Drinking Debate: 21 or 18?

I think that it doesn't matter if you raise the drinking age or not, there is always going to be those underage and drinking. And there is also going to be someone willing to buy it for people underage.

I live in Canada, so the drinking age here is 19. Many people come up here from the States to drink before they turn 21, just as many Canadians go to Quebec where the drinking age is still 18, so that they can drink in bars before they turn 19. Personally, I think it's silly that we've decided that a person is responsible enough to drive, gamble, vote, buy XXX material, but they can't drink booze. I would be in favour of lowering the drinking age to 18. The minors who want to drink are going to do it no matter what, so the best we can hope for is to keep them educated and informed, and hope that they will make smart, responsible choices about their drinking. There are many places where the drinking age is even lower or non-existent. I think the major difference in these countries is that drinking is more cultural and a part of family life and celebration, as apposed to a coming of age ritual where people go out and tie one on like it's going out of style.

I'm not really sure. I know they can be 18 to fight for our country but they have to be 21 to drink here in the U.S. I do not think alot of them are mature enough to make wise decisons in a war or drinking.