Does 21 mean anything besides you can legally get drunk?

[Quiet One]

Last week I turned 21. I know this means I can legally drink alcohol, but I have no intention to. Is there anything else I can do only now that I'm 21?

 

[Ochalla]

Legally smoke marijuana in the states of Washington and Colorado, but it's still a federal crime. Insurance rates don't go down until you're 25, so no renting a car til then. In otherwords, it's just another date.

 

[Spammy]

Welcome to the, "I'm 21, so what?" club that I've been a member of for three months now. Like all birthdays, it's just another day. And being another day older doesn't matter unless you're a banana.

 

[Kitti]

You can go gambling at casinos and the like, which can technically be done at 18, but most places restrict to 21 since they freely serve alcohol.

 

[Fluffy]

Everyone pretty much covered what age 21 can do for you... Honestly, it ain't that special. I drank booze and smoked marijuana before the legal age anyway, so turning 21 was less than special. >__> Even then, these things aren't great enough for me to care either. *joins the "I'm 21, so what?" club with Spammy*

Hope you had a good birthday, though! Yay birthdays.

 

[The Fox and The Spider]

21- one more than twenty; twenty plus one more; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-one items or units; - representing the number twenty-one as Arabic numerals.

Nope not according to the dictionary.

 

[Cammeh]

21 wasn't that big for me since I live in a country where i could legally drink at 18. I didn't start drinking until I was 23, anyway.

 

[Davion]

I would say that to also consider something. You may not want to drink, but many of your friends will want to. There's some appeal in going to / being at bars, even if you don't want to drink. For me, at least half of the enjoyment came from being able to go with my friends to a bar, even if I didnt plan on drinking that night.

Expanded/Simplified: You now have access to anywhere that will keep you out because drinking is allowed, not required. E.g.: Clubs, Casinos, etc etc.

 

[Lysander]

You can legally drink alcohol at 18 in Australia. You can drive a car, go to war, and drink only at 18.

 

[The Fox and The Spider]

So many drunk 18 and 19 year olds when we pulled into that port,a dn they were let off ship. Lol

I won't lie your aussie beer wasn't bad, not bad at all. -Brings back memories when they celebrated a friends 21 at australia.-

 

[Quiet One]

Thank you everyone. Your comments were...interesting. I think I'll join that "21 so what?" club though.

 

[Six Million Dollar Man]

It's that lame number between 20 and 22. 20 means you're young, 22 is like, you matured a little, but 21 is just that number that no one wants to talk about besides regarding alcohol.