diff --git a/pinaxcon/registrasion/models.py b/pinaxcon/registrasion/models.py
index 276641e28a87dd7f7a6cea4dae526ebdae2196f6..2267c9c6853b2effc5f5c43b31cb5815b99aba9f 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/registrasion/models.py
+++ b/pinaxcon/registrasion/models.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class AttendeeProfile(rego.AttendeeProfileBase):
     )
     country = CountryField(
         verbose_name="Country",
-        default="AU",
+        default="US",
     )
     state = models.CharField(
         max_length=256,
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ class AttendeeProfile(rego.AttendeeProfileBase):
     of_legal_age = models.BooleanField(
         verbose_name="Are you over 18?",
         help_text="Being under 18 will not stop you from attending the "
-                  "conference. We need to know whether you are over 18 to "
-                  "allow us to cater for you at venues that serve alcohol.",
+                  "conference.",
         blank=True,
     )
     dietary_restrictions = models.CharField(
@@ -185,6 +184,7 @@ class AttendeeProfile(rego.AttendeeProfileBase):
                   "<a href='http://www.linux.org.au/'>Linux Australia</a> "
                   "membership.",
         blank=True,
+        default=False,
     )
 
     lca_announce = models.BooleanField(