Not just there.  In 1999 we went to Montreal to visit friends and went out
to dinner.  The waitress served everyone wine, including my 13-year-old,
because in Quebec children often get a bit of wine at family dinners and
Jeffrey was going out with his family.

Carleton


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Subject: [USMA:28958] Re: American and European differences


What on earth is an unlimited limit?

...

As for age limits on alcohol, they do have them, although they vary. Britain
sensibly takes the position that, if you're old enough to vote and old
enough to serve in the military, you're old enough to make your own
decisions about drinking -- hence the drinking age of 18. It's normal,
although not universal, in most European countries to serve children a
modest amount of wine at the dinner table.

...

Bill Potts, CMS
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