The legal drinking age in different countries 16 Articles

by MagdaDH

"Drinking age", defined as age when it becomes legal to drink alcohol, varies from country to country, and even within countries it can vary depending on circumstances. In fact, many countries have no legal "drinking age"...read more

by Scott Heritage

The legal drinking age varies greatly throughout different countries. In America for example the legal age is 21 to drink, yet in some states 16 to get married and drive etc. This in my opinion is ludicrous, that someone c...read more

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by Olivia Walton

Sometimes this can be a very touchy subject - people confuse drinking and becoming intoxicated - there is a difference. When someone has a drink to enjoy the taste of the drink it is much different than having drinks just...read more

by Erik Van Tongerloo

The legal drinking age varies in the different countries of the world. The laws are often complicated and difficult to understand. There is a difference between the legal age of buying alcohol and consumption in the same ...read more

by Euryclea

Here in the England the legal age for drinking is 18 years of age. However, many shops now operate what is known as the challenge 21 policy. Which has been endorsed by Trading Standards and the Police. If a sales assistant...read more

by Auzzie

one of my friends came from germany and was talking about how over there people as young as the age of 12 drink beer and other liqours. this got me thinking, would lowing the drinking age help combat all the drunk teens? s...read more

by Chantilly Dunfee

What age is the right age to be allowed to drink an alcoholic beverage? This is a question that has many different answers according to different countries, regions, and individuals. In the United States, the lega...read more

by Keith Hillman

The present age at which young people may drink alcohol in the UK is 18. There is now a campaign to lower the permissible age to 16. It is generally though that it is preferable to have youngsters drinking in a controlled ...read more

by Silva Kandiah

Teach the young to handle drink The fact that under-aged drinking is getting worse shows that something is seriously wrong with America's approach. The conventional reaction to drinking by the young would be a ca...read more

by Celia Craske

The legal drinking age does not only vary from country to country, it can also vary according to the situation. In the United Kingdom where I live, the legal drinking age is 18, however, this only relates to the unrestric...read more

by K Yecar

The legal drinking age is generally defined as being the minimum age at which persons may buy alcohol/consume alcohol. This definition varys in specific countries (and even different states) but is globally enforced to res...read more

by The Hitchhiker

In Britain, and indeed in most of the world, the legal drinking age is 18. To a certain extent this makes sense - it stops some young people from buying and therefore drinking alcohol. But it doesn't stop many. The dr...read more

by Roisi Proven

I'm 20 years old. Here in the UK I can arrange to meet my friends at a bar and go for a few drinks. I generally won't get anything more than slightly tipsy, being in a public environment around a lot of other people discou...read more

by Mary Hilt

The legal drinking age. The legal drinking age in other countries is much different than ours. Ours has fluxiated from 18- 21 in the past but finally stuck at 21. I beleive that if we can send our 18 year old children off...read more

by Candy Lanxton

How do you feel about the drinking age and why? I feel the drinking age should be 18! Ok I know you are calling me crazy right now but t 18 we are allowed to make the decision on who we want to run the country. At...read more

by Melissa Baldoumas

Write your article here C.L. Lindsay is a lawyer who specializes in the legal rights of students. He talks about topics such as photos of under-age drinking and other illegal matters being posted on websites such as My Spa...read more