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1- No Smoking In Bhutan

In 2010 Bhutan became the first country to ban smoking in public places. Harvesting or selling tobacco is considered a crime and is subject to fines and imprisonment like any other crime.

2- No Chewing Gum In Singapore

Getting caught chewing in Singapore can be subject to a fine ranging from 500$ to 2000$. It is also totally forbidden to import or sell chewing gums in Singapore.

3- No Running Out Of Gas On The Highway

In german law, it’s not allowed that your car runs out of gas while driving on a highway for safety reasons. Parking your car besides the road and walking around there is a threat to your life and to others’ life, which makes sense.

4- No ”Buddha Tattoos” In Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka bans tattoos of Buddha on the body. Buddha is considered a prophet more close to god, and getting his image on your skin can be seen offensive to the people’s religion.

5- No Dancing In The Dark

Japanese government has only in 2015 lifted the ban off dancing after midnight on one condition. The nightclubs should be highly illuminated and the lights should be controlled, in order to avoid drug use or sexual harassment.

6- It’s Illegal To Name Your Child ”Messi”

In Rosario, the hometown of the football star Lionel Messi in Argentina, you are not allowed to give your child the first name ”Messi” because it’s listed as a family name and not a person’s. Add to this the amount of ”Messis” that will be running around the city ! 🙂

7- One Whole Population Is Forbidden In Monaco’s Casinos

That’s right, its own population ! The Monégasques aren’t allowed in their country’s casinos. This dates back to 1855, when Princess Caroline decided to protect her people from losing their money, and only allowed the gambling money to come from foreigners.

8- No Bible Allowed In The Maldives

The Maldives has the official religion as Islam. The Islamic religion forbids any other religious practices or symbols or books, therefore visitors are not allowed to carry any religious object or sign that represents any other religion than Islam.

9- DON’T Raise Your Right Hand Straight In Austria

In Austria as well as in Germany, it’s not allowed that you raise your right hand and point it straight despite of your intention. This sign is associated with the Nazis’ way to greet the criminal Nazi of world war II. Watch out for this action as it could get you in trouble if you were seen doing it.

10- No Dirty Car Driving In Russia

Russia has strict rules regarding traffic, and this is indirectly related to safety in the perception of the russian law. All vehicles should be registered with their specific look and function, that’s why while operating your vehicle it’s not allowed for the number plate to be muddy or not clear to the radars, as well as the general look of the car.

11- NO For Tree Climbing In Canada

Canadian law protects nature as well as human rights. Any form of direct physical effect on trees or nature is subject to a financial fine like any other legal issue.

12- NO Alcohol In The KSA

Saudi Arabia is Islam’s capital for the Muslims around the world and it takes the Qur’an as a state’s law. Since Islam totally bans alcohol, Saudi Arabia can be unforgiving if alcohol was involved as business or even consumption.

13- No Citizenship For The White

The Liberian state only gives its citizenship to dark-skinned people.

14- No Camouflage Across Africa

Many African countries use the camouflage pattern as an official military uniform, that is why this type of clothing is banned for civilians or tourists to avoid potential exploitation by criminal groups.

15- NO Politics In Cuba

The country of Che Guevara, the most famous communist symbol in the world. The communist regime strictly limits the freedom of speech or having another opinion. Criticizing the regime or people like Che Guevara or Fidel Castro will bring serious trouble along, so better avoid such topics at all.

16- DON’T Touch The Baht With Your Foot

And don’t step on it unintentially. The Baht is the official currency of Thailand and it has the picture of the king printed on it, that’s why the law treats it with strict attention, and consider any form of disrespecting the ‘paper’ same as disrespecting to the king, which is seen as a legal violation.

17- Suicide Is Illegal In Jordan

Yes this might sound like a bad joke, but it’s not. Due to socioeconomic struggle in the country, a group of people threatened to commit a mass suicide in public. Right after this, the jordanian state declared a new law stating that anyone who commits suicide in public and survives, will be sent to prison for six months.

18- No Yellow Clothes In Malaysia

In 2016 the malaysian government banned yellow clothes. After a big revolution against the ruling regime where the protesters were all dressed in yellow, the color became only associated with this issue in the eyes of the governors and it would lead to arrest people wearing yellow.