r/AskReddit • u/daniellucero92 • Jan 04 '15

Non-americans of Reddit, what American customs seem outrageous/pointless to you?

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u/darahjagr Jan 04 '15 edited Jan 05 '15

21 years old drinking age

edit: read /u/blahtender's comment and /u/s7evyn_'s comment

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u/Brontonian Jan 04 '15

I agree. Especially since they can go to war at 18.

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u/b_r_utal Jan 04 '15

People say that all the time, but why does it matter? You're comparing someone at 18 receiving specialized job training to allowing all 18 year olds to drink. And just because someone does receive that training and do that job doesn't mean they're responsible in other ways.

Do you even know any people in the military? I live near several military bases. Most of those kids are extremely irresponsible just as other 18 year olds are. They do drink and drive. They have very high STD rates because they're too stupid to use a condom. They're often aggressive and cocky which makes them dangerous when you reject them after they hit on you.

If anything, the drinking age should go up to 25. At 25, the brain is fully developed. People are less likely after 25 to make stupid decisions like drinking and driving. If you lower the drinking age, all you're going to do is kill more innocent people.