Most places in the UK only require you to be 18.

If I can join the army at 18 then I should be able to go to a bar as well

Legal age of alcohol consumption and purchase is 18 in the UK.

Actually, almost the entire world has the legal drinking age set at 18 or younger. Nicaragua and South Korea are 19. Iceland, Japan, and Paraguay are 20. Fiji, Pakistan, Palau, Sri Lanka, and the United States are 21. And I believe India is 25.

#132 - Legal age in the UK, where the OP is according to their location, is 18. So he/she is drinking legally.

Actually, since this incident occurred in their own home, assuming OP to actually be in the UK, legally, there is no minimum age. Its not especially relevant, i just thought i'd share :)

I'm sorry, but could you direct me to the piece of legislation that says it's legal to drink if you're under 18 in the UK? No matter where you are, including the privacy of your home, it's still illegal to drink if you're under 18.

Yes, yes i can. Google 'UK legal alcohol in own home' its right there on the government website, clear as day. (i don't think i can post a link) I cant believe you didn't know that! (someone missed out :P) Its also legal for 16+ to have alcohol when they eat out provided they are accompanied by an adult :)

He didn't know he would get salt water pumped down his throat and I'm sure she forced him to drink it. Poor guy.

... Are you an idiot?... Just wondering but... Have you ever heard of salt water?

Salt water induces vomiting, it's why James Bond grabbed a glass and a pot of salt then went into bathroom and put water and salt into the glass after being poisoned in "Casino Royale".

Are you an idiot? I said in response to my previous comment, it did not reply to my previous comment.

Who cares whether she still lives with her parents or not? I'm 23 and still live with mine. It's alot cheaper, easier and you're guaranteed to stay without getting into debt. For me to move into my own place through the council (cheapest option), I would end up MILES away (around 1 and a half hour travel) from my parents and end up in a crappy 1-bed flat in a converted semi-detached house in one of the roughest and most delapidated towns in West Yorkshire where most of the women complain that it's almost possible to get an STD off a toilet seat, and you're scared to go out at night and without a companion. And to rent privately is EXTREMELY expensive. And before you ask, yes I do help pay for the bills etc of the house I live in with my parents (known as board and lodgings).

Hey, douchebag, many 19-year-olds are. Plenty of them also have to pay for college expenses, but judging by your username you probably know nothing about how expensive that shit gets. At the end of the day it's cheaper for most to just help pay bills than go and spend twice as much on a tiny, inconvenient apartment that they could potentially have to share with others, which lends itself to a variety of other issues. Obviously most of them will end up moving out when they gain financial stability - a wise move, really.