01:51:34 · answer #8 · answered by Nicholais S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess so we have fewer drunks running around
2007-07-17 01:52:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because kids are stupid and irresponsible.
2007-07-17 01:55:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