alcohol

HEY!!!

today is going to be a controversial topic that really shouldn't be a controversy...  THE LEGAL DRINKING AGE....   OK so this summer and in the spring from what I have read.  I can drink legally... The only catch is that in Thailand I cannot go clubbing which is fine by me because I do not see the fun in being in a mob of sweaty people who some are there to harm you.  It makes not sense to me why people like that....

Now remember I'm only 18 years old so drinking in the United States is ILLEGAL.

 I am not allowed to drink in private, in public, or anywhere in between I might be missing.  Now since I am female I am not part of the "draft" our military has even though no one worries about a draft because we have not used ours in FOREVER!  but for the 18-20 year old men who live in this country are old enough to be drafted into the military and be killed but cannot sit down in a bar with some friends or at a friends house and enjoy a beer.  Something is wrong with that.  If someone is old enough to die for their country they should have all the rights in the country. INCLUDING consuming alcohol.  OK so yes you will have the occasional 18 year old DUI.... do not tell me you don't have any one over the age of 21 having DUI's  just pick up a newspaper and you will see at least 2 DUI's....  Where I live here in the state of New Jersey an 18 year old cannot even buy a pack of cigarettes.  that's a different story.  But it is what it is.. The United States Government believes that it is safe to have the drinking age at 21 and this little blog isn't going to change that so lets talk about the 90% of the world where you can drink legally at the age of 18...

In Belize and Guatemala the drinking age is only 18 for all types of alcohol.  That means beer, wine, and spirits.  But here is the catch I'm not a huge drinker.  I don't like the taste of most alcohol so why drink it.  So I can fumble around and act like a complete idiot?  That makes no sense to me.  Even now that I am in college I don't drink often.. Partying is not some big huge thing.  So if you are reading this and not in college yet.  You DO NOT have to go to parties every weekend to fit in, you will find your group of friends who will accept you for who you are.  TADAH....



In Thailand I probably wont even drink.. There is too much going on in a different country where who knows if I can trust people over there.  You can't trust people here in the United States.  So I would rather be safe than sorry and have to come home early on my trip because something happened because someone caught me clubbing underage or something happened to me because I was slipped something or because I just got to drunk.  So occasionally a drink or two with my close friends in the privacy of my own home where I am safe than I do not mind but really other than that drinking doesn't do anything for me. 

Thailand is about studying the culture and how people live there and whether or not i want to work there later on in life.  What I learn and experience in Thailand is going to have a major impact on the decisions for the rest of my life and I need to keep that in perspective.  There is plenty of time to drink in my life, but possibly only one chance in order to go to Bangkok and Chaing Mai Thailand.




Belize




Guatemala




Thailand


Until Tomorrow
Danielle : )