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Originally Posted by Jocke
It's pretty interesting when one thing which is legal in one country gives like 5 years in another country. This is not so interesting when it comes to saudi arabia in which they stone people for shit things or something like that but I mean normal countries which we can relate to. Yes, I see it as "we and them".
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Different countries/cultures have different values. That simple.
My dad's boss is from England, and when he and his family moved tot he US for good, I helped them move from their temporary apartment to a house.
When I got there on the day I was helping, first thing they said was that I could have a beer from the fridge. I said that I was only 18, and they asked why that mattered. They were floored when I told them the legal drinking age is 21.
(Note: no comments on the fact that I turned down beer at 18 please
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Not quite as extreme as the age-of-consent issue (let alone the "stoning"
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