Alcohol

[Gayowulf]

Where you live, at what age must one be if one desires to purchase, or consume alcoholic beverages?

In other words what is the legal drinking age, and what are your views regarding it.

it is 19 here, soon to be lowered to 18.

[}:8) Supermoo]

Australia:

Alcohol: 18 years
Smoking: 18 years

[bigperm]

North Carolina, USA

Smoking: 18
Drinking: 21

Also, I think I can drink anyone on these forums under the table... any takers?

[Gayowulf]

over how long a time period?

your size suggests that you can tank a lot back.

[bigperm]

Whatever time period you want. I can drink 10 beers in an hour easily. I funneled two 40's at once without stopping.

My record for beers in one night is 46. 11th grade.

[Jan]

Who counted them? :biggrin2: :p

[Gayowulf]

You'd probably out-drink me.

10 beers in an hour wouldn't be too much of a problem for me either. it would be keeping that up for a few hours that would be.

[bigperm]

Originally posted by Jan
Who counted them? :biggrin2: :p The whole party. I was fine until my friend shared some ganja with me, then I was a goner.

I don't drink much now anyways, mostly because of my high tolerance. I might buy a 1/5th of Bacardi 151 and drink it over a week's time, just me, but thats not much at all.

[ducktape]

21 here in ny. i dont drink beer i like vodka straight or a screwdriver. slammed 20 shots in 10 mins it was fun felt like I was breathing fire.

[Canuckkev]

Originally posted by bigperm
Whatever time period you want. I can drink 10 beers in an hour easily. I funneled two 40's at once without stopping.

My record for beers in one night is 46. 11th grade.

Umm....dood! That's not good! Who paid for all the beer you drank?

[Blank Verse]

Hey perm! Bring it on!!!

[Giancarlo]

Though the laws aren't followed, the police here do not like to see drunks in the street, and brutality usually occurs.

I drink a little bit a wine, mainly because of where I am from... in Spain it is customary to drink wine with a meal.

[meow]

20 to buy. But you can drink in a bar or restaurant when you're of legal age which is 18. Odd, I know.

[manni]

Smoking and drinking 18 years, I live in Finland.

[Bruce]

21 in Maine.

[cheatpark]

In UK its 18 but there are lots of people that break the law and do it before that age.

[netDB]

eh? I thought it was:
Smoking: 16
(OT) Driving: 17
Drinking: 18

oh, your right sorry. :D

[Dusty]

These are from 1999, so some may have changed since then, but I doubt it:
U.S.A. 21
Japan 20
Canada 18-19
Australia 18
South Africa 18
Sweden 18
Ireland 18
Luxembourg 17-18
Germany 16-18
United Kingdom 16-18
Switzerland 16-18
Netherlands 16-18
Italy 16
Spain None-16
France None-16
Belgium None-16
Portugal NoneI don't know what the ones that give two ages mean. Perhaps the lesser age refers to beer and the greater to harder liquor? That's my guess.

[meow]

Well, the age for Sweden is wrong. It has never been 18. Formerly it was 21 and now (as said above) 20.

[Dusty]

What do you expect, it was a report made by a New Zealander. :D

(...and didn't you say "you can drink in a bar or restaurant when you're of legal age which is 18"?)

[shizzle]

Originally posted by Dusty
These are from 1999, so some may have changed since then, but I doubt it:
U.S.A. 21
Japan 20
Canada 18-19
Australia 18
South Africa 18
Sweden 18
Ireland 18
Luxembourg 17-18
Germany 16-18
United Kingdom 16-18
Switzerland 16-18
Netherlands 16-18
Italy 16
Spain None-16
France None-16
Belgium None-16
Portugal NoneI don't know what the ones that give two ages mean. Perhaps the lesser age refers to beer and the greater to harder liquor? That's my guess.

::moves to portugal:: :biggrin2:

[Who?]

i live in Utah:(, so its harder to get alcohol:(

[shizzle]

Are you a mormon?

[meow]

Originally posted by Who?
i live in Utah:(, so its harder to get alcohol:(
Have sugar? Have water? Have yeast? :biggrin2:

[invalid]

i have a frind that goes to portagul very summer, he said that the legal age is 16-18 but he walked into a bar when his was 13 and ordered a drink :)

[Giancarlo]

I am pretty sure in Spain there is the minimum age of 18... that is legislation I heard from the ruling Partido Popular website.

