Drinking Age

[JohnFKennedy]

If you are old enough to vote and to serve and possibly die for your country then you should be allowed to drink.

exactly

^^

It is 18 here in the UK.

[JohnFKennedy]

It is 18 here in the UK.

Does the UK have different ages for different types of alcohol?  I know in Germany it's 16 for beer and 18 for hard liquor.

Nope, 18 across the board.

[JohnFKennedy]

No it should not be lowered. I believe NJ lowered it to 18 years old a few years ago and it failed, miserably. NJ's drinking age is now back at 21 years old.

So say a nineteen year old can fight for his country, die for his country fighting in an unfamiliar land in a war he may not want to be in, but cannot enjoy an alcoholic beverage?

[JohnFKennedy]

It is 18 here in the UK.

Does the UK have different ages for different types of alcohol?  I know in Germany it's 16 for beer and 18 for hard liquor.

Nope, 18 across the board.

Actually I think you're incorrect. 18 is the legal age at which you can buy alcohol for yourself, but you can drink it in a restaurant or at home from age 14. In pratice the laws in the UK are extremely lax. I used to drink in bars when I was 16.

That is what I meant, 18 is the age for buying alcohol. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

At 14 you can drink a glass of wine in a restaurant with a meal, but I think it may be only with an adult.

[JohnFKennedy]

In France the legal age for purchasing alcohol is 16 and in Spain I believe it is 14.