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 Jul 5 2006, 07:27 PM
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 cvchango  Group: Human Posts: 492 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 332,717  |
Should the United States get rid of their drinking age limit like many other countries?
I believe the United States should get rid of the drinking age. It is actually safer not to have a drinking age. When many people in the U.S. reach the drinking limit, they celebrate by getting dangerously wasted. Countries like France do not have such a big drinking problem like the U.S. because they have no drinking age. Not having a drinking age will allow children to drink. If it's legal to drink, young people will become more mature. They won't have the joy of being a badass drinking underage. In China, almost everyone drinks, and there are a few accidents. The drinking age in America cause hundred of thousands of people, celebrating being old enough to drink, getting rushed to emergency rooms every year. |
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Jan 17 2007, 06:35 PM
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I can't be arsed to read every single post; I'm supposed to be doing an essay, haha - see, responsibility doesn't come with age (I'm 21 this year)
I'm a university student, and in Britain, that's basically code for your stereotypical hedonistic lifestyle of sex, drugs, and well, alcohol. I don't think a single one of my friends isn't a raging alcoholic and we do discuss the legal age for drinking. We believe that having the limit at 18 means people are inclined to start earlier. People may get hideously drunk upon turning legal in the US but they also start drinking later, if I'm right? 18 may be the legal age at which drinking is permitted but the number of news reports I've seen where the statistics show an increasing number of kids as young as 11 are turning up to school with indecent hangovers (in Britain). Yes this may mean we're more used to drinking by the time we're legal, but it also means the alcohol tolerance level has increased to a level which many would consider dangerous (the more you drink, the more you need to drink to get drunk). On the other hand, I don't think implementation of the legal drinking limit is as strict here as it is over there and that may be the reason turning 21 is celebrated so outrageously? |
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cvchango Beer! Whisky! Vodka! Wine! Jul 5 2006, 07:27 PM
ECD & C0 my parents said i can drink at home when im 18 bec... Jul 5 2006, 09:18 PM snak3y3z1001 i honestly believe they should lower it to at leas... Jul 5 2006, 10:36 PM
oRe0_c00KiE_cAkE QUOTE(snak3y3z1001 @ Jul 5 2006, 7:36 PM)... Mar 31 2007, 04:06 PM Kristinaa ^ Seriously. It used to be at 18. What the heck ha... Jul 5 2006, 10:38 PM one_and_only no way... gosh that would cause soo many more prob... Jul 5 2006, 10:44 PM Endless_Symphony QUOTE(one_and_only @ Jul 5 2006, 11:44 PM... Jul 5 2006, 11:12 PM Paradox of Life QUOTE(one_and_only @ Jul 5 2006, 10:44 PM... Jul 9 2006, 01:36 PM Anna Banana =} QUOTE(one_and_only @ Jul 5 2006, 10:44 PM... Jan 27 2007, 09:38 AM oX_Muh_Nirvana_Xo I think it should be lowerd to 18 but the people h... Jul 5 2006, 11:21 PM Spiritual Winged Aura i believe so.
there was little kids who look at ... Jul 6 2006, 02:54 AM yanners what do you mean by "it's safer not to ha... Jul 6 2006, 09:17 AM Angelina Taylor What?
