No wonder why the rest of their adulthood life is in moderation. Unlike us Americans, the rest of the world experiences all their crazy phases in life before the age of 17, so as to not inflict any addictions that will later result in the kid pictured here to attend 15 sessions of AA, and be seen swerving off Constituition Avenue in broad daylight in D.C.!!

but they are sooooo much more mature about drinking than americans

"The money's gone, the brain is shot. But the liquor, we still got." - Brian Brown as Doug from that silly 1988 movie "Cocktail". I give the kid points, though, for style with respect to the chug-a-lug approach to the wine...

I'm off to the races, so make certain the last person out shuts off the lights!

"May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand." -- An Irish Blessing (naturally!)