Alcohol and Drinking Age in different countries and states Brief Comparison of Drinking age in different states

Alcohol and Drinking Age in different countries and
states Brief Comparison of Drinking age in different states

1-
Gujarat and Mizoram and drinking age
Gujarat and Mizoram both have prohibited legally it is not allowed to drink alcohol in both states. Alcohol is easily available in both states. Just have to pay more.



2- Maharashtra State and drinking age
Beer – Age 21
Minimum drinking age in the state is now 25 years for consumption of rum, whisky, vodka and country-made liquor.

3- Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu and drinking age
In Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu you can buy and drink alcohol at the age of 21.

4- Kerala, Goa, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh and drinking age
Kerala, Goa, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh one can start drinking alcohol at the age of 18

4. - china and Singapore and drinking age
In both china and Singapore one can start drinking alcohol at the age of 18

5- Japan –
In Japan minimum age to drink is 20 Years.

6-South Korea
In South Korea minimum age to drink alcohol is 19 Years.

7- Pakistan –
Only Non Muslims can drink after the age of 21.
In Islamic nations drinking is normally banned.

8-Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Venezuela, Australia, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, France, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia fix legal drinking age at 18.

9-In Austria, Belgium, Germany – legal age to drink 18

10-the Netherlands, and Switzerland, a purchaser of beer or wine must be 16 years of age, and 18 years for spirits.

11-In Italy and Portugal, 16 year olds can buy and drink or work in a place selling alcohol.

12-In the Scandinavian countries the legal drinking age is 18 years.
In Denmark, the legal age for buying alcoholic beverages containing 1.2 -16.5 per cent alcohol is 16 years in shops and 18 years in bars and restaurants

13-n the United Kingdom, the minimum age to purchase alcohol is 18 years in a bar and in private; the minimum age to consume alcohol is 5 years.

14- United states – Legal age to drink is 21 years as per National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984

Ban is not solution and one can vote at the age of 18 then should be allowed to drink at the age of 18.

Important is teaching the people benefits of not drinking and benefits of controlled drinking.

Ban the alcohol gives chance to do corruption to government officers.

Increase in age also gives chance and it increases the corruption done by the alcohol shop owners and government officers.

Government should never give subsidy to alcohol or wine making factories.

After all we got one life and one should have full right on his life

Reality views by sm –
Thursday, June 02, 2011

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