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=Parents' influence on their children =

media type="custom" key="9110688" align="right" Pubs are a big part of Britain’s culture, and since there are so many of them, they’re available for almost everyone. In Britain, it’s not unusual that parents go out on pubs and come home, later on the evening, under the influence of alcohol. [1] Parents are supposed to be role models for their children, and only four out of ten British parents surveyed they have taught their children about alcohol and the risks of start drinking in a young age. [2]

With parents hanging out on pubs several times a week, living in a country known for its pub culture, cheap alcohol and rules that allow parents to give alcohol to children from they’re five years old, I don’t think it’s strange teenagers in Britain start drinking in an early age. In Norway, they have campaigns against underage drinking and try to activate the children so they take distance from alcohol. Alcohol is more expensive in Norway than in Britain, and the age limit is 18 years, not 16 years like in Britain. [3] The prescribed blood-alcohol limit for driving in Norway is 20 mg alcohol in 100 ml blood, compared to Britain’s 80 mg alcohol in 100 ml blood.[4] Norway is, quite simply, more strict when it comes to teenagers and alcohol.

I think the Brits don’t do enough to keep teenagers away from alcohol. And for me, it seems that Britain arrange teenagers to drink, more than they try to make them stay ahead of it.



**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Contents: **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">- British drinking culture
====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">- Teenagers' relationship to alcohol ==== ====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">- Parents' influence on their children ====

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Sources:**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> [1] [], ﻿14.04.2011 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> [2] [], ﻿15.04.2011 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> [3] [], 15.04.2011 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> [4] [], ﻿14.04.2011