Q - What's the age of majority in the Isle of Man ? 14, 16, 18 or 21? Read on ....
At 18 we are regarded as being on the threshold of adulthood and is the voting age in many countries - USA, UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, in fact almost all European and Western countries. It is the 'age of majority' that also means we can serve on a jury, open our own bank account, buy alcohol and 'officially' view movies rated 18+. But despite being able to vote at 18 it doesn't automatically follow that one can stand for election - that can be 21 in many countries.
Not all countries have 18 as the 'age of majority'. It is as low as 14 in Albania, American Samoa and The Isle of Man while it is at a high of 21 in some Middle East states like UAE, Egypt and Bahrain as well as Cameroon and Singapore.
A golf course has 18 holes
Australian Rules Football Teams have 18 players
In horseracing the name of a horse cannot exceed 18 letters. Yes there are rules and regulations about the naming of race horses - more
In music there are a number of songs with 18 in the title or lyrics. In 1975 Pete Wingfield had a 'one hit wonder' in the UK and USA with a song called "18 With A Bullet". Just to show that nothing is what it seems the 18 in the title refers to a music chart position and bullet was a term used at the time to describe a song that was selling well and rising up the charts. Not a classic song but here it is ...
The song did make a return in 1998 when it featured on the soundtrack of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels starring the footballer turned actor Vinnie Jones. The film coincidentally was rated 18+
