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Grew up in EU as well(Austria). When around 13 we’d buy alcohol with the old “I’m getting it for my dad” excuse. (Obviously my dad needed some 4% alcoholic lemo
by ginko 3y ago
Grew up in EU as well(Austria). When around 13 we’d buy alcohol with the old “I’m getting it for my dad” excuse. (Obviously my dad needed some 4% alcoholic lemonade in the early afternoon) Cashiers didn’t really care. At least back in the 90s.
Starting high school (~age 15, legal drinking age is 16) we’d go to bars to have a beer.
- rcbdev 3y agoGrowing up in Vienna (Austria) I can confirm that many bars existed to cater to middle schoolers and it was very easy buying alcohol (Whiskey, Beer etc.) at 13/14. Getting in with siblings' student IDs is still common as far as I can tell.
- wink 3y agoGerman here who was 13 in the 90s - while I'd heard of several people (and friends of mine) who drank alcohol at 13, it was a lot more common at 15 (but mind you, we're allowed to legally drink beer with 16, so I don't consider drinking beer at 15 a big deal). All mostly middle class children who went on to go to uni, maybe the occasional outlier with a less than normal home situation. They did want to see government IDs in shops, but I guess that highly depends on the shop or your exact location.
- snvzz 3y ago>many bars existed to cater to middle schoolers and it was very easy buying alcohol (Whiskey, Beer etc.) at 13/14. Definitely not legal. How come the owners aren't in jail? This is no joke, we are talking about children. Seems like serious levels of corruption.
- mpol 3y agoThe shops don't advertise that of course, so with what claim would you nail them? Here in the Netherlands, about 10 years ago, there was a new law that coffeeshops selling marihuana are not allowed within 250 meter from schools. That is a rule working the other way around.
- rcbdev 3y agoFunnily enough, the notorious night club I was thinking of from my youth actually is closed now.