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I haven't read every single post in this thread, but given the fact that I am from a country where some provinces have a drinking age of 18 (Quebec forsure, and I believe one other province does too) and the rest of the country is 19, I thought I'd chime in.
I'd be curious to know whether or not there have been comparitive studies between our countries to determine statistical differences between consumption, over consumption, underage drinking and drinking and driving stats in the U.S. and Canada. I think it's absolutely riduclous to go through college and be underage. You're legal to vote, you're legal to enlist and you're in your undergrad, but you can't have a drink? I completely agree that some kids drink cause it's deviant and illegal and therefore more interesting. You don't see a bunch of kids joyriding cars at 15. It's just not a rampant problem. Why? Because the driving age is completely reasonable. But it's completely hypocrital that the drinking age is as high as it is while the age of enlistment is so much lower.
The drinking age in Canada IS 19 and I don't really think we're a corrupt and uncontrollable society! I honestly think the drinking age is more an attempt to regulate what is deemed to be accepatable moral behaviour, rather than an attempt to control crime and deviance.
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