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[FinalPyre]

81776 I looked it up, you are partially right, but as far as I read it has nothing to do with your parents consent, but the establishment you are ordering at. It also only applies to weak booze (bear/cider/wine).

 

[zad38]

81777, but it doesnt matter anyway, i dislike alcohol and dont plan to start drinking anyway =D

 

[FinalPyre]

81778 Well the hard stuff is the good stuff anyways. So just wait a bit. ;)

 

[Kyuoshi]

81775, haha it would be, its my parents that told me and i hope i can believe them =P

You can do that in america too :x

81779

 

[FinalPyre]

81780 Really? So strange... I will need to look that up too, if I am to believe it. You certainly can't do that in Canada, and our age limit (18) is much lower than the U.S. (21).

EDIT: did more reading. Depends on where you live in the U.S. but it appears to be the case. Apparently so in many places in Canada too, but it has to be in a private setting.

 

[Kyuoshi]

81781 As long as your parent is watching you and allows it, you are allowed to drink.

 

[FinalPyre]

81782 Well it still depends on the state, and the setting, and some other little quirks.

 

[Kyuoshi]

81783 What are laws if you dont bend them a little, right?

 

[FinalPyre]

81784 Prison stripes.

 

[Kyuoshi]

81785 you wont go to jail for just bending the laws a little, only if you break them.

 

[FinalPyre]

81786 Bending is breaking though

And the USA LOVES to send people to jail.

 

[zad38]

81787 psst~ dont drop the soap!

 

[Kyuoshi]

81788 Not always, bending the law can be helped if the parent also comply with the cops, because if the child has done nothing wrong but drink with safety around and people to protect the child from doing something bad, the cops cannot do anything. Now if you where alone and you drink oh say a beer while driving under age without a license, you can be sent to juvenile with a big fine.

 

[FinalPyre]

81789 There is quite a difference here. You have just listed a situation where drinking would most likely be legal, and a situation where it is clearly not legal. There is no "bending the law".

 

[zad38]

81790 and i think i shall come back when this is over =D, back to reborn!

 

[FinalPyre]

81791 I'm watching Tamako Market ^_^

 

[Kyuoshi]

81792 Actually I did list where the law was bent, You are not allowed to drink untill 21 (18) but if a parent watches over you, you can drink. Thus you can be 11 year olds and a parent is next to you while you drink, a cop shows up and its legal but it bends the rules because of the age fact.

 

[Yee199]

81793 Oh yes it has been a long time. I will try to be more active on this forum.

 

[FinalPyre]

81794 Hmm no. That is not bending. There are separate laws, it is perhaps more convoluted than you realize.

WB yee :3

 

[Kyuoshi]

81795 yeeha.

when you think about it, it kinda is bending the law.

 

[FinalPyre]

81796 No it really isn't. XD

The only way I could see "bending the law" to apply would be things like speeding. The "speed limit" is 70km/h, yet the "socially accepted speed limit" is 75-79km/h. You are breaking the law, but know the bounds of where you won't get caught. You are still, however, breaking the law.

 

[Kyuoshi]

Thats basically the same thing as drinking..... 81797

 

[FinalPyre]

81798 So you could say, if you find that you still really want to.

 

[Kyuoshi]

lets just say we're both right and wrong and go onto the next topic, yes? 81799

 

[FinalPyre]

81800 If that is what you desire