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Originally Posted by TnNinjaGirl

I think if you are old enough to die for your country, pay taxes, and are otherwise considered a legal adult, you should be able to drink alcohol.

I've been to countries where the drinking age is lower than 21. Germany, Italy, France... In these countries it is considered a way of life and not "drinking." You just do it. You drink with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Not to get drunk, but to drink, as a drink. There were some husky guys at a German bar who got pretty drunk one night, but they were by no means beligerent.

On Friday night I went to a party where there was drinking (shh!!!). 2 guys had a contest with tequila shots. I ended up having to dead-weight drag a 25 yr old guy to the bathroom by myself so he wouldn't choke on his own vomit. He managed to throw up on me several times. Never met the guy before. Americans think this is acceptable.

There should be no tolerance for drinking and driving. Period.

It has more to do with culture than with age. We simply do not respect the effects of alcohol. No age limit is going to fix that.

Very true, you have to know your limits. That comes with age and experience.