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# I thought wine with meals was 14
not 16
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Nostril, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:20, archived)
# Nope...
...its definitely 16.

At least it is round here - may be different in England.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:22, archived)
# you can 'drink' at any age really when given it by your parents
you just can't BUY it.
(I helped save b3ta! Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:24, archived)
# Yes...
...that should be pointed out.

Well done Fnord.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:29, archived)
# more points against the US
in my opinion
(I helped save b3ta! kitty meow meow, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:32, archived)
# Why?
same thing applies there - you can DRINK at any age, you just can't BUY until you're 21 (in the majority of states... they're kinda like mini-countries, bound together by a single currency and top-level bureaucracy... this is totally different to Europe, which is bound together by a single currency and top level bureaucracy...)
(I helped save b3ta! JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:35, archived)
# no
I don't think that's true.

Anyone who gives an underage person alcohol can get into serious trouble.

And if that isn't really the law, that's what they make it sound like
*brainwashed
(I helped save b3ta! kitty meow meow, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:38, archived)
# it's something
like that. Also don't forget that anyone (over the age of 5 i think) can drink in their own home
(I helped save b3ta! Spoon, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:26, archived)
# Blimey, when did they put that up?
Anyway its legal to drink from the age of 5,
at home. Although its parents/guardians that get into trouble if you overdo it.

And apparently its legal to buy a child a drink for consumption in a pub garden (which I guess doesn't count as licensed premises)

Also boats are not covered by the licencing laws...
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Nostril, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:32, archived)
# Once you are a certain distance out to sea...
...in international waters, I don't think any laws apply.

...but I still wouldn't risk murder or that, just in case.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:34, archived)
# 14
is when you can sit in the front of a car legally
or was my mum telling me fibs?
(I helped save b3ta! Penile, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:25, archived)
# That evil
bitch!
(I helped save b3ta! EvS, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:27, archived)
# You can sit anywhere in the car...
...provided you have the appropriate restraint for your size.

For anyone under 14, it is the driver's responsibility to make sure you are wearing a seatbelt.

After that it's your own call, but also your own fine if you are caught.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:32, archived)