| tombi123 said: 1. What is the legal drinking age in your country? 2. Do you think it should be changed, up or down? 1. 18 (UK) 2. I think non-spirit based alcohol drinks should be lowered to 16 in pubs, clubs etc, but not in off licenses or shops. This would encourage 16 and 17 year olds to drink low percentage alcohol in a safe environment. Instead of drinking in the streets, which causes vandalism and other crimes. I think lowering the age to 16 in pubs would reduce street crime by teenagers. It will also teach teenagers to drink responcibly. It would also help keep pubs from closing down (20 pubs close down every day in the UK). Also, introducing alcohol at an earlier age reduces the likelyhood of that person devloping into an alcoholic. |
I'm sure someone must have mentioned this already but the legal drinking age in the UK is NOT 18.
You can legally drink age 5 (FIVE), it's at the bar you have to be 18 to drink or buy a drink.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age
"It is only illegal for those aged 5-17 to drink alcohol on licensed premises (e.g. a pub or restaurant); they may legally drink alcohol elsewhere above the age of 5,
16 (liqueur chocolates)"
A little like cigarettes in the UK, you can smoke them at any age, you just can't BUY them until you are 18.
Of course any parent allowing their child to drink or smoke at a very young age will probably be in trouble and quite honestly shouldn't be a parent in the first place!
