dany
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In two years you can drink in France.
*danny* |
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StingRay
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You must know full well that You can't. |
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kaysayswhat
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They could drink, but can't buy alcohol |
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Millie
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Only kaysaywhat gave the correct answer. There is no drinking age in France, the law only prohibits the sale of alcohol to people under 16 (beer, wine) or 18 (distilled alcohol).
Do not pay attention to the wikipedia article with the chart of all countries. It is badly translated. If you go to the French version and click on the reference note leading to the law, it says something very different. Anyone under 15 can be in a bar as long as they are with an adult ( = someone at least 18). It is illegal to sell them alcohol but there is nothing preventing the adult from letting the minor have a sip of their alcoholic drink.
But at that age, tastebuds have not matured to enjoy the flavor of alcoholic drinks so I don't know why anyone would do something harmful to their health if they don't even get any pleasure out of it. American teenagers are fascinated by alcohol because it is forbidden. I taught middle and high school in France for 10 years and never knew a French teenager that showed any interest for alcohol or found it cool (whereas my American students always talked about 'booze'). If only American parents could do what is done in so many other countries: let your child have a sip of their wine when they ask for it to satisfy their curiosity. They'll find it so bitter and disgusting that they won't ask for it again for the next 15 years! |
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questioner
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I lived in France for a summer when I was 14. I was astonished going into a liquor store with my French host-brother (also 14) and his 13 year-old cousin and walking out with a bottle of whiskey and a whole lot of beer!
Living in Paris for a year when I was 20 - although I looked like I was still 14 - I was never carded anywhere I went. You can literally buy a bottle of wine, uncork it, and drink it walking out onto the street. I would suggest uncorking at a local park, however (especially in the summer).
On the more civilized side, I once walked into a bar at lunch time for a glass of wine and the bar tender would not let me drink without a little something to eat. He gave me a delicious appetizer, free of charge! I have to say, the French really are great! |
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Rillifane
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There is NO minimum legal age for drinking in France.
There is a legal minimum agre of 16 to PURCHASE beer or wine and 18 for distilled alcoholic beverages.
An unaccompanied minor may not be in a bar but may enter with their parent or legal guardian. |
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faerie pages
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nooo |
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Little Miss Sweet As !
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If you go to McDonalds, you can buy beer...with your Happy meal. |
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Constance B
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The legal drinking age in France is 16 with exceptions ( most likley as in many contries, the 16 year age permission is for beer and wine only, and hard liquor is probably higher. |
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elliott
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No. |
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Maison_bleue
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as said before there is NO minimum legal age for drinking in France and I swear that I had a wine tasting class in 4th grade. |
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the-coach
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no if you is 16 you can drink beer only it. |
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m1r31n1
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If you mean if that is legal, the answer is No. |
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Happy Penguin
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Drink alcohol?
You can not legally buy alcohol.
Can you drink it at home? I think so, yes, although you really should think long and hard about age and alcohol...
nah, my bad. 16.... 18 to drink in a bar. |
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javber26
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France : 16 years old; for drinking strong liquor on premises: 18 years. It is not customary to request identification, unless the person is manifestly of inappropriate age. It is, however, a crime to sell alcohol to a minor under 16. It is illegal for someone under the age of 16 to be at a bar without an adult, even if drinking a non-alcoholic drink.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age |
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BWANA
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I sure hope not. What in the world is so fascinating about putting something in your system that ultimately makes you lose control and not even remember what you did? Enjoy the beauty and wonder of France without contaminating your mind. See the Leuvre, experience the catacombs, taste the food, and laugh with the great people. Have fun and enjoy your youth. Drinking can wait for adulthood, which comes all too soon enough. |
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n_icoles ?BMSD Stilettos?
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J'aime la vie et la poursuite de la culture et de l'amour |
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