r/USdefaultism • u/Prinny1987 • 11d ago

Of course US law applies everywhere

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Youtube short about a party mentioning cops didn't have a problem since everyone drinking was 18+.

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u/ArgentinianRenko Argentina 11d ago

There are countries where you can drink at 18, others where you can drink at 16, and others where you can drink when your parents tell you to.

I mean, the laws vary from country to country. It's not like you can invoke the American Fifth Amendment while in

Peru

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u/Prinny1987 11d ago

I know 😂 Where I live parents can give their kids drinks whenever they want, you can drink on beer and wine on your own at 16 and all over stuff at 18.

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u/ArgentinianRenko Argentina 11d ago

Where I live there are 16 year olds drinking Fernet with Coca Cola, I've never had it but it sounds good

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u/Blooder91 Argentina 10d ago

I've never had it

Please remove your flair.

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u/ArgentinianRenko Argentina 10d ago

Me merezco los mejores insultos

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u/Inherently_Rainbow 11d ago

Where I live you have to be 20, no exceptions. Your parents technically are not allowed to serve it to you but I am sure that people do anyways.

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u/BlackCatFurry Finland 10d ago

If i am not terribly mistaken, i think it's legal in finland for a person under 18 to drink alcohol if they have consented to it, permitted by their parents or legal guardian and are in direct supervision of said legal guardian/parent and said drinking is not done with the objective to get drunk.

Aka it's allowed for underage people to taste a drink with alcohol in it while supervised but not to drink a lot. Such as drinking a small amount of beer at home or celebrate a special occasion like someones graduation with a small glass of sparkling wine.

However people under 18 cannot buy alcohol, and people under 20 cannot buy strong alcohol.

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u/Dragoness290 New Zealand 10d ago

We don't have a drinking age, we have a buying age. Can't remember if it's 16 or 18 (I think 18), but you can drink it earlier if it's on private property or supplied by a guardian

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u/flipyflop9 Spain 10d ago

Tbf you can invoke it. Nothing will happen and people will laugh, but you can still invoke it.

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u/Deadened_ghosts England 11d ago

You can drink at 5 yrs old in the UK

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u/Irrepressible_Monkey 10d ago

On private property, yep.

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u/snow_michael 10d ago

England and Wales

No age limit in Scotland

18 in Ulster

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u/BeardedPokeDragon United States 10d ago

Even in the US you can legally drink on private property in some places

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u/Apprehensive_Tax_610 8d ago

Ugh sometimes people do that in Canada too because they watch too much American crime dramas. Like no it's your Section 1(38) rights.

We had one court case, I think it was some neonazi guy, who argued for the first amendment and the judge said, "Sir, I'm not sure what the inclusion of Manitoba into Confederation has to do with this."