Reply #37: The minimum drinking age in the UK is....five.

[Xithras]

It's illegal for anyone under five to drink in their own homes.

Between 5 and 15, children can drink alcohol only in their own homes.

At age 16, teenagers can drink beer and wine in restaraunts, if they're with an adult.

At age 18, they can buy their own and drink wherever they want.

The U.S. is the only western country that makes people wait until they're 21. The list of nations that DO make them wait is short. Pakistan, the UAE, Oman, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and the United States.

In most of Europe, the minimum drinking age is 16 or 17. The U.S. has simply had the misfortune of being brainwashed by MADD and the fundie nutbars.