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TNRiverCaptain writes:

in response to Lookout1234:

The problem with our society is we forbid legal drinking until 18 or 21. What happens is when young people reach the legal drinking age the first thing they do is drink to excess.
What we need to do in this country is what they do in Spain, France and Italy.
They drink wine with their meals and even young adults (not yet 18)have a glass with their meal.
It is not the forbidden fruit as it is in this country. When they reach legal drinking age they don't go hog wild because they had alcohol before. It's no big deal.
Why are we so backward in this country?

Good point but it goes deeper than that too. European children are raised to respect their elders and people in authority positions. Views on violence, nudity and alcohol are completely different than they are in the US. The US could learn a lot from Europe but, sadly, Europe is learning a lot of bad habits from the US as well. Not sure there exists a perfect society though.
