> It's legal for someone under 21 to drink alcohol, but only in beverages/food with very small quantities. For instance, you could buy non-alcoholic beer, even though it has from around 0.1 to 0.73 percent alcohol.

Really? Where did you find this? I'm not challenging you, but now I'm curious.

> In contrast, in private residence you can drink whatever your parents give you.

This too.

> The only consequence is that if you drink to the point of hospitalization, or leave the house and get into an accident, [your] parents can be charged with neglect or something along those lines.

To be technical, they'd probably be charged with child endangerment and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, though I haven't verified that, either.

Ell"always curious, it seems"myruh