I think that it's actually illegal to allow a child under a certain age to consume alcohol, but above that age they can drink however much they want, though whoever looks after them should probably stop them. Meanwhile, I think that you have to be 18 to get an alcoholic drink in a pub, and 21 to buy it at a supermarket.
I think in the US is actually illegal to drink if you're underage, with, or without the approval of your parents. Not sure about it though 
Anyway, in Greece, a 12 year old kid can go to a bar or a club, and drink strong alcohol. No place that sells alcohol will refuse to give a teenager an alcoholic beverage (Or they can refuse to give them alcohol, but they wont survive very long if they do).
And of course nobody is gonna give alcohol to a small child, thats ridiculous (but still not illegal though. No law exists for that). The only law we have here about consumption of alcohol, is the usual "dont drink and drive" sort of thing (you know, I dont need to explain more about that).
many people in Britain tend to do once they're 18, which is get drunk, then go out and drink even more at pubs or clubs or whatever.
And that is the best way for young girls to get violated, and then wake up in the morning not knowing a thing. Go go rapists and pedophiles - /sarcasm 
I personally consider it to make sense that there's a minimum drinking age. It's a method to try to control who does and does not have access to alcoholic beverages, which can cause problems.
Here's the thing: If a teenager wants to drink alcohol, they WILL do so, being illegal or not.
They only thing they manage with that sort of law, is saying: "Hey all of you teens, drinking alcohol is illegal at your age, so getting drunk is totally crazy!"
And because most teens at the age of 16-17 usually wanna do crazy stuff, because "its fun", getting drunk suddenly becomes all the more tempting and exciting for them.
The biggest thing with drinking problems isn't so much a 'I have a beer/glass of wine/x alcoholic beverage every so often', it's with the 'I get drunk every day'. Because getting drunk is a problem. Mostly because drunk people do really stupid stuff. And drunk drivers are a hazard.
True.
Me personally, I've had a slight taste of vodka and of wine. I found the vodka to have a slightly bitter flavor, and that it burned quite a bit, but was actually rather enjoyable IMO.
Wine, OTOH, tasted bitter and had a very unpleasant aftertaste. Not cool.
Vodka>Wine.
You dont like Whiskey? 
J/K
But seriously now, for me all alcoholic beverages suck, except for Gordon's Space - that thing which is like a beer, but tastes more like lemonade, and I like lemonade - (dont really know how its called though. It might be considered a beer, I dunno).
Vodka sucks, just as everything else. But there are a few times, where I've actually found certain wines to be really good. Sometimes the wine's flavor is so good, that sort of overlaps the alcohol, also leaving you a sweet grappy taste 
Just gotta know which wine to purchase, there are a lot of differences between one brand to another. Hmm, I think I could drink good quality red wine, if offered to me by a friend or relative. But anything else with alcohol? Nah 
Lastly, there are 0 alcohol wines, that taste really good. But I know what you're gonna say: "Grape juice". No I dont mean grape juice, but actual wine with 0% alcohol, being exactly like regular wine, but excluding the strong taste of alcohol. I have to say I quite like that, although its kinda hard to find.
To tell truth, having a beer/glass of wine with a meal is probably the best way to drink alcoholic beverages. It can improve the flavor of the food, and the beverage, and it also has a nice side-effect of helping to aid digestion of the alcohol so you don't have uber-high blood-alcohol content.
It doesnt matter, cause Coca-Cola >>>>>>>>>>all drinks 
But yeah, thats a good point there Whiskey. Best way to consume alcohol it is 
!I say we should get rid of all of them, and start over with one basic law:
You do something to force your will on another person, you're out.
Amend as needed, restart every 50 years.
Thats the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
1. It is controversial, as "forcing your will" doesnt quite say much, does it? People might interpret it in different ways. Thats because language is subject to interpretation. And that is why we have MANY different and more specific laws. To cover (but not really effectively) this weakness. That prevents most people to bend these laws, so in most cases they can only break them /Lesson for 8 year old kids over
2. I already see one million ways for a half-decent lawyer to totally destroy and step on that law while at court. Do I really need to explain?
3. One person claims that what they did was not forcing their will on anyone, while another might claim that what happened was against their will. One says it was consensual, another says it wasnt. Who is right? To determine that, you need more specific parts of that law. And that is how you create more and more laws. Otherwise, whoever is smarter is right, the other one goes to jail. Fair? I dont think so.
"You do something to force your will on another person, you're out." = Immediate chaos and anarchy.
Now Twilight, can we go back to the real world, and stop reading fairy tales please? Thank you
