[Ruatha]

Originally posted by tesco samoa:
that's drink in a public place...

It is legal for you to drink at home with an adult.

Interesting.

In sweden you are allowed to drink in restaurants and pubs when you are 18, but not at home or anywhere else until you are 20.
Then you can drink wherever you want to that is not forbidden by local rules (i e you can't drink on public markets etc).

The logic is that you then have two years to learn to drink socially under some kind of supervision by the employees at the pubs/restaurants. If people get too drunk and still get's served the pub/restaurant will loose their permit to serve alcoholic beverages.

(I read Fyrons comment but still thought this was an interesting remark)

Studies has shown that children who are allowed "social" drinking at dinners etc at home, tend to consume more alcohol then those who get's a simple "No".
The early "controlled" allowence theory doesn't work.

[ April 13, 2003, 16:34: Message edited by: Ruatha ]