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motdakasha · 09-15-2003, 05:27 PM

a good portion (10-25%) of my college are students who are under 18 and as young as 15. i recently went on a camping trip with a club at my college and more than half weren't of drinking/gambling age. where am i going with all this nitpicking?
my point is that when it comes to age, it's very unsafe to assume you're safe based on general observations (like college students are older than 16 or 17). if you happen to meet that needle-in-a-haystack-minor and assume she's older just because she's in college, you can get yourself into a lot of trouble (here, at least). you're better off asking instead of assuming.

as for the guy above, thinking it's all cool if a girl can buy alcohol may work in this country, but be warned if she got it via fake ID or if you ever visit outside of the US. things are very different elsewhere. the average drinking age is 18, but can go even lower and is not as enforced as it is here.

be careful.

09-15-2003, 05:27 PM	#48 (permalink)
motdakasha Hiya Puddin'! Miss me? Location: Silicon Valley, CA	a good portion (10-25%) of my college are students who are under 18 and as young as 15. i recently went on a camping trip with a club at my college and more than half weren't of drinking/gambling age. where am i going with all this nitpicking? my point is that when it comes to age, it's very unsafe to assume you're safe based on general observations (like college students are older than 16 or 17). if you happen to meet that needle-in-a-haystack-minor and assume she's older just because she's in college, you can get yourself into a lot of trouble (here, at least). you're better off asking instead of assuming. as for the guy above, thinking it's all cool if a girl can buy alcohol may work in this country, but be warned if she got it via fake ID or if you ever visit outside of the US. things are very different elsewhere. the average drinking age is 18, but can go even lower and is not as enforced as it is here. be careful. __________________ =^-^= motdakasha =^-^= Just Google It. BA Psychology & Photography (I'm not going psychoanalyze you nor will I let you cry on my shoulder. Have a nice day.) Last edited by motdakasha; 09-15-2003 at 05:39 PM..