Sweetie pie. It's not a facination with illegal drinking. It's a facination with drinking, period. Some countires chose to restrict the age limit on drinking (due to a puritanical mindset) while others are more liberal. The US is still horribly Puritan in that regard.

But seriously, there are worse laws to break. Like, say, oh, robbing a bank. Or going out and shooting someone.

Because if "underage drinking" is wrong, then I sure as hell don't want to be right.