Way to Russia Community and Forum

FrankChickens · Just Starting Joined: 22 Dec 2005 Posts: 9

I guess we non-Russians normally see Russians as heavy drinkers, due to their links with Vodka etc, perhaps not a fair assumption to make seeing as im a Scot and i sure dont drink whisky non stop

what i was mainly wondering is what is the age for drinking is Russia, and how strongly is it enforced.
Dont get me wrong, i dont have any intentions of ruining my experience by drinking to excesses and remembering nothing etc, just if the four of us were to celebrate our journey with quiet pints on the train, or in laid-back Russian bars, would we be ok?
By the way 3 of us will be 18 by the time we are in Russia, but one will be 17.
Will we be ok for one of the 3 of us to buy drinks for the under 18, as long as he keeps himself in control, we wont be asked for id for him as well??
If possible could any please answer this exact question for Mongolia, China and Hong Kong as well, though from their own experiences, as i know this is really a Russian-dedicated website

MrSpice · Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431

I believe the drinking age is 18. It's not as strongly enforced as in Europe or the US. Nothing is strongly enforced ni Russia except immigration rules and borders Smile

mediashark · Moderator Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 1599

I think the under-18 law applies only to hard liquor like vodka.

Beer is okay. I saw a bunch of kids trying to buy a basketful of beer and vodka at the supermarket. The clerk only paused at the vodka, asked to see ID, they were under 18s so, they couldn't buy the vodka. But they were able to buy the beer.

Way to Russia Community and Forum

Way to Russia warm-up: place both your hands in front of you and then count one word for each finger, starting from the left thumb: "Conversation Is a Way of Finding Out What You Think".

Latest forum activity (view all)

mediashark

Daria

cyndy22

Most recent activity (view all)

Latest Blog Posts

Way to Russia on Facebook

Escape Beyond the Arctic Circle

Pics from Russia

	Way to Russia Talk Lounge Forum Index -> Travel Advice (Practicalities)	All times are GMT + 3 Hours
Page 1 of 1