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It's since they have a low drinking age people are more responsible with alcohol.

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So are they smarter than us and/or more responsible than us for having a low drinking age? If not, how else do you explain it?

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the question is not served in the best way.
the reason is simple: governments/public/teens, everybody accept that teenager becomes an adult at age of 18. at that time he/she should be responsible for all his acts. this include (and is not limited to):
- voting
- gambling
- drinking alcohol (in several countries that is lower; 15 or 16) + when kid caught drunk that is not a crime of course
- driving licence (18 in most countries, somewhere at lower, but only under supervision)
- hunting licence (18)
- joining army (18)
- lethal weapon permits (18)
- going into jail (18)

IMO those rules are good. it's not that our kids are smarter or more responsible than yours, but when we think it's time for them to become fully responsible for their life/acts.

can't imagine the situation when our goverments would raise an alcohol drinking age (or gambling age) to 21, when our kids are joining army (= getting leathal weapons in control or even going into war) at 18 or when they have 7 years of legal sex experiences already. where do you need more responsibility? that would sound funny here.