Official adult age should be at 18 instead of 21

Texcoco II SG · 2006-09-21T12:25:08+00:00

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Texcoco II SG

Children (ie 18 to 21) act, work, play, behave, talk and think like young adults today. By 18 yrs, they are studying and practising concepts and subjects that adults usually are familiar with. Furthermore, 18 years old "children" or "boys" are drafted into National Service and perform adult tasks (like shooting a weapon and taking chargeable responsibilities). and oh yes..they are sexually mature, capable of giving birth...eG StandardChart Easisave bank account cannot accept depositers under 21. All those under 21 must go for "Children" account. I wanted to sigh up buy it's sounds wierd for a 19 years old guy to sigh up "Children" account... Rolling Eyes

Anyway it's pretty pointless to call 18,19 or 20 years old as "children"?

Texcoco II SG

Oops Embarassed post in wrong forum...can mod please close this thread?

FireIce SG

there is a category called teens

Ito_^ SG

18 is call "young adult". final test run before becoming full adult.

and there are adults dat behave no better den kids.

browniebaobao SG

some ple 21 yrs old also v childish lor.

so dun say 18 yrs old can be called adults.

NT2 SG

childish is a kind of mentality, nothing to do with age

anhydrouscoppersulphate SG

some adults act like kids and vice versa. lots of real life examples here in our very own sgforums

#$%^&* SG

I think it serves some practical purpose.

For instance, 18 is just finishing High School.

21 is finishing University, or for countries with compulsory military draft, finishing military service.

So I believe that's why.....serves some practical purpose to set the cutoff around that age. Some countries choose 18, or 21. Could be lower also.

But there is really no need to lower it to 18 or not....is there?

ChairmanJay SG

is e age for taking e driving license practical still 18?

aRcTiC_sTaR SG

Yes

Xtrider SG

Actually quite true man...this topic has been around for ages aldy...caz it complusory for guys to go ns at 18...so our army consists of teenagers and therefore a teen army?! Shocked moreover its quite absurb tt we can be trusted with GPMGs and HE grenades at 18 but not nude shows..................................................................k la k la...its called porn also........

kecang_puteh SG

If it were left to me, the official age of adulthood would be moved to 16. 14 can drink and smoke already. The age for legal sexual consent will be moved to 10

mystiv SG

your sig describes it all Laughing

skid SG

18 is the legal age of adulthood here (USA) for everything except drinking….that’s 21…..the individual states used to set the minum drinking age as they saw fit until The National Minumum Drinking Age Act of 1984.

Seth35 SG

some ple 21 yrs old also v childish lor.

so dun say 18 yrs old can be called adults.

I agree with Bao Bao... from the looks of my classmates....I agree...

Not saying i am matured thinking tho...But i think they are way off...

Urroh SG

What Craps.. Laughing

red_amoeba SG

it is really odd in Singapore.

you cannot vote until 21 but you can hold and shoot a rifle at 18 ? You are drafted for NS at 18, they treat you like a man at 18 but alas, you are barred from watching R(A) movies and worse you are barred from Velvet & some discos !!!

Whats the edge ? You are deemed matured to kill and defend the nation yet you are deemed inmature to go disco ...

UNFAIR....

Bontakun SG

Defending the country is not da same as handling polling power. 1 is mandatory for the defense of the nation, the other is more of a choice for governance.

duotiga83 SG

woman more mature than man Twisted Evil Mr. Green

foxtrout8 SG

it make no sense when 18 year old police nsmen are given the trust to bear live arms and other controlled items in public yet not legally deem mature enough to participate in election or to watch certain films.