King@sh.itjust.works to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoPutin praises child marriages, citing Kadyrov family and North Caucasus traditionsoc-media.orgexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down18
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minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months ago 18 - the generally accepted age of majority It’s 16 in Vietnam, Cuba, and Scotland. There’s been repeated attempts to lower it in the rest of the UK so 16 year olds can vote. 4 US states, 7 Canadian provinces, and New Zealand have an age of majority of 19 or higher.
minus-squarefonix232@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 months agoWow. You managed to name 6 countries from the 197 distinct ones we have - and THREE of those don’t even cover the entire country, just parts of it! That totally shows how 18 is not generally accepted as the age of majority…
It’s 16 in Vietnam, Cuba, and Scotland. There’s been repeated attempts to lower it in the rest of the UK so 16 year olds can vote.
4 US states, 7 Canadian provinces, and New Zealand have an age of majority of 19 or higher.
Wow. You managed to name 6 countries from the 197 distinct ones we have - and THREE of those don’t even cover the entire country, just parts of it!
That totally shows how 18 is not generally accepted as the age of majority…