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Originally Posted by maleficent
It's not just Americans.. Maybe it's an American influence.. but noticable excessive drinking occurs in every country I have been to.
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That's true. I found it hilarious though, when last year I wasn't able to have a Guinness in an Applebee's in Boston, because 19 is below the drinking age. I find the 21y/o-drinking age solution goes along the joke "my arm hurts, so let's cut off the head". It's a bit dense to assume that 21 is a "magic age", at which if you begin drinking, you're carefree and all will be uncomplicated.
I prefer Europe in that matter. At least there, having a couple of beers when <21 does not automatically make you either alcoholic or even "cool".