Under 21 = No Fucking Fun

Last night I was trying to plan a fun Friday night in the city for me and my friend. I seached endlessly for clubs, bars/restaurants, and bars/lounges. Obviously I wasn't necessarily expecting that they'd serve me (although it would be cool if they did) but I called the places just to see if I'd be able to get in if I weren't 21. After about 15 calls to 15 different establishments and 15 "nos," I offically realized that being 20 years old sucks!

I know I only have roughly 90 days until I turn the big two-one and that I've been bitching about not being able to get into bars for quite some time now, but I've never been more pissed/frustrated about being under-age as I am now. I just wanted to enjoy Philly's night-life...dance, play some pool, listen to music, meet people, get a nice meal, ect. But no. I pay bills and taxes, I work over 30 hours a week and I'm about to be a senior and college. I'm a fucking adult! But yet, I'm basically being forced to do the same things I did on Friday and Saturday nights when I was 12 years old. Almost all my friends are 21 and older and I still have to act like a teenager, always plotting ways to get around the drinking laws.

By the end of the night, I really began thinking seriously about the drinking age being lowered to 18 years old and not just for selvish reasons. Since turning 18, I can vote, drive, buy ciggeretts, play the lottery, own a gun, go overseas to fight for this country, get married, abort a child, own credit cards, and serve in a jury but I still can't get a God damn beer! Oh, and why make gambling legal at 18 if I can't step foot in a fucking casino? I know underage drinking often has dangerous consequences but would chaos really break out if 18 year olds could suddenly drink? Not really. According to the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependency, about 110,000 people die each year in the U.S due to alcohol-related cause while about 365,000 die each year from tobacco-related causes.

Just some food for thought.