Places like France DO have a drinking age. ... Jul 6 2006, 02:36 PM cvchango QUOTE(Angelina Taylor @ Jul 6 2006, 3:36 ... Jul 6 2006, 05:01 PM I Shot JFK I dont have a great deal of opinion on this issue.... Jul 6 2006, 03:54 PM one_and_only QUOTE^but that irresponsible attitude is because y... Jul 6 2006, 04:29 PM I Shot JFK QUOTE(one_and_only @ Jul 6 2006, 10:29 PM... Jul 6 2006, 05:10 PM one_and_only QUOTE(I Shot JFK @ Jul 6 2006, 3:10 PM) n... Jul 7 2006, 09:58 PM Endless_Symphony QUOTE(one_and_only @ Jul 6 2006, 5:29 PM)... Jul 6 2006, 08:05 PM KUBANO is this where the beer is ? Jul 6 2006, 05:03 PM Angelina Taylor QUOTE(I Shot JFK @ Jul 6 2006, 6:10 PM) n... Jul 6 2006, 05:26 PM Spiritual Winged Aura ^
does that include to france? Jul 6 2006, 09:29 PM magicfann my cousins and uncles nd shit always press me to d... Jul 6 2006, 09:34 PM ECD & C0 QUOTEi honestly believe they should lower it to at... Jul 7 2006, 07:30 PM I Shot JFK ^ im sorry, but i am responsible for my own action... Jul 8 2006, 02:02 PM Angelina Taylor QUOTE(I Shot JFK @ Jul 8 2006, 3:02 PM) ^... Jul 8 2006, 03:25 PM iRock cB I've always liked the way Germans do it. At 14... Jul 8 2006, 04:17 PM Angelina Taylor QUOTE(iRock cB @ Jul 8 2006, 5:17 PM) Man... Jul 8 2006, 06:30 PM iRock cB QUOTE(Angelina Taylor @ Jul 8 2006, 7:30 ... Jul 8 2006, 11:46 PM ECD & C0 ^-- AGREED Jul 9 2006, 12:39 PM RiC3xBoy Well it could go either way. Drinking would either... Jul 9 2006, 12:45 PM starlette when it comes down to it, if its not illegal, its ... Jul 9 2006, 12:52 PM ryfitaDF i say legalise it. along with weed and cigarettes.... Jul 9 2006, 12:55 PM iRock cB QUOTE(ryfitaDF @ Jul 9 2006, 1:55 PM) i s... Jul 14 2006, 07:16 PM I Shot JFK ^ linking to that, the libralization laws in switz... Jul 9 2006, 03:53 PM cashmere deer Yes and No. Yes because it does eliminate the whol... Jul 13 2006, 06:22 PM one_and_only QUOTESo because drinking is allowed to people unde... Jul 15 2006, 12:28 AM iRock cB ^ I'm not sure how you came up with that logic... Jul 16 2006, 10:26 AM Angelina Taylor QUOTE(iRock cB @ Jul 16 2006, 11:26 AM) ^... Jul 16 2006, 09:55 PM RiC3xBoy I dont buy it either. Sure, if take away the glori... Jul 16 2006, 10:50 PM cvchango QUOTE(RiC3xBoy @ Jul 16 2006, 10:50 PM) I... Jan 15 2007, 06:10 PM .fire QUOTE(cvchango @ Jan 16 2007, 10:10 AM) d... Jan 17 2007, 02:01 AM iRock cB ^ Yeah, that's almost exactly what I just said... Jul 17 2006, 02:30 AM I Shot JFK QUOTE(iRock cB @ Jul 17 2006, 8:30 AM) ^ ... Jul 17 2006, 11:53 AM Angelina Taylor ^ You might be right, but I still doubt it. Jul 17 2006, 11:14 AM ECD & C0 QUOTEI think it should be lowerd to 18 but the peo... Jul 17 2006, 11:41 AM BrandonSaunders I'm in Japan at the moment. If you look old en... Jan 16 2007, 09:19 PM BrandonSaunders ^well put Jan 17 2007, 02:15 AM mai_z If anyone's got any statistics and studies (wi... Jan 17 2007, 06:11 PM Shortnsweet88 I do not believe that we should lower the drinking... Jan 17 2007, 06:39 PM one_and_only ok. alcohol is poison. it hurts your body,
and im... Jan 26 2007, 10:59 PM Heath21 This is actually a hard subject, I kinda think bot... Jan 27 2007, 03:51 AM priyas QUOTEno way... gosh that would cause soo many more... Jan 29 2007, 09:36 PM mishyerr I agree.
