It really should depend on the person. Not everyone should be considered an adult at 18/21, and not everyone should be considered a minor at 17. Since maturity does not matter with age.

Nice concept, pity it is unmanageable.

I agree that Eddo will never become an adult.

Cant really think of anything I was doing at 18 that I wasnt doing at 15..

 

It's probably more about boring things like paying bills than trips to the pub and stripclubs.

I imagine 18 is chosen because, for the most part, it's when the right of passage of school graduation occurs and whatnot.

 

 

Aside from that...who cares?

The poll is dumb so I won't take part in it, but as to the topic title, 21 has always been the age you're officially an adult - at least where I'm from. Society might have the right to jail you for the maximum amount of time possible, but you're still a kid at 18.

Eddo:

 

Spambot?

 

or the greatest Spambot?

He's a real person doing research for the US Government.

He's a real person doing research for the US Government.

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United States Government intelligence.

Isn't that an oxymoron? "

It certainly is, like the CIA.

^Irony.

The poll is dumb so I won't take part in it, but as to the topic title, 21 has always been the age you're officially an adult - at least where I'm from. Society might have the right to jail you for the maximum amount of time possible, but you're still a kid at 18.

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Where are you from?

 

In Canada it's 18 all around for voting, and for most provinces for drinking. Some I believe have 19 for a drinking age. In the U.S. 18 is the age when you are allowed to vote (which is one corner stone for measuring when someone is an adult....others use drinking age).

 

In the Dominican Republic, the drinking age is 15, and the driving age is 17, and 18 for voting (though if you're married, I hear it's 12.....ooo, how about that, I learned something on vacation!).

For a normal person, I'd say late teens. In Eddo's case, never.

 

I would however just like to take the opportunity to say that the drinking age in this country (US) is absolute crap. It's the highest in the world at 21. At 18 we're apparently old enough to vote, old enough to serve in the military (and perhaps die), and yet we still aren't old enough to drink.

It's idiotic to be able to die for your country but you can't drink.

Tell that to the feds.

They don't care, they can drink at their victory celebrations.

For a normal person, I'd say late teens.  In Eddo's case, never. 

 

I would however just like to take the opportunity to say that the drinking age in this country (US) is absolute crap.  It's the highest in the world at 21.  At 18 we're apparently old enough to vote, old enough to serve in the military (and perhaps die), and yet we still aren't old enough to drink.

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That's so the youngsters can die for their country, but not accidentally in a road accident from being under the influence ...

That happens after age 21 too. Frequently.

That's so the youngsters can die for their country, but not accidentally in a road accident from being under the influence ...

 

Not much to die for in that case.

This is indeed a stupid topic.

Aside from that...who cares?

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I'm wondering.

I was going to make so stupid drinking-related joke, but realised how stupid this topic is.

 

Now...let's move on.

This is a stupid topic, because 'growing up' is a stupid concept.

 

Just because you can deal with the world doesn't mean you're grown up. I'm eighteen and I'm immature as dingo, and so are most people I know. Heck, my dad is worse than I am.