lol, ive been drinking since i was 13 or 14... i was legal (16) for a few months until wee moved to Hong Kong where you have to be 18, but i drink every week anyway...

the younger you are when u learn ur limits, the better. cause when ur 25 and u get drunk like an idiot you can do much more stupid stuff (like lose your job, whatever) when ur 15 and you get drunk and do stupid stuff it doesn't really matter the worse think that can happen is being suspended from school for a few days (so whot).

o and another thing. drinking is not like smoking at all. some nerds say its the same cause ppl do it to be cool and stuff, but that's bullchocolate. smoking is disgusting, and it kills. even when you only smoke a little bit. booze however, is delicious, and if you just know ur limits its not gonna kill you an ur not gna get addicted either. also, ur not bothering anyone if you sit next to them drinking beer, unlike smoking.

alcohol isn't bad for you as long as you get to know when to stop drinking and that brings me to another reason to drink for this guy:

if you never drink, you know at one point in ur life you WILL be persuaded to drink, and ull probably drink a lot. which can kill you. start drinking slowly, get ur body used to the alcohol instead of suddenly drinking too much the first time, that's where all the storys about alcohol poisoning come from.

and don't drink and drive. if ur not used to alcohol cause u never drink, you won't have the ability to dicide when youve had too much to drive.. and stuff,

in holland the laws are so strict for teens, if ur 16 you can only have 0.2 (or 0.02?) promille of alcohol in ur blood, which basicly means you can have half a beer and an hour later you can drive (well you can't drive till ur 18, only scooters). in my experience, half a beer does nothing at all. 2 beers do nothing at all, unless you gulp them down in a few seconds, ive had this nigiht where there were 2 parties in a row with unlimited beer and stuff and i did nothing but drink, i had at least 15 glasses and i threw up but hey, now i know when i throw up. i remember acting like a total idiot but i'd rather know now when to stop then act like an idiot when i don't expect it. also, acting like an idiot (and not begin able to help it) can be fun as hell especially since all mobile phones have cameras in them nowadays :P

by the way the time when i was so drunk i threw up, i didnt have a hangover. ive never had a hangover .. which is probly cause im used to it now.