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**autoloanexpert** · 09-21-2012, 10:28 PM

Thats a pretty tough question actually "What's the legal drinking age in Thailand?"

Actually most Farang probably wouldnt know that in their home country. In England it is illegal to give alcohol to an infant under the age of.. wait for it, 5 years of age so in theory you can have a bevvie before even going to school!

I asked a couple of well-informed Thai friends earlier and they too were stumped! May look it up in Thai language on the Thai Law website..

Sure, the legal age to actually purchase alcohol is 18.

As theyve been enforcing this law of late i asked a cop friend of mine just last month to the likes of "Ok, at a restaurant there are a bunch of 17 year old boys drinking but the person fitting the bill is 18, is that illegal? He said he wasn't sure himself! But the owner of the restaurant would be fined anyway he said as its difficult for the underage drinkers to prove that they hadnt given the 18 year-old the money beforehand! Yeah.. darned difficult to prove!

To get into a bar/disco etc.. the law stands at 20.

09-21-2012, 10:28 PM	#5
autoloanexpert Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 526 Senior Member	Thats a pretty tough question actually "What's the legal drinking age in Thailand?" Actually most Farang probably wouldnt know that in their home country. In England it is illegal to give alcohol to an infant under the age of.. wait for it, 5 years of age so in theory you can have a bevvie before even going to school! I asked a couple of well-informed Thai friends earlier and they too were stumped! May look it up in Thai language on the Thai Law website.. Sure, the legal age to actually purchase alcohol is 18. As theyve been enforcing this law of late i asked a cop friend of mine just last month to the likes of "Ok, at a restaurant there are a bunch of 17 year old boys drinking but the person fitting the bill is 18, is that illegal? He said he wasn't sure himself! But the owner of the restaurant would be fined anyway he said as its difficult for the underage drinkers to prove that they hadnt given the 18 year-old the money beforehand! Yeah.. darned difficult to prove! To get into a bar/disco etc.. the law stands at 20.
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