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Originally posted by sycamore
Ah Demian, but Jaguar is from Australia...one of those more normal countries where you can drink earlier.
Which brings me to this: Why do we use the arbitrary number of 21 here in the States? After all, you're considered an adult at 18 here, and can vote at 18, and buy cigarettes at 18...so why 21 for beer?
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Because William Bennett's (former Drug Czar, former Secretary of Education) kid died in a drunk driving accident. He provided political juice between a MADD movement. And the result is you can now get yourself an adult criminal record for a status offense. It's disgusting.
Of course, it did provide me amusement when I went to a celebration at work where my employer, a large multinational corporation, bought the first round.