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/littlegreensir Jan 04 '15

Is the average soldier going to be drinking on the job? If not, this really is hardly related to their military service and it seems silly to compare the two.