Interesting that in the USA an individual state could lower the age and accept an 8% cut in highway funding from federal government. You’d think that at least some of the shortfall could be made back by an increased tax take on alcohol sales that would surely go up along with related ‘booze tourism’ that would no doubt spring up. There must be a reason nobody’s tried it.
In Japan’s konbini (the ubiquitous convenience stores) there is sometimes an option to confirm that you are of age that pops up on the till screen. It seems to on a trust basis with us foreigners but whether that same trust is extended to locals I don’t know.
I wonder how often 16 year olds here end up having a drink with a meal. It certainly worked for this lot: