When did teenagers openly drinking alcohol in public become frowned upon?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Hahaha! High rates of alcohol abuse in many European countries. Was there last week and witnessed university students binge drinking in 2 countries. Like lying down in the street drunk. What they do much better than us is enforce drunk driving laws.

NP. No, binge drinking in most European countries is really looked down upon. Don't go there and get American frat boy drunk, just don't.

BTW, our national 21 law was in the early 1980's, 1982, I think. It was done through a highway trust fund hook. Louisiana and (I think) Alaska rejected it, at the end of a huge oil and gas boom. When those markets collapsed, they got on board and took the federal highway money, ending a teenager's right to a drink.

NP here. Well, I've certainly seen young adult Europeans get VERY drunk. In Europe.

[Anonymous]

Maybe all the young teens dying in car accidents. Many after a night of drinking.

[Anonymous]

Teenagers are not as cool anymore as they used to be.

[Anonymous]

I was watching this movie the other night too! Alright alright alright

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Americans are so prudish about such things.

In Europe, more enlightened viewpoints prevail; there are no problems with teens responsibly enjoying beer/wine in moderation.

Poppycock. There is alcoholism in Europe and it is a problem.

In Spain, teen drinking in public is a big problem.

http://www.ias.org.uk/What-we-do/Publication-archive/The-Globe/Issue-2-2002/Spain-moves-on-youth-binge-drinking.aspx

This is interesting. So much has changed in Spain over the years, some for good, some for bad. I was a teenager living in Spain a long, long time ago, and it was normal for us to be served alcohol in cafes, bars, and restaurants. You had to be moderate and act civilized. Sure, there was singing and clapping and laughing, but it wasn't socially acceptable to get really drunk/out of control in public.

[Anonymous]

Best movie

[Anonymous]

Umm.. it is not acceptable for someone to be drinking in public when they are clearly underage, and they are breaking the law? Isn't that the obvious answer? Openly breaking any enforced law in public is generally frowned upon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was watching this movie the other night too! Alright alright alright

I've been thinkin' about gettin' back in school, though, man....Yeah, man, that's where all the girls are right? But I'd just as soon keep workin', though, keep a little change in my pocket. Better than listenin' to some dipshit, doesn't know what the hell he's talkin' about, anyway!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was 1989 when all states assumed the "over 21" rule.
I was 19 and up til then that had been the NY legal age.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Minimum_Drinking_Age_Act

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Americans are so prudish about such things.

In Europe, more enlightened viewpoints prevail; there are no problems with teens responsibly enjoying beer/wine in moderation.

You are naive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Americans are so prudish about such things.

In Europe, more enlightened viewpoints prevail; there are no problems with teens responsibly enjoying beer/wine in moderation.

Poppycock. There is alcoholism in Europe and it is a problem.

In Spain, teen drinking in public is a big problem.

http://www.ias.org.uk/What-we-do/Publication-archive/The-Globe/Issue-2-2002/Spain-moves-on-youth-binge-drinking.aspx

This is interesting. So much has changed in Spain over the years, some for good, some for bad. I was a teenager living in Spain a long, long time ago, and it was normal for us to be served alcohol in cafes, bars, and restaurants. You had to be moderate and act civilized. Sure, there was singing and clapping and laughing, but it wasn't socially acceptable to get really drunk/out of control in public.

+1

Same here, I lived in Spain as a 20-something in the 80s.

Still, alcoholism rates have been consistently high in Spain for decades, according to the WHO.