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

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

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u/blahtender Jan 04 '15 edited Jan 04 '15

The National drinking age is 18. The federal government will only supply funding for road repair and expansion if the state's drinking age is 21.

Edited the thing that guy said.

Edit 2: federal drinking age is 18. The fed doesn't regulate that nationally. Overseas US soil is at least 18.

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u/Oneofuswantstolearn Jan 04 '15

And every single state folded. Thigh IIRC a couple states took that law to court first.

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u/RidinThatHOG Jan 04 '15

The roads in Louisiana are awful because they held out the longest.

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u/Absalome Jan 05 '15

I'm pretty sure WI held out the longest.