Das gesetzliche Mindestalter für Alkoholkonsum in europäischen Ländern und den USA
Von The_Maxinator0612
Das gesetzliche Mindestalter für Alkoholkonsum in europäischen Ländern und den USA
Von The_Maxinator0612
25 Kommentare
US was once state by state, but then the feds blackmailed them with a threat to cut funding if not 21
Norway has the same rule as Finland.
In Sweden you’re allowed to buy and drink alcoholic beverages at bars and restaurants at age 18, but in order to buy alcohol in shops (state monopoly Systembolaget), you need to be 20 years old.
It should be mentioned there are specific exemptions as well. For instance in the UK if you are a 16 year old who is eating a meal in a licensed premises (bar or restaurant with a license to serve alcohol) you can have beer, cider or wine with your meal. It’s very common in Europe for children to be allowed alcohol in the home from a young age, though it’s usually shandy or watered wine.
In the UK the age is 16 for beer or wine when accompanied with an adult and eating a meal in a licensed restaurant or pub.
Edit – it’s also legal for anyone 5 and over to drink in private in the UK. Nobody under 18 can *buy* alcohol under any circumstances.
Damn, the USA got so involved in European politics it became a European country
There are exceptions in germany. You can drink wine when you are 14, but your parents have to be with you and I think it was only „for religous reasons“.
Lithuania legal age is 20
What? Lithuania’s drinking age is 20
Champagne did not only originate from France. All Champagne is made in France. If not, it’s not called Champagne.
There is no „legal age“ in Italy. You can drink at any age. It’s only illegal (for bartenders etc…) to sell to under 16.
If someone 18+ buys alchool then gives it to you then it’s not illegal.
HUNGARY HAS NO LIMIT, DRINK WHEN YOU CAN 🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺
Its a bit wrong, some of the countries you can drink at any age, but having a lower limit of 16 to start buying it.
UK legal drinking age is 5.
This difference is about preventing teen DUIs in the US. I’d love to combine this data with percentages of teens in car accidents. Fewer Europeans drive when they’re 18-21.
18 for Estonia correct
But as for relevant comment, there’s 0 tolerance for drunk driving — not a promille is acceptable, having any is legally considered crime, and is immediately finable, with good chance of having driving license confiscated and with possibility of prison time: don’t drive if having had drunken _any_. Not wearing an reflector from dusk to dawn is also finable.
20 in Lithuania. Map looks random…
In the Netherlands you can drink at 18 and smoke at 21
Were a weird country
Uh, I think you have the color scheme backwards there.
a lot of this isn’t drinking age, it’s legal BUYING or SERVING age. most countries don’t have legal bans on the consumption of alcohol at any age.
I’m pretty sure it was 20 in Lithuania last time I checked
Sweden is misleading because you can literally be picked out of bars if you are even mildly intoxicated. It’s basically only allowed to have one or two drinks unless you’re at home. I’m not saying drunk and disorderly, I’m saying you get too chatty and start laughing a lot. This goes for all ages, grown ass old people and young adults.
Legal alcohol purchase age* for a lot of these countries.
Lowest possible legal drinking age is often significantly lower.
if i could restart my life with one piece of knowledge i learned i would take the fact that the brain doesn’t stop developing until age 25 to 30.
This map is so inaccurate.
Most european countries don’t have a legal „drinking“ age, but rather a legal „purchasing“ age.