Originally Posted by djtestudo

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 )

Not quite as extreme as the age-of-consent issue (let alone the "stoning" ), but it is still the same point.