Prohibition did NOTHING but bring up in... Jan 29 2007, 09:38 PM JakeKKing QUOTE(cvchango @ Jul 5 2006, 7:27 PM) Sho... Jan 31 2007, 01:56 AM mishyerr QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Jan 31 2007, 2:56 AM) W... Jan 31 2007, 09:39 PM Endless_Symphony this is how i look at it. the drinking age is 21. ... Feb 4 2007, 05:59 PM mishyerr QUOTE(Endless_Symphony @ Feb 4 2007, 6:59... Feb 4 2007, 10:49 PM Heath21 QUOTE(Endless_Symphony @ Feb 4 2007, 2:59... Feb 5 2007, 12:44 AM Endless_Symphony QUOTE(Heath21 @ Feb 5 2007, 12:44 AM) I k... Feb 11 2007, 12:01 AM Heath21 QUOTE(Endless_Symphony @ Feb 10 2007, 10... Mar 27 2007, 10:36 PM Angelina Taylor QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 27 2007, 11:36 PM) Ye... Mar 27 2007, 11:08 PM Heath21 QUOTE(Angelina Taylor @ Mar 27 2007, 9:08... Mar 27 2007, 11:10 PM Angelina Taylor QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 28 2007, 12:10 AM) I... Mar 28 2007, 06:33 AM Heath21 QUOTE(Angelina Taylor @ Mar 28 2007, 4:33... Mar 28 2007, 01:43 PM Angelina Taylor QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 28 2007, 2:43 PM) Bec... Mar 28 2007, 06:30 PM Endless_Symphony QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 27 2007, 11:36 PM) In... Mar 28 2007, 04:57 PM JakeKKing Well, just because I don't follow it doesn... Feb 5 2007, 12:14 AM JakeKKing ^ Yeah, seriously. I know a kid who was 14 and dri... Feb 5 2007, 02:17 AM electric shock your brain matures at the average age of 21. i saw... Feb 5 2007, 02:39 AM Heath21 QUOTE(electric shock @ Feb 4 2007, 11:39 ... Feb 5 2007, 03:16 PM electric shock QUOTE(Heath21 @ Feb 5 2007, 12:16 PM) I t... Feb 5 2007, 07:05 PM Heath21 QUOTE(electric shock @ Feb 5 2007, 4:05 P... Feb 5 2007, 07:16 PM azndreamer I personally think that we are focusing on the wro... Feb 5 2007, 05:37 PM electric shock okay, maybe i'm just wording it really badly b... Feb 5 2007, 09:08 PM satori in paris I feel like a lot of underage teens drink because ... Feb 6 2007, 12:44 AM Heath21 QUOTE(satori in paris @ Feb 5 2007, 9:44 ... Feb 6 2007, 01:52 AM A Pair Of Irish Eyes People always want what they can not have.
With a ... Feb 8 2007, 05:32 AM gita it's such a touchy subject. my grandpa was an ... Feb 11 2007, 12:05 AM one_and_only QUOTEas for the other dangers, it could be applied... Feb 19 2007, 11:37 PM Endless_Symphony QUOTE(one_and_only @ Feb 19 2007, 11:37 P... Feb 20 2007, 12:00 AM one_and_only ^yeah. thats what i said in my earlier post
QUOTE... Feb 20 2007, 11:43 PM crzyass145 f**k yeah. no drinkin age. its tru tht many ppl ge... Mar 26 2007, 08:22 PM Joss-eh-lime QUOTE(crzyass145 @ Mar 26 2007, 05:22 PM)... Aug 7 2007, 09:53 PM Heath21 When I say in general or when I was talking about ... Mar 28 2007, 11:40 PM Endless_Symphony that's because news is selective. they are goi... Mar 28 2007, 11:54 PM Heath21 QUOTE(Endless_Symphony @ Mar 28 2007, 9:5... Mar 31 2007, 03:23 PM WickedDreamer QUOTE(cvchango @ Jul 5 2006, 7:27 PM) If... Mar 29 2007, 12:02 AM cvchango QUOTE(WickedDreamer @ Mar 29 2007, 1:02 A... Apr 16 2007, 07:31 PM cvchango thanks for everyone's input
I started this to... Apr 16 2007, 07:49 PM Seraphim9 in ohio it used to be 16 or 18 i think. my mom and... Apr 22 2007, 05:49 PM NYCin2009 I agree that a lowered drinking age would make dri... Jun 2 2007, 11:37 PM Amechi i say either no drinking age limit or put her down... Jun 3 2007, 11:24 AM -p0oki3- laws are being retarded.
ppo who propose laws shou... Jun 11 2007, 06:00 PM nishikigoi ioono if anyone mentioned it, but it has to do wit... Jun 13 2007, 09:17 PM 1angel3 I think UNITED STATES (I mean as a whole) is to IM... Jun 13 2007, 09:21 PM nishikigoi QUOTE(1angel3 @ Jun 13 2007, 07:21 PM) I ... Jun 13 2007, 09:45 PM xgivemethecityx i dont think the drinking age shuold be lower
just... Jun 28 2007, 12:37 PM N3RDYY well by the time your 18 you get wasted ANYWAYS. s... Aug 7 2007, 09:54 PM |
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