[GIF] When you turn 18, but remember you're not legally an adult yet
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Posted Feb 3, 2016, 3:47 AM UTC
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Here in Australia we basically become full adults at 18; Drinking, smoking, gambling, voting, etc. I feel bad for you guys in America. On the bright side, at least you don't have to wait until 21 to become an adult. Except for drinking of course, that sucks.
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18 is the norm here, besides drinking
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Fair enough. Is Nebraska the only state that you have to wait until 19 to be considered an adult? Although only a small part of it, I still couldn't imagine having to be 21 to drink. Having to risk using a fake ID just to go to a bar or club sounds annoying as fuck.
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I'm not sure, but I have never heard of that law before, so I am assuming maybe a few more states max have the same law. For drinking, nearly everyone drinks before they're 21, just not in bars/clubs.
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That's interesting. Pretty much every state here is the same, and as far as I know there aren't any major differences in the law between areas. As for drinking, most people 18+ tend to start gravitating more towards clubs and bars as they get older. People still throw parties, obviously, but we don't have to worry about getting busted for underage drinking.
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I think Nebraska is the ONLY state where you become an adult at 19. I don't care too much about the drinking age though. I'm not all that interested in drinking or smoking.
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Delaware, Nebraska and Wyoming-19
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I guess that's alright then, not too big of a deal if you're not into it. Except for your parents having to sign your forms of course, that just sounds painful.
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I turn 18 today and get to sign up for the draft and become responsible with my life... but in the "wonderful" state of Nebraska you don't legally become an adult until 19. That means my parents still have to sign any school forms, college forms, waivers, everything. Y'all don't know the pain.
Well, happy birthday to you!
Shame that you can't do all the fancy stuff we europeans get to do when we're 18
Yeah, it sucks. At least we can drive at 16. Though I would rather have a good public transit system.
Yeah, most americans can... but not OP... I'd never even heard of laws like that...
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But isnt being a kid better than being an adult?
Yeah, but I still have all the responsibilities of an adult without the privileges. I can go off to WAR but my parents still have to sign my legal documents.
One could say 17 year olds can join the military, but can't buy a pack of cigarettes...
Same in Alabama :/