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There is talk about raising the
drinking age here in Australia from 18 to 20, now as far as I am
concerned if a person is old enough to vote, join the army and go and
fight for your country and possible die than you are old enough to
drink.
Now I know there are some who will
think I am wrong and that people shouldn't be able to drink at such a
young age and they go one about how teenagers are binge drinking and
getting into fights and acting in an unsociable and rude manner.
However, the so called experts have
been saying this for over 20 years which means the young people
acting in such a manner are a new generation of crazy, irresponsible
young people. We keep hearing that the youth of the day are out of
control, but they have been saying it for so long, to me it seems
that is is part of life and each generation have an element that are
out of control and act in an irresponsible manner.
However, most of them out grow the
irresponsible and out of control behaviour and I also don't think
raising the drinking age is going to stop the drinking it is just
going to cause more under age drinking.
I am in favour of closing clubs and
pups are an earlier hour, honestly I don't get why some places feel
the need to be open till 5am, here in Newcastle we have a 1am lock
out which means you cannot get into a club or pup after 1am and they
stop selling grog at 3am and that has reduced the amount of grog
filled violence. When I was young the clubs shut at 3am and that was
good enough, so maybe all the drinking venues should close at an
earlier time.
What do others think, do you think that
the drinking age should be older than the age to vote and enlist in
the army or should it all be the same age.
Do you think the age should be 18 or 20
or maybe you think 21 is the right age.
How old were you when you started to
drink?
I agree with you 100% I first started to drink (legally) when I was 18. I tell my kids (only one of whom is 21-the legal age in the US) that my generation cocked it up for them. Statistics undeniably show that the older you are, the less likely you are to get into mischief. Then why not raise it to 45? Yeah, I know. Ludicrous. Unfortunately, by making it illegal, we glamourize booze, thus making binge drinking much more alluring. For example, alcohol is forbidden on US warships. So sailors go nuts when they go ashore (I've seen it and have done it). Brits? I'd be curious about any comparisons. In any event, as far as your opinions, "I'll drink to that!"
ReplyDeleteOooh, I couldn't resist! :-)
I am glad someone agrees with me, I knew there was no grog allowed on warships thanks to shows like Jag & NCIS which in some ways may be a good thing as we don't want drunken sailors in charge of our warships but it also means at times we have hungover sailors in charge of the warship, which can be just as bad
DeleteAs far as closing pups early? I'm all for that, too. Those damn dogs have a tendency to bark their asses off when I'm trying to sleep.
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How did I miss that typo.............
DeleteIt doesn't matter what the age limit is if youngsters want to drink they will find a way. Closing venues earlier is a good idea but I think trying to teach them responsibility and social skills is more important but we just seem to keep on teaching them the opposite . It is a difficult question and an an important one if we don't want our society to crumble more.
DeleteI didn't drink until I started drinking wine with meals in my late twenties.
Yes it pays to teach the young about sensible drinking but then again the youth and sensibility don't go well together but it is worth trying
DeleteI think I started drinking, illegally, when I was 16. I rarely drink now. I think the age should be the same to vote, buy alcohol, and join the military.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I have never been a drinker and out of my three daughters one one has been a drinker and that was when she was in her late teens early 20's now days she rarely drinks.
DeleteThey say alcohol is a drug.
ReplyDeleteChildren & teenagers will drink if they want to no matter what, unfortunately. It's like smoking, education might help.
Education can't hurt
DeleteIn North Dakota the legal drinking age is 21 and it is illegal to serve liquor after 2am. Personally I also think that if you are old enough to fight for your country you should be old enough to drink. I didn't drink until after I graduated high school--but I was 17. Quit drinking at all over 20 years ago...must be going on 25 now.
ReplyDeleteThat is the big thing with me if a person and fight for their country they should be able to drink I am not much of a drinker
DeleteIn the U.S. the minimum drinking age is 21 but 45 states have exceptions or state laws that make it legal for various reason. Those rules are all so vague that I am not sure that anyone could figure it out. Here teens, esp. college age kids...if they want to drink, they will find a way to drink.
ReplyDeleteYes all teenagers will find a way to drink if they want to, I think it is just the way it is raising the drinking age isn't going to stop it
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a strong opinion since I've only ever known 21 to be the legal drinking age. Of course, I didn't wait that long. ;) I'm sure there are all kinds of statistics out there on drinking ages. I just know that if an underage wants alcohol, he's going to get alcohol, regardless of the law! Most of our bars close between 1:00-2:00.
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I feel raising the drinking age here will only increase the number of underage drinkers because if someone wants to drink they will.
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