Interesting. I'm in Australia now and people here actually do respect the law when it comes to drinking. If you are under 18, it's unlikely you will be able to buy alcohol or get into a nightclub etc. It would be shocking to hear someone got pissed drunk at 15, whereas where I come from that isn't the case.

From OPs post I presumed US would be more like Australia in that regard, but, I take your word

[–] oldmate@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That might be more to do with your social circles. There was a shit ton of teenage drinking happening when I was in high-school.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Might be a thing of social circles. For middle working class in NSW, personally, I've found it's not the norm in my circles and I might say it's also not the norm for even wealthier people- but I don't rub shoulders with these crowds a lot. I'm sure it happens though.

My experience elsewhere was that underage drinking was actually the norm across any backgrounds.

[–] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

With the exception of fake IDs, I don't know if anyone getting into nightclubs or most bars. Occasionally there'll be a shitty gas station that'll sell kids beer, but they get shut down pretty quick. It's mainly kids getting drunk with other kids in garages, at house parties, in the woods, et cetera, because one of them has an older brother, or is dating an older person or something.