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I deny a drinking age is necessary. From what it sounds like, the kids should be out there drinking more!
by samr71 3y ago
I deny a drinking age is necessary. From what it sounds like, the kids should be out there drinking more!
- dbbk 3y agoThe drinking age is also entirely irrelevant to teens because it just means they drink at house parties rather than bars.
- Aeolun 3y agoI certainly think a drinking age below the driving age is appropriate. Either by increasing driving, or lowering the drinking age.
- usr1106 3y agoDriving is different. It's a lot about harming others. Drinking and smartphone's is primarily about harming the users themselves.
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- scotty79 3y agoThey are connected. Drinking makes driving less safe. Driving makes drinking easier. And smartphone use gives reasons to drink.
- ajmurmann 3y agoWhen I grew up in Germany you were allowed to drink beer and wine at 16. It's hard to drink yourself into the hospital with those and you are still living with your parents. It provided a safe environment to experiment and learn how to deal with alcohol. At 18 you were able to get a driver's license and start drinking stronger drinks. However, you weren't as excited about the novelty of liquor. It's the only policy are I feel Germany has nailed better than anyone else I'm aware of
- lupusreal 3y agoHard to drink yourself into the hospital with wine? I know Europeans drink a ton but remarks like this really drive home the point. One bottle of wine is easy to drink and enough to get me vomiting. Two wouldn't be hard and is definitely in alcohol poisoning territory for people who aren't experienced alcoholics. Anyway, I don't think America should emulate European drinking laws until it can be shown that Europeans drink less than Americans. The average German drinks 13.4 liters of pure alcohol a year, vs 9.8 liters for Americans (still too high): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_c...
- Grustaf 3y agoIf you’re not a veteran wine drinker, which few adolescents are, then it takes real effort and dedication to get crazy drunk on wine. If you pass out it’s because you wanted to pass out. With distilled spirits, and especially cocktails, it’s not at all hard to get dangerously drunk without intending to, so it’s a lot riskier.
- lupusreal 3y agoHuh? If you're a novice to wine it's much easier to drink way too much. It tastes like juice and you can drink way too much too fast. At least liquor tastes like gasoline to warn novices off. Of liquor, beer and wine, wine is easily the most dangerous for novice drinkers.
- Mountain_Skies 3y agoI'm very curious what will happen to the drinking age in the US if full self driving cars ever come to be. The justification for adults age 18-20 being denied the ability to drink alcohol was the outsized frequency with which drivers in that age group ended up in wrecks while intoxicated. If they're no longer driving, that restriction on their liberty is more difficult to justify.
- afterburner 3y agoDo you associate doing fun stuff with drinking?
- scotty79 3y agoAlcohol is a depressant. It won't impove anybody's mental health.
- bongodongobob 3y agoDepressant doesn't mean it makes you depressed. Alcohol is as old as civilization and absolutely will improve mental health if not over consumed. It's called having fun and enjoying your limited time here.
- hospitalJail 3y agoAre there non-alcoholics over the age of 30 that actually believe this? I don't even drink, but alcohol after college has been nothing but trouble.
- repiret 3y agoI’m in my mid-40s and am not an alcoholic. But I am quite shy. A drink or two in a social setting can absolutely help me open up and engage with others and enjoy myself. And having good social interactions improves my mental health. Of course trying to drink away your depression doesn’t work, but alcohol can be a tool in a mentally healthy lifestyle.
- vjk800 3y agoIt it's a choice between drinking with friends outside or playing on your phone alone at home, it might be that the first option is better for most people's mental health even if alcohol, in isolation, is bad for it.
- unnamed76ri 3y agoBut those aren’t the only choices lol.