Good post! But, the drinking age, AFAIK, is now 19 in most of Canada - except Quebec, which is still 18.
Eh, figures. Must be some of that American Puritanism rubbing off on ya.
As for drinking with relatives - I am just getting used to drinking with my "little" brother, I can't imagine drinking with a child.
-Matt, who finished a mediocre bottle of Australian Cabernet and some California sparkling wine (grad students can only afford the Chandon, can't go all the way for the Moet)