Every shop seems to have this daft “challenge 21/25” which makes it impossible to get booze unless you have photo ID (and I lost mine a few weeks ago). Thankfully the real ale pubs seem to have a more pragmatic view (though these days I tend to drink with people older than me, some of whom know the parents of the bar staff which makes a difference :wink:)
but isn’t this a bit pointless and unfair? basically the supermarkets have taken matters into their own hand to increase the legal drinking age to 21-25 , without any real debate or consultation :rant: – I can’t even get a beer out of most of them as I seem to have stayed (appearance wise) as about 21-23 years old. I wouldn’t complain otherwise but for this daft rule..
Most young drinkers I’ve encountered are friendly if boisterous, those what do cause trouble would do so if sober and its more due to personality disorders than alcohol or other substances…
and yet teenagers still get drink (often purchased for them by tolerant parents) and even the old bill (in Suffolk, I can’t speak for London or other city areas) are saying that there is less of a problem with serious alcohol-related violence committed by teens, its the older people who are the worst for it from their mid 20s to their 60s!
Isn’t it about time society started “assuming good faith” in young people again? I’m not saying anti-social behaviour should go unchallenged but its rarer than people think. Most of the drunk kids here seem to be emos and hipsters (this being the latest fashion) and the worst they do is jaywalking (I’ve scattered a few whilst riding back home, I do slow down for them though)
