Originally posted by InnerRise
I figured I'd get that response.Because I was thinking, say they change the law to 23 yrs of age being the legal age to drink.
Would that be the BIG AGE to be and take the place of 21 just like that?
anata wa wakarimasu ka.....
Probably.
I just think when you hit 21, you feel more like you're an adult, but that's just me.
18 is the legal age of adulthood.
I never placed any significance on either age. People tend to associate 18 with being able to do anything even if your parents don't like it, but I've always been given freedom to do whatever I wanted anyway.
As for alcohol, 18 is the legal age here, but I was allowed it way before, and discovered it wasn't to my taste, so at 18 I didn't feel the urge to get wasted because I could.
-AC
Originally posted by InnerRise
Is the age of 21 as such a big achievement for those out there that don't plan to drink?Any of those people here on KMC?
anata wa wakarimasu ka.....
I just turned 21 a couple months ago, and I don't drink...so it wasn't really that big of a deal to me, but hey, if I wanted to go out and drink, I can do so now.
I think they should just lower the drinking age to 18, personally.
Originally posted by LanaI agree. I remember when it was 18 actually. I think its retarded that it got risen to 21. Men and women join the military and serve their country... can go into battle and risk their life but arent old enough to have a beer or something... its not fair in my opinion. 😬
I just turned 21 a couple months ago, and I don't drink...so it wasn't really that big of a deal to me, but hey, if I wanted to go out and drink, I can do so now.I think they should just lower the drinking age to 18, personally.
I think the bigger problem is the fact that a higher age doesn't stop underage drinking at all and in fact makes the problem worse. It's human nature to want to do something you're not allowed to do; there's such a huge teenage drinking problem in this country because kids are never taught what moderation is, and think they're being cool by being a rebel and going out and getting totally smashed when they can't legally drink.
Originally posted by Lana
I just turned 21 a couple months ago, and I don't drink...so it wasn't really that big of a deal to me, but hey, if I wanted to go out and drink, I can do so now.I think they should just lower the drinking age to 18, personally.
I don't think they should push it down that far. I think twenty would be a fair age to allow alcohol consumption. I personally think eighteen is a tad young. A lot of young adults (Especially here) still lack maturity to A) know their limit and B) not drink repetitively.
The legal age to drink here is nineteen.