10 of the strangest and most incomprehensible bans of different countries of the world.
The government of each country tries to approve laws that are aimed at protecting the rