Was the 18 YO Drinking Age the Most Damaging?

[33girl]

I don't think it's that binge drinking is "cool" - I think it's more that people get used to the ritual of guzzling down enough to get them drunk before they go someplace that's dry. That is how they learn to drink - as opposed to learning to drink wine w/ meals etc.

Our fraternities were far from rich and so they didn't get the 50 kegs or whatever for a party. There would be plenty of times when we'd be bitching about only getting one beer because the party kicked so quickly.

3.2 beer at 18, regular beer & wine at 19, liquor at 21. Yes it'll probably be a giant clusterf*&k for a couple years, but the prohibition that young adults are subject to now is no more effective than the 18th Amendment was.