Why is it that the legal drinking age is lower in many countries throughout the world?
The drinking age is defined by each society and culture. Here in the US, we have organizations such as MADD, that petition the government for tighter restrictions on alcohol, which includes limits on drinking age. We have many organizations that lobby Congress daily for changes in every aspect of our lives, from restrictions on alcohol, smoking, and drugs, to how the elderly are treated. In other countries there isn’t the same governmental structure that allows this freedom of access to government officials. Many organizations that find easy access in the US, find a more difficult process in other countries. I imagine there are people with the same desire for restrictions in these other countries, but they do not have the same opportunities that we have in the US. So it comes down to one key difference, and that is governmental access.
