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hippiechick60 · 11-29-2006, 12:08 PM

what age do you think is a fair age to start drinking! and is beening 21 old enough or too old?!!

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 11-29-2006, 01:40 PM

EmoJoe · 11-29-2006, 02:39 PM

Brad Russ · 11-29-2006, 03:13 PM

21. I say the longer we wait to let people drink, the better. I know that people who really want to drink, are going to before age 21 regardless, but still, I think age 21 is just fine. No need to change it.

Of course, Iv'e lived with an alcoholic who I love and care about, who has fallen down on the kitchen floor above me about four times a week, and has had seizures because of alcohol abuse for the last 6 years, so I admit that my view is kind of biased.

Karen* · 11-29-2006, 03:41 PM

Central Perk · 11-29-2006, 03:46 PM

crystals · 11-29-2006, 03:49 PM

Well, the legal age is 19 here in Canada, but I think the age should be 21 in Canada. No need to change the law in the states, though. I think the legal drinking age at 21 is just fine. The law shouldn't be changed.

Brad Russ · 11-29-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by crystals

Well, the legal age is 19 here in Canada, but I think the age should be 21 in Canada. No need to change the law in the states, though. I think the legal drinking age at 21 is just fine. The law shouldn't be changed.

Exactly!! What difference would changing it make, other than allowing more people to become boozers?? Changing it is pointless, and makes absolutely no sense. You gotta make a certain number the legal age to drink. What's wrong with 21??

peter may · 11-29-2006, 04:51 PM

~LadyJess~ · 11-29-2006, 04:51 PM

21. It's been in place for awhile now and seems to be working just fine.

tdf4077 · 11-29-2006, 04:54 PM

Well, I don't drink (much), so to me, it makes very little difference. I don't know that the law should be changed 'cause I think there's a huge maturing process that naturally occurs between 18-21. However, if you are old enough to die for your country and to vote for your leader at 18, and, teaching high school, I KNOW a lot of teens sneak around and do it anyways, I can see why some may favor a younger age. Either way, people need to be taught moderation and the like.

Hollow · 11-29-2006, 06:29 PM

21. the less legal drunken idiots threatening people's lives, the better.

Kay Scarpetta · 11-29-2006, 06:31 PM

21 seems fine.

All 21 means is that you can order alcohol in restaraunts and buy it in stores. Doesn't mean you can't go to ****-faced parties and get older people to buy it for you.

Lex Luthor · 11-29-2006, 06:38 PM

21

I like the way it is in the US (although may have disagreed when i hit 19 in Canada).

People are more mature and less likely to abuse it (drinking/driving) at 21.

Stuck In The '70's · 11-29-2006, 06:48 PM

View Poll Results: 18 or 21 to drink!
18 years old	11	32.35%
or 21 years old	23	67.65%
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11-29-2006, 12:08 PM	#1
hippiechick60 Forum Regular Member Join Date: Sep 18, 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 631	18 or 21 to drink?!! what age do you think is a fair age to start drinking! and is beening 21 old enough or too old?!!

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Brad Russ Senior Member Archie For President! Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 9,953	21. I say the longer we wait to let people drink, the better. I know that people who really want to drink, are going to before age 21 regardless, but still, I think age 21 is just fine. No need to change it. Of course, Iv'e lived with an alcoholic who I love and care about, who has fallen down on the kitchen floor above me about four times a week, and has had seizures because of alcohol abuse for the last 6 years, so I admit that my view is kind of biased. __________________ St. John 15:13 - Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

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crystals Senior Member Member Join Date: Feb 02, 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,816	Well, the legal age is 19 here in Canada, but I think the age should be 21 in Canada. No need to change the law in the states, though. I think the legal drinking age at 21 is just fine. The law shouldn't be changed. __________________ The man who lends a helping hand is the true hero.

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tdf4077 Senior Member JaJa Join Date: Jan 17, 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,676	Well, I don't drink (much), so to me, it makes very little difference. I don't know that the law should be changed 'cause I think there's a huge maturing process that naturally occurs between 18-21. However, if you are old enough to die for your country and to vote for your leader at 18, and, teaching high school, I KNOW a lot of teens sneak around and do it anyways, I can see why some may favor a younger age. Either way, people need to be taught moderation and the like. __________________ CSC--The Best Cycling Team in the World!!

11-29-2006, 06:29 PM	#12
Hollow Forum Celebrity Member Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,234	21. the less legal drunken idiots threatening people's lives, the better.

11-29-2006, 06:31 PM	#13
Kay Scarpetta Forum Celebrity Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 27,957	21 seems fine. All 21 means is that you can order alcohol in restaraunts and buy it in stores. Doesn't mean you can't go to ***-faced parties and get older people to buy it for you. __________________ The people who think they know everything about Broadway make me laugh. They've never seen a Broadway play in their life. "oh mi godddd RENT's a mooovie! lyke 525600 minuuuuuuutes!" No. To be a Broadway Freak, you must live, eat, sleep, study, devout, think, obsess, dream, believe Broadway. You must know original & revival casts, soundtracks, performance runs, dates, theatres, numbers, how many Tony Awards A Chorus Line* won. You must be Broadway. That's right bitches. I AM Broadway.

11-29-2006, 06:38 PM	#14
Lex Luthor Senior Member I'm bringing Lexy back Join Date: Jun 07, 2005 Location: The Great White North Posts: 2,371	21 I like the way it is in the US (although may have disagreed when i hit 19 in Canada). People are more mature and less likely to abuse it (drinking/driving) at 21. __________________ I look forward to resuming our verbal judo - Lex Luthor It's a complicated world, Clark. Only the naïve view it in black and white - Lex Luthor Genevieve: "I underestimated you, Lex." Lex: "Well, that’s a common mistake." Lionel Luthor: "We don't need to play games, son." Lex Luthor: "Dad, games are all we got."

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