Came out of the closet and finished compulsory education.
I'll probably not be going to uni next year so the only thing that will change when I'm 18 is that I can buy alcohol rather than getting someone to buy it for me.
Either 18 or 21/22. 18 because I moved out to attend university. However, I still had the same mindset as I had in high school. In other words, most of the change was external in nature. I mention 21/22 not because of me being legally able to drink but due to various circumstances I came to view life quite differently. Most of the change here was much more internal.
Turning 30. Twenty-nine was actually the worst - an entire year to contemplate the fact that on your next birthday, you will no longer be young. You will now be old. :cry:
None of the above, also 18 is the legal drinking age in Canada. For me I'd have to say 25... I haven't reached it yet, but its only a big deal because insurance rates drop through the floor at that age (in Canada anyways). Because of my job my insurance is even higher than other people my age.
18 is the big one for most people. You're legally independent, there's college, your future, etc. all ahead of you. Most people go through a lot of internal changes at that age too.
Turning 22 was a big change since reality hit me, but the biggest had to be when I turned 18. I moved to Birmingham to go to uni there, made some awesome new friends and established healthier social connections than what I had back at my old home, even within my family, and I didn't have to worry about getting asked for ID. Turning 18 was pretty awesome, unlike turning 22. Being an adult isn't as bad as most people make out, though and I'm pretty satisfied in general.
21, but not because it was when people in the US are able to legally drink. I was still 20 when I went to Korea and Soldiers were allowed to drink at 20 over there at the time, meaning when I turned 21 I was already allowed to booze it up. Although I pretty much avoided alcohol regardless. I say 21 was a milestone because it was when I first spoke to my wife.
None of them. You look upon them in retrospect and see the life slowly fade from your eyes as the unforgiving beast that is age plucks a piece of joy from your mind, reducing you to a shuffling mass of flesh by your time's end.
None of those catagories fit me so I vote 18 as I could legally buy beer in Virginia (and hard liquor in New York). I spent graduation day getting drunk and riding the Loch Ness Monster roller coaster at Busch Gardens as it was my birthday too.
[QUOTE="DJ-PRIME90"]None of the above, also 18 is the legal drinking age in Canada. For me I'd have to say 25... I haven't reached it yet, but its only a big deal because insurance rates drop through the floor at that age (in Canada anyways). Because of my job my insurance is even higher than other people my age. You are really generalizing Canada. In Saskatchewan the drinking age is 19 and Insurance is run by the government (SO much cheaper, fixed rates)
Well I'm 20 and the 16/18 milestones were meaningless to me because I don't care about driving, don't have a job, don't/will never smoke, will never join the army. 21 is also pretty meaningless because I don't plan on ever drinking.
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