What does that mean in Denmark? Well, the Danes drink from a very early age. I went to a dinner with a Danish family once in September where they let a two year old sip wine. There are different rumors about the actual legal drinking age, and when I asked my roommate about it, she responded that she really didn't know, since it was generally so ignored. It's in the early teens, she guessed, since that's when she and her friends had started going to clubs.
How bizarre! When I go back to the States in December, it'll be a whole 5 months before I can legally buy a bottle of wine. It's not an interminably long time-- in fact, I kind of relish it in a weird way, since it's the last time the government will care at all about what I do and consider me a kid in any way. It's been a little disturbing to me to watch and hear about close friends turning 21, even though all of them seem to embrace it with characteristic enthusiasm and joie de vivre. I'm less well-adjusted when it comes to the aging process.
In other news, "sveske" is Danish for prune! Therefore, "sveske jus" is PRUNE JUICE. No matter how much the picture on the carton looks like delicious, refreshing grape juice.
at least that jus will keep you regular
ReplyDeleteIn Denmark you have to be 16 years old to legally buy alcohol in shops.
ReplyDeleteBut you have to be 18 years old to legally buy alcohol in bars.
Legal drinking ages in different countries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age#Europe
And there's no legal drinking age in Denmark, only a legal purchase age.
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