[Jan]

There is a good table on this page of many countries.

http://www.icap.org/publications/report4.html

[Dusty]

That's older than my source, Jan.

For collaboration I consulted another source. I'll post what it said, despite Jan having given a link, because I know few of you have the attention span required to click a link ;). Here you go, this time in reverse order:
Azerbaijan None
China None
Jamaica None
Nigeria None
Portugal None
Georgia None
Thailand None
Austria 16
Belgium 16
France 16
Germany 16/beer 18/other
Italy 16
Netherlands 16/beer 18/other
Spain 16
Argentina 18
Australia 18
Brazil 18
Canada 18/most provinces, 19/others
Chile 18
Columbia 18
Czech Republic 18
Estonia 18
Finland 18
Hong Kong 18
Hungary 18
Ireland 18
Israel 18
Latvia 18
Lithuania 18
Luxembourg 18/alone 17/with adult
Malaysia 18
Mexico 18
Moldova 18
Mongolia 18
Peru 18
Russia 18
Slovak Republic 18
Slovenia 18
South Africa 18
Sweden 18
Turkmenistan 18
United Kingdom 18
Ukraine 18
Uruguay 18
Venezuela 18
South Korea 19
Japan 20
Iceland 20
New Zealand 20 with many exceptions
United States 21

[Webdude]

Umm, here in Texas...21 to buy, 10 to drink (with legal guardian) :D

Actually I think it's that way in almost any state. You can drink at any age if you are in a legal guardian's presence. I always start a kid drinking at age 5. At that age, they cant stand the taste and learn to hate the smell. Keep in mind though, in what years do most kids learn lifelong habits, likes, dislikes, etc? Right around the age 5. That is what my father did, and it accomplished what he set out to do. Later on in teen years when friends tried to pressure me, I hated beer so much that I had no problem telling them where to go. My dislike of the beer and it's smell was stronger than the peer pressure. So far it looks like it's working on my kids too..... I dont want to bury them when they hit 17...

I drink now once in a while.. but it's nothing that could ever become addictive to me. I can drink a 12 pack at a club...but have had a 12 pack in my fridge for over 6 months now..LOL For some reason I just cant stand the smell and taste of beer anywhere except a nightclub..

[meow]

Yeah. That's when you start to edit polls. :p

[Dusty]

I never drink apart from the occasional glass of wine (and I mean very occasional, when it's a choice between that or water). I just really can't stand alcohol, in any setting. Beer... beer is just beyond repulsive.

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by Dusty
I never drink apart from the occasional glass of wine (and I mean very occasional, when it's a choice between that or water). I just really can't stand alcohol, in any setting. Beer... beer is just beyond repulsive.

Alcohol hurts my throat. I can't stand it either. ;)

[megapuzik]

In Israel, legaly you need to be 18 to buy alchohol, and you can buy something to smoke in any age.
but, evan a 9 year old buy can buy alchohol....

[Jan]

Originally posted by Dusty
Beer... beer is just beyond repulsive.
I have heard about your beer over there ;)

[meow]

Ouch! It's horrid! Bet someone has peed in it. :eek:

[Gayowulf]

Yes, I agree that American beer leaves a lot to be desired. A bit like urine. Don't even bother asking me how I know what urine tastes like. American beer smells like it, therefor it tastes like it

[Webdude]

I was in in Colorado one time and was riding a horse by a stream. I figured what the hell, I dont drink that beer......I know what's in that water, I put it there.

I figure that I pee in the water, it flows downstream, and then they make Coors out of it. Then others drink the Coors, pee in the water, it flows downstream to Mexico, and they make Corona out of it! :D

Now Gayowolf knows why it tastes like urine...though it would be interesting to know how you know what urine tastes like.... and I dont know what you have had your nose in to think the beer smells even remotely like it... so that reason is out the window..LOL

[meow]

Actually it tastes like it was 2/3 water. I still find your story plausible though, Webdude. :D

[Giancarlo]

They probably get the water that they use for Beer in Mexico from the Tijuana basin, which is polluted to hell. You get all kinds of industrial chemicals going in there.

