Im pretty sure Ive read stuff that proves that Europe’s attitudes about alcohol and young people actually lead to LESS alcoholism and binge drinking among the youth. Surprise surprise.

puritan detected :soypoint-2:

It’s 18 in most places.

Also it’s not like the law ever stopped teens from getting hammered.

You’re approaching this from a very US centric perspective. The age of consent is pretty low in most EU countries, it doesn’t mean old creeps fucking 16-19 yo girls is at all acceptable.