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Fifteen years of LWNFifteen years of LWNPosted Jan 24, 2013 13:02 UTC (Thu) by philipstorry (subscriber, #45926)In reply to: Fifteen years of LWN by Seegras Parent article: Fifteen years of LWN
18 in the UK.
But we can give our children alcohol at home from the age of five, as it's assumed that their drinking will be supervised.
Anyway, this is pedantry, and I shall apologise and make up for it with an anecdote...
I suspect my first drink was at around the age of five or six. I don't remember the age precisely, but I do remember the drink - a brandy. My gran gave it to me to try to make me sleepy whilst I was hyperactive.
(All she got was a drunk hyperactive child. At first this was deemed a failure, but it soon became clear that a drunk hyperactive child asks the most delightfully improper questions, and the amusement this provided meant it was actually a success.)
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Fifteen years of LWN Posted Jan 24, 2013 21:27 UTC (Thu) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link] 18 in Spain too. It seems that the drunker the country, the later it lets its children start drinking, to overcompensate.My personal anecdote is far sadder: when I was 7 or 8 I used to sneak to the fridge and get a nice gulp of red table wine. Not enough to get drowsy or tipsy, but just to taste it. And it tasted great! Now I'm more of a beer person, and I have mostly abandoned liquors (thank god, they are awful inventions). Anyway, happy birthday, LWN!
Fifteen years of LWN Posted Jan 31, 2013 18:48 UTC (Thu) by Wol (guest, #4433) [Link]
I was too young to remember my first drink. According to my mum, my parents were drinking sherry and I wanted to try. "He won't like it" said my dad and gave me a sip. I promptly wanted more ...
How old was I? Months, not years!
Cheers,
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