• bizarroland@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Why would we assume that you have to be 21 years old or the equivalent to drink alcohol in a medieval fantasy world?

    There are still many parts of the modern world that allow 16 year olds to drink.

    And even in the medieval time period of Europe, pretty much everyone would drink alcohol because it was cleaner than water, although younger people would tend to drink “small beers” that had very light alcohol.

    My assumption would be that in this time frame, if the bartender judged you competent and capable of drinking, they would sell you alcohol.

    If they didn’t, they wouldn’t, and the only consequence would be that you’re on your own in dealing with the effects of alcohol on you.

    • Enerhpozyks@eldritch.cafe
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      18 hours ago

      Don’t need to go in medieval time. By my parents time, adults gave “colored water” to help keep children calm at school. And the “colored” part is wine.

      Also, 21 for adulthood is very american, it’s lower in most part of the world. And idk for the rest of the world, but it was also even younger in medieval europe than in modern europe as there was no concept of “teenager” for common folks.