Should the drinking age be lowered or stay where it is ?

In which country? The legal drinking age where I live is 18, and it's the same in most of the Western world. If you're talking about the USA then yes, the 21 legal age is a hangover of the puritanical prohibition days. It should be 18 like in all civilised countries.

some states  , countries have LAWS  regulating  the SALE .... and CONSUMPTION  of Alcohol ..... for a reason ... mainly to PROTECT  those who are  not self RESPONSIBLE  or to have good  judgement .... and protect  " DEVELOPING  BRAINS " ...and the GENERAL population . as to the word use of SHOULD  implies OBLIGATION , DUTY

do  PEOPLE in government... have a RESPONSIBILITY  , duty to  enact  LAWS to protect the vulnerable. and general population ... is ALCOHOLISM and the effects of alcohol on populations HEALTH  a reality .... YES ....according to  a 2017  national survey NSDUH 85.6 %  of people aged 18   or  older reported they drank alcohol  69 % in the last year and 54.9 % in the last month

BINGE drinking was reported by 18 or older  by 25.8 %  in the past month  6.3 % report  HEAVY alcohol use  ADULTS ( age 18 +) in 2019  14 MILLION  had a diagnosis  of ALCOHOL USE DISORDER

in the YOUTH GROUP age 12 - 17  414,000 adolescents  were Diagnosed with a  ALCOHOL  USE DISORDER  in 2019

...95,000 PEOPLE in the USA DIE from  alcohol related CAUSES ANNUALLY  the 3rd leading PREVENTABLE  cause of death in the USA

..  one ARGUMENT  is that if you can  Serve in the Military at age 18   that the age to DRINK ALCOHOL should be age 18 .

... the FACTS are  in 2008  of those in the  MILITARY  in the age group of 18-19   was ONLY  1.8 % of that age  group of the USA and military  population     the  specific number was  84,758 males and   and 15,680 females

  in the USA armed forces  were aged  18 - 19 

further data  indicates from the 2010  USA CENSUS  the number  of people  UNDER age 18  was 74.2 MILLION ( 24% of the total population  ) the  younger working  aged population  persons aged 18-44  was 112.8 Million  36.5 %  and  the  older working population age  45-64 made up  81.5 million  / 26,4 %  of the population ..

... other data  is DUI  . rates .. and age DUI  with a Blood alcohol  ..   .08 or higher  were 21-24 year olds     USA ) the highest  percentage  of DRUNK DRIVERS    ( the legal age )  21-24  year olds  @ 27 %  followed by 25- 34  year olds at  26 %  MEN  were more likely involved in a crash with 4 male drunk drivers for ever  one female  according  to  nhtsa.gov.

.the  ECONOMIC BURDEN  in 2010  alcohol MISUSE  cost the USA  249 BILLION dollars   3/4  of alcohol misuse is related to BINGE DRINKING   and  alcohol  contributes to 200  diseases  or injuries related health conditions  LIVER cirrhosis  cancers and dependency

  10 % of  US Children live with a parent  with alcohol problems  in 2012  study

thank you for the question

it should be illeagle under 20

The only thing I would change in regard to the age would be service people in the military that can give their lives for their country should all have the right to drink.

Lower it all you want - - provided you raise the age for driving a motor vehicle to 21 or more.

I think it should drop down to 18.  It used to be 18 in some states, until MADD lobbied to get it raised to 21 nationwide (what underage drinking has to do with drinking and driving is an open question...).

Seems to me that if at 18 you're mature enough to smoke, vote, play the lottery, and serve in the military, surely you're mature enough to have a beer in a pub.  Maybe a graduated drinking age would do (21 for liquor for instance).  I also think we should take steps to encourage schoolkids to exercise responsibility with it.  Making alcohol totally forbidden until 21 just makes it more alluring, and then when exposed to it they don't know how to handle it, or themselves.

There should be none like in Germany. 

In the UK the age that which a person can legally be allowed to drink alcohol, in their own home with their guardian's approval, is 5. The age at which they can buy alcohol for themselves without the consent of any adult is 18.

That seems fine as it is to me.

Lowered to 18. Cigarettes 16 like in Brazil.

@anon is a dumb hypocrite.

in the US for most places only people 21 and up can purchase alcohol. In some states a person can drink as low as 18 years old with their parents. So in a way both higher and lower. I feel like 20 is a good legal age to purchase it and drink it without  their parents.