what is the legal age to have alcohol in africa?
951766
I do not think there is such legal age in Africa. Many young people from 14 and above in Africa takes alcohol at will.
1115369
at 17 you are considered an adult by the justice system, age 18 entitles you to vote, and at age 21 you can legally drink liquor
302629
There was (and really still is not) a federal law regarding drinking ages. From the time prohibition ended the age was left up to the states, which mostly limited it to 21. In part because of the Vietnam War and the fact that many veterans came home unable to purchase alcohol, many states lowered their legal drinking ages to 18. In 1984, under pressure from MAAD and other such groups, Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, which threatened to reduce highway spending by 10% if states did not increase the drinking age to 21.
397903
The legal drinking age is a non-legal term descibing the situtation that exists from the application of various alcohol licensing laws.\n\nIn a principal instance, it sets the minimum age of customer below which licensed retailers of alcoholic beverages may not supply. Alternatively, the legal drinking age is applied more extensively as a prohibition on persons below the minimum age being on premises licensed to sell alcohol. At its strictest, the term describes the age below which persons must have their alcohol intake properly supervised by those responsible for them. Rarely will the minimun age be consistent in all cases. Indeed in each case, certain exceptions will exist in some jurisdictions\n\nIn most countries the minumum age to purchase alcohol is 18, but there are notable exceptions. Some countries distinguish between drinks with lower alcohol-content (such as beer and wine) compared to stronger spirit-based drinks.\n\nGenerally, a lower minimum age (say between 12 and 16) is applied in relation to those persons who are not allowed on the premises of a licensed drinking establishment. This prohibition will either be absolute or partial, being limited to certain times of the day, like the evening and night. Exceptions may exist when the premises are licensed but not open to the public (i.e. are private members clubs) or when substantial meals are also served together with alcohol (e.g. restaurants and hotels).\n\nAn even lower age may apply in some jurisdictions that allow minors to drink in private with parental permission.\n\nFinally there is a de facto minimum age below which minors should not be given any alcohol under any circumstances, and to do so would be an act of negligence or recklessness or constitute a criminal offence.\n\nWhile the legal drinking age is 21 in all states, the legal details vary. Some states do not allow those under the legal drinking age to be present in liquor stores or in bars (usually, the difference between a bar and a restaurant is whether food is being served). Contrary to popular belief, few states specifically prohibit minors' consumption of alcohol in private settings.
202317
Maximum compulsory age is 17.
989782
No, and No\nYou must be 21 to serve alcoholic beverages, and children yes children cannot handle the industrial machines at nursing homes, they aren't your garden variety Maytags.
589378
You might be interested in a UK perspective: in the UK, you may legally drink alcohol from the age of 5 - i.e. you may be given alcohol to drink by your parents etc. in your own home etc.\n\nYou may not drink alcohol in a pub or restuarant until you're 18 (or 16 if it's with a meal).\n\nYou may not buy alcohol until you're 18.\n\nIt's interesting that the US has such (from my point of view) restrictive laws on the subject - particularly because you might think that all 18-21 year olds, when given the chance to vote, would try to change the law. I suppose it is the apathy of young voters (which is an issue in the UK too) which means that 18-21 year olds punch below their weight when it comes to politics.\n\nI personally don't buy the 'your brain isn't developed until you're 21' argument, and I can definitely sympathise with the 'if you can die for your country, you should be able to drink'. Although you could presumably extend the argument to practically anything that might cause harm to you but that doesn't harm anyone else.
245106
kids who start drinkin around the age of 15 yrs old r most likely to turn out to be alcoholics. it's not worth it.
111991
To drink Alcohol: No (provided, of course, that you are of legal drinking age in whatever place you happen to live.)\nTo be Drunken: Yes, with no exceptions.
796723
Personally I would not give a child under 12 alcohol.  \nOne serving of spirit could well do a considerable amount of damage to a 18 month old, but a 10 years old would propbably just be drunk and suffer no major ill effects.  That is as a one off.  Ant child given alcohol regularly would become alcoholic and suffer the same alcohol related illnesses as an alcoholic adult...;
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Its a united states law that you have to be 21... doesnt matter what city your in, if your drinking in this country, you must be 21. (with the exceptions in some states that say that if you are married to someone over 21, they can legally purchase alcohol for you or if your with a parent and youre over 18 they can legally purchase it also)
1001785
First of all, you have to be 25 to adopt in Africa. Sounds like you're only 19 (by the question you asked last time).\n\nDo a Google search -- you'll find all the answers you need on this topic all over the web.
2389
Certainly at the very least the age at which you can be compelled to die for your country, and the age at which you can vote and the age at which you can decide whether or not you can consume alchohol should all be the same.  The only reason that they are not is because there are far fewer 18 to 21 year-olds in the US than there are 21+ year-olds.  Back when the amendment to the constitution was passed setting the voting age to 18 was when there was a forceable draft and when the baby boomers were all between 18 and 21 - they had the power then, and they have it now.
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At quick look, Nepal, Ukraine, parts of India\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age
507423
if ur old enought to fight and die for your country at 18 then at that age u should be able to buy and drink a beer
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All states with the exception of three or four were 21 by the spring of 1985. In 1986 those last four caved under pressure from President Regan when he threatened to withhold Federal Highway money from them and raised the drinking age to 21.  Not sure which they were but one was Ohio.  I'm sure because I was there and was legally allowed to buy alcohol on my 19th birthday in 1985
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Just wondering are you referring to any particular society/country? I would suspect that alcohol is viewed/used/abused differently from country to country.\n\nHere is an excellent web site that gives by race, gender and age. I don't know how to transfer the web page address so that you can just click on it. Wish someone would show me. If you do a yahoo search its called Alcoholic Beverage Consumption in the US: Patterns and Trends\n\nwww2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/Controversies/1116895242.html