Some countries surprise with the absurdity of their laws. And in Russia, there are a couple of laws that are unclear at first glance.
Interesting? Then we begin.
10. Eating in public places in Ramadan (UAE)
In the United Arab Emirates, drinking drinks and eating food in a public place is indeed prohibited. So, if you are going to visit this country as a tourist, we recommend that you 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. The fine, by the way, was taken from everyone.
9. Nudism on the beaches (Italy)
In the city of Palermo, which is located in Italy, you really can not be naked on the beach. Although the law has some nuances: it applies only 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 the "ugly" women, then they include all women with a bad or neglected figure who do not fit the generally accepted concept of beauty.
8. Mobile phones (Cuba)
In Cuba, mobile phones were indeed banned at one time. Gadgets were allowed only to politicians, officials and representatives of large companies. The law extended to ordinary citizens of Cuba and lasted until Fidel Castro, who introduced this law, left the presidency.
Also in this country does not imply the presence of the Internet in private homes. Access to the Network is available only to state and foreign entrepreneurs, as well as tourists.
The law was repealed in 2008, when it was time for the reign of the new president.
7. Ban on the emo subculture (Russia)
The movement of this subculture was very popular in 2007-2008 among Russian youth. Outwardly, subculture followers liked to wear long bangs covering half of their face, hair color - black or unnaturally white. Pink and black colors prevailed in the clothes, piercings on the face, most often done by the best friend, as a teenager would not agree to do a decent salon without parental permission.
The subculture promoted depressive moods and suicidal thoughts, which was very alarming and straining for the older generation. Therefore, in 2008 a law was passed regulating the spread of depressive ideology through social networks and the Internet.
6. Ban on a dirty car (Russia)
How to determine the degree of pollution of the car is not written anywhere. Therefore, some motorists say that the car is not considered dirty, if you can make out the number. And others - if you can make out the driver himself.
And there is no law directly prohibiting driving a dirty car. However, there is a subparagraph in the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, because of which you can run into a fine. Article 12.2 explains which cases constitute a violation in relation to registration marks, 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 the dirty number will not be visible on the security cameras, which makes it impossible to monitor the good faith in following the traffic rules.
5. Ban on the relocation of souls (China)
The transmigration of souls - or reincarnation - is indeed prohibited in China. The fact 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 has been over seventy years old, but he said he would not be reborn in Tibet, which is subject to Chinese law.
So the law may sound ridiculous, especially for 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 spheres of human life.
4. Step on bills (Thailand)
Thailand has a law prohibiting people from stomping or stepping on money. Just because the Thai king depicts the king of their country. So, stepping on money, you show disrespect for 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 try to feed the pigeons there! This 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 logical rationale.
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. Ban on games (Greece)
In 2002, the Greek government banned playing computer games. The fact is that it could not draw a parallel between safe games and forbidden slot machines. Thus, they decided to ban all games, even solitaire on the computer.
The line of this prohibition is still spelled out 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 image of this phenomenon in films, theaters, paintings and other variations of mass culture is indeed 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 people of the country belief in harmful misconceptions. They also promote superstition, fatalism and reincarnation. And reincarnation, recall, is also prohibited in this country.