What's the legal drinking age in your country and what's your opinion on that?

In the Netherlands it's 18. But a few years ago it was 16.
When they changed it many 16 and 17 year olds weren't happy with the new age limit.
I don't really care about it because I don't like to drink alcohol anyway.
What's the legal drinking age in your country and what's your opinion on that?
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