> "Sure, let the 15 year old have a beer, what's the harm?" is the reaction you may encounter in several places outside the US. And, in fact, in multiple place

> "Sure, let the 15 year old have a beer, what's the harm?" is the reaction you may encounter in several places outside the US. And, in fact, in multiple places inside the US, at least in private gatherings. (Not to beat on this too hard, but in many ways the whole of the US is more akin to the whole of Europe than any single European country. Lots of cultures, lots of demographics, lots of regional variation.)