| > 21 seems absolutely crazy to me. Three years into adulthood! Three years into dating and relationships Perhaps occasionally the second, but legal adulthood and the beginning of dating aren't things that are all that normally linked. > Maybe it’s unhealthy but I can’t imagine the first three years of university without going out for a drink in a pub or bar at all. Neurotoxins are not exactly an essential companion piece to education. Also, there's a pretty big gap between not being able to do something in practice and not being legally allowed to do it. Fake IDs that are sufficient to pass casual review in a drinking establishment are not uncommon for American youth. > Are people graduating from high school and not able to celebrate with a glass of Champagne? People are graduating that would t be allowed to do that with a drinking age of 18, too. > If you don’t go to university are you going to work socials as a full adult having to explain that you can’t drink yet? No, because everyone understands, and “work socials” with alcohol are a far from universal thing in the US, anyhow. |