edesignuk said:
17 for cars. 16 for bikes.
You can get married at 16 also.
Not sure what the age is for owning guns, but that's not all that relevant over here.
eD - you gotta be careful what you say around these yanks or they'll start coming on day trips to the UK thinking they can pick up a few guns - and then someone will go too far, hiding 100's all around their cars on the ferry back home...
Why do american's think we drink warm beer - and then critisise us for it, when the best they can come up with is Budweiser? (sorry - probably for another forum - and yes, I'm sharpening my claws)
I certainly haven't been drinking since the age of 12, but I know some who have been drinking from quite a young age - and sure as heck aren't gonna have their livers dropping out anytime soon.
I also read that article in the times that mentioned binge drinking among UK females under 15/18/21 (i forget which) was up 9% over 10 years or so... (OK ok, i forgot most of the figures) whereas it was up 4% - 20%-24%. Infact, I just found the article
here but I'm not rewriting my entire paragraph!
I think teenagers have a lot to drink about these days, being one - and a student I guess I have the most to drink about...! But just to put it into perspective it is NOT easy to get alcohol in this country, especially at this time of year (for some reason - in the summer, they seem to relax - or maybe it's just me). Went out with an old girlfriend the other night - she's 20, i'm 18. She had no ID and we couldn't get into ANY pub in her whole home high street (well, we gave up after 4).
Sorry, but I feel I have a lot of firsthand knowledge...
Carry on
Hob
P.S - after re-reading the article, I've decided I really really really dislike tabloids. Girls don't binge drink because they're copying celebrities. If anything, they do it cos us men are so unattractive they have to be half cut before they'll... well, I'll leave that thought there. It is a worrying trend... but if some reports are to be believe soon the women will be dominating in every aspect of life. An exciting prospect for me, as that's really what I'm into...
