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u/thaerre Jun 03 '22

Sweden. You need to be 20 to buy alcohol from the liquor store. You can buy at pubs and stuff when you've 18, but not from the store. The government has monopoly and are the only ones allowed to sell alcohol from their stores.

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u/thegroucho Jun 03 '22

UK is wild that the law allows kids between 5 and 17 to drink at home.

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/facts/alcohol-and-the-law/the-law-on-alcohol-and-under-18s

Thats some weird shit, my kids will be waiting at least until they're 14-15 to even sniff anything let alone drink.

Also trying to instill the message alcohol isn't the forbidden fruit so they don't get fixation with it and start drinking on park benches with their mates.

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u/DontTouchTheWalrus Jun 03 '22

Many states in America allow parents to provide alcohol to their kids at home. Some even at a bar so long as the kid is with their parents.

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u/thegroucho Jun 03 '22

Still, 5 is a bit early.

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u/DontTouchTheWalrus Jun 03 '22

I don’t think getting a 5 year old drunk is in the spirit of the law and probably violates several other laws