10 amazing bans in different countries

Some countries surprise with the absurdity of their laws. And a well-known fact, the more you forbid a person some thing, the more he wants to break the rule. In our top 10 you will get acquainted with the amazing prohibitions that exist in modern countries. For example, in one country at the legislative level it is forbidden to feed pigeons. Yes, and in our Russia there are a couple of obscure, at first glance, laws.

Interesting? Then we start.

10 Eating in public during Ramadan (UAE)

In the United Arab Emirates, it is indeed forbidden to drink drinks and eat food in a public place. So, if you are going to visit this country as a tourist, we advise you to familiarize yourself with the laws. Because once in this country there was a case when a group of tourists of three people was fined 275 euros for drinking juice in a public place. By the way, they took a fine from everyone.

9. Nudism on the beaches (Italy)

In the city of Palermo, which is located in Italy, it is really impossible to be naked on the beach. Although there are some nuances in the law: it only applies to men and ugly women. Beautiful, young and fit women can be completely naked on the beach.

This is explained by the fact that, firstly, there is no element of vulgarity in female nudity, but male nudity can really become vulgar for physiological reasons. As for “ugly” women, they include all women with a bad or neglected figure who do not fit the generally accepted concept of beauty.

8. Mobile phones (Cuba)

At one time, mobile phones were indeed banned in Cuba. Gadgets were allowed to have only politicians, officials and representatives of large companies. The law applied to ordinary residents of Cuba and lasted until Fidel Castro left the presidency, who introduced this law.

Also, in this country, the presence of the Internet in private homes is not implied. Only state and foreign entrepreneurs, as well as tourists, have access to the Network.

The law was repealed in 2008, when it was time for a new president to rule.

7. Ban on emo subculture (Russia)

The movement of this subculture was very popular in 2007-2008 among Russian youth. Outwardly, adherents of the subculture liked to wear long bangs covering half of the face, hair color – black or unnaturally white. Pink and black colors prevailed in the clothes, on the face – piercings, most often made by the best friend, since not a single decent salon would agree to do a piercing for a teenager without the permission of his parents.

The subculture promoted depressive moods and suicidal thoughts, which was very alarming and stressful for the older generation. Therefore, in 2008, a law was issued to regulate the spread of depressive ideology through social networks and the Internet.

6. Dirty car ban (Russia)

How to determine the degree of pollution of the car is not written anywhere. Therefore, some motorists note that the car is not considered dirty if you can see the number. And others – if you can see the driver himself.

And there is no direct law stating a ban on driving a dirty car. However, there is a subparagraph in the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, because of which you can run into a fine. Article 12.2 explains which cases are infringements in relation to license plates, i.e. numbers.

So, the car number cannot be dirty, for this the driver can be fined. The article is logical, the fine is justified, because a dirty number will not be visible on security cameras, which makes it impossible to monitor the conscientiousness of following traffic rules.

5. Ban on transmigration of souls (China)

The transmigration of souls – or reincarnation – is indeed forbidden in China. The thing is that the Chinese government needed to limit the actions of the Dalai Lama and the Buddhist Church in Tibet. In turn, the Dalai Lama is over seventy years old, but he said that he would not be reborn in Tibet, which is subject to Chinese law.

So the law may sound ridiculous, especially to those who do not believe in the transmigration of souls after death. But in fact, this law embodies the desire of the government to control all areas of people’s lives.

4. Stepping on banknotes (Thailand)

Thailand has a law that prohibits people from trampling or stepping on money. Simply because Thai banknotes depict the king of their country. So, stepping on the money, you show disrespect to the ruler. And disrespect is punishable by imprisonment.

3. Feed the pigeons (Italy)

If you are going to go on vacation to Italy, then do not even think about feeding the pigeons there! It is prohibited in the country. In Venice, you can be charged up to $600 for breaking the law. It entered into force on April 30, 2008 and has a very logical justification.

The fact is that well-fed pigeons pollute the beautiful streets of the city and cultural monuments. In addition, the ban on feeding is a prevention in the spread of infections from birds.

2. Game ban (Greece)

In 2002, the Greek government banned the playing of computer games. The fact is that it failed to draw a parallel between safe games and illegal slot machines. Thus, they decided to ban all games, even solitaire games on the computer.

The line of this ban is still written in the local code of laws, but the government no longer checks its implementation.

1. Teleportation (China)

There is no ban on teleportation itself, but the depiction of this phenomenon in films, theaters, paintings and other variations of popular culture is really prohibited. The fact is that the topic of time travel is very popular in China, but the Chinese government believes that such films give the inhabitants of the country faith in harmful delusions. They also promote superstition, fatalism and reincarnation. And reincarnation, we recall, is also prohibited in this country.