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There is no legal drinking age and the culture around alcohol is extremely relaxed. It is normal to start drinking after confirmation, around the age of 12 or 13.
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One can officially buy alcohol in shops at the age of 16, however this is not enforced and minors generally do not have a problem buying alcohol.
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To buy alcohol at a bar, you should be 18, but adults can easily buy you a drink with no consequence since there is no drinking age. If a bar is proven to have sold a minor an alcoholic beverage, then can be fined.
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The attitude around smoking has changed drastically in the past couple years; it used to be quite common but now it is very rare to smoke in public, especially since the recently adopted law bans smoking in all public places.
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Penalties for possession, use, or trafficking in illegal drugs in are severe, and convicted offenders can expect long jail sentences and heavy fines.
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