[Gayowulf]

Originally posted by Giancarlo
They probably get the water that they use for Beer in Mexico from the Tijuana basin, which is polluted to hell. You get all kinds of industrial chemicals going in there.

not to mention fecal matter. speaking of Mexico, Corona is good.

[Blank Verse]

Corona is good if you like light beer. If you don't like beer, Corona's about the only one that's tolerable.

[Moonman]

Well as Jan said in Aus it is 18, but i am 15, but look about 19, so all my mates get me to buy it for them, but i myself dont drink that often, although i know i can stomach a lot (at 14 anyways) (it was a dare, i wont go into details, mainly because i cant remember anything)

[Bruce]

Originally posted by Themanonthemoon
Well as Jan said in Aus it is 18, but i am 15, but look about 19, so all my mates get me to buy it for themDon't you guys have IDs or something over there?

[Moonman]

yeah we have ID's but as i look over 18, they dont ask, although they should.

[Toefur]

I'm 19 and look older and have ID.

I refuse to buy alcohol for my under-18 friends that ask me to get it for them.

I have my proof of age card, and I never need it; because I don't drink.

I laugh at little kids that think they're cool because they drink alcohol.

:cool:

[shizzle]

I'm 13, hate alcohol (dont get whats so fun about gettin drunk, cuz I just feel like ----), hate smoking (gave me asthma).

[bigperm]

I am going to Canada. Blank Verse and I will drink a lot of alchohol, and I will win.

[Daniel]

Originally posted by bigperm
I am going to Canada. Blank Verse and I will drink a lot of alchohol, and I will win.

Your forgeting me! Actually, I'll lose too but hey! I don't give 2 ----s. If I get drunk, I'm dead. :o

[meow]

:biggrin2: @ Daniel

[stu]

Originally posted by Blank Verse
Corona is good if you like light beer. If you don't like beer, Corona's about the only one that's tolerable. corona washes down well.. I like it, but it's a bit pricey...

hot sake goes down well with asian food..

tried smirnoff ice the other day, very sweet stuff, but I don't feel the alcohol in it that much..

bailey's irish cream.. awesome stuff, especially if you add it to hot chocolate..

and finally, canadian whiskey if I want to get really wasted...

[meow]

What's Corona? Some kind of brandy? The only Corona I know is a cigar.

[bigperm]

Corona is a Mexican Beer. Comes in two strengths, light and extra.

[meow]

Oh yes! Now when you say it I think I've seen it in movies.

[bigperm]

You usually squeeze a lime wedge into it before you drink it.

[Giancarlo]

Any of you have tequila before? No I am just asking, not that I had it before.

[bigperm]

Sure, when I graduated high school, my parents threw me a margarita party. Pinata and everything.

Needless to say, they didn't have to spin me before I took a swing at the pinata.

[Giancarlo]

Pretty strong stuff?

Actually I sorta lied, I had a little bit when I was in Tijuana.

[bigperm]

I think it was 80 proof like most liquor.

Illegal white liquor, or moonshine is my favorite. Living in the country has it's advantages.

[Giancarlo]

No wonder why I couldn't see straight for the entire day. I didn't even drink that much.... I just can't handle it. So I don't drink it.

[bigperm]

Moderation is the key to drinking. Except at a party... when binging is the key.

[Giancarlo]

The only thing I can handle is Wine.

[stu]

bigperm. have you ever tried nighttrain?

I've never tried it.. I heard it's cheap though..

[bigperm]

Can't say I have ever heard of it.

[Blank Verse]

As if you'll win, bigperm. You may big, but I have a liver of steel...and whatever else makes good for alcohol consumption.

[Jan]

Originally posted by stu
bigperm. have you ever tried nighttrain?

What is nighttrain stu? :confused:

[Jan]

I found an article about it here (http://www.gyeah.com/ezine/columns/columns/LiquorCabinet/liquor2.html)
Sounds pretty gross. Taste gets one star only :confused2

[stu]

Hmm.. for 'holy ---- factor' it gets a 5!

seems like it's not an enjoyable beverage, and it's only use is for getting seriously drunk at a cheap price...

[Jan]

What we call a two buck chuck :confused2

[meow]

That sounds more like a -----.