Your thoughts on underage drinking.

I live in the UK, Scotland to be more precise. Over here the legal age to drink is 18 years old, as opposed to the United States where the legal age is 21. I am sure that plenty of you have drank underage before be it at a college/house party or have been to clubs and bars. Im 17 years old and I drink occasionally, and I have a few times been to clubs and bars. Im not extremely underage, but I am underage none the less. Whats your thoughts? Did you/Do you drink under the legal age of your country?

I live in Canada, and in my province legal age is 19.

I've been drinking since I was 15, my parents found out when I was 16. Once I talked with them and they decided that I could do it responsibly, they now let me go out and drink with my friends. They drive me there, pick me up, and even buy the liquor for me (I give them the money, I do work).

I think it's fine as long as you are smart about it.

I live in Canada, and in my province legal age is 19.

I've been drinking since I was 15, my parents found out when I was 16. Once I talked with them and they decided that I could do it responsibly, they now let me go out and drink with my friends. They drive me there, pick me up, and even buy the liquor for me (I give them the money, I do work).

I think it's fine as long as you are smart about it.

Taggsai

My parents or relatives buy me beer when I tell themI am going to a party etc.They understand that I am responsible about it. Some people I know do it not because they enjoy it but with their main goal of getting so unbelievably plastered that they don't remember a thing the next morning. I couldn't do that it just doesn't make for an enjoyable night. I have taken it a bit too far a couple of times before, I will admit. But I have learned from those mistakes and I try to be responsible. Like you said, just stay smart about it!

Well, I know some people that drink at my school, and I honestly think they just drink to feel cool and because they aren't allowed to, so they feel like rebels when they are doing something they aren't supposed to. I'm pretty sure that they all feel that way, at least at my school.

I don't drink, and I'm fifteen years old. I can have a good time without drinking beer, and don't really care for it.

What are my thoughts on underage drinking? It's against the law, and you should be punished if you aren't the legal age. There aren't any "if's," "and's", or "or's" about it. It's the law, and no matter how rediculous it is, you still have to follow it.

I mean, I don't really care if people drink, but if they get kicked off a sport team for drinking, then they better not freaking complain about it, because they brought it upon themselves.

I think underage drinking is fine, provided the drinker doesn't get out of hand or do anything stupid like drive. I've drank (I'm 17 in the US) and there's nothing wrong with that. Most people who drink underage that I know are smart about it ;)Shiggums

I agree... with all drinking, if people are sensible about it and know their limits, there is very little risk involved. Some people are complete idiots about it... they drink for the sake of it, drinking so much that it gets to a point where its not fun, and they end up in hospital :?

[QUOTE="Taggsai"]

I live in Canada, and in my province legal age is 19.

I've been drinking since I was 15, my parents found out when I was 16. Once I talked with them and they decided that I could do it responsibly, they now let me go out and drink with my friends. They drive me there, pick me up, and even buy the liquor for me (I give them the money, I do work).

I think it's fine as long as you are smart about it.

Arch_Angel_21

My parents or relatives buy me beer when I tell themI am going to a party etc.They understand that I am responsible about it. Some people I know do it not because they enjoy it but with their main goal of getting so unbelievably plastered that they don't remember a thing the next morning. I couldn't do that it just doesn't make for an enjoyable night. I have taken it a bit too far a couple of times before, I will admit. But I have learned from those mistakes and I try to be responsible. Like you said, just stay smart about it!

Exactly. And once you get really trashed that one time, you don't really wanna do it again. My fifth time drinking I think, I drank WAY too much, ended up puking half the night, woke up the next morning, puked off and on for like twenty five minutes. Since then, I don't think I'll ever drink for the sake of getting totally smashed.

Im underage and I drink sometimes but mostly only around family and their ok with it, as long as i dont get extremely drunk. Blitz_Nemesis

What do you mean by "extremly" so they let you get "kinda" drunk?

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[QUOTE="Blitz_Nemesis"]Im underage and I drink sometimes but mostly only around family and their ok with it, as long as i dont get extremely drunk. Mythbuster4ever

What do you mean by "extremly" so they let you get "kinda" drunk?

1000

not a fan, too many stupid kids drink and drive and cause problems

I think that if youre old enough to fight and die for your country, you should be old enough to have a beer.

EDIT as for people under 18, i dont think it would be wise for them to do so since they are (most likely) in highschool, of course people 18+ are most likely in college too, but they are adults.

Yes, I've drinken underage. A cooler here or there when I was 18 or older. Then again, I'm not a total tard and I don't abuse alcohol and get stupidly drunk. _Marisa_

Yeah, getting drunk is most definitely retarded. I think part of the reason people get drunk and develope alcoholism at younger ages is because they try and drink as much as they can while they have acess to it. It makes it more of a special thing when you rarely have acess to it.....

yes when i was younger i drank all the time. it was fantastic, there really is no down side unless you over do it.

why is it bad to drink when youre not 21? because your government said so, thats why. who cares.

when you turn 21, it loses some of its magic.

I drank maybe once before turning 21, I really had issues with my whole floor froshy year of college being the drunkest floor around. It killed me. I really wish they hadn't drunk so much.

I bought my cousin's who were underage booze one night, felt horrible but i did it because I wanted to be the "cool cousin". Thank goodness nothing bad happened that night. I was there alot when they were drinking underage. but I couldn't stop them.

So I disagree with it. but it happens and I can't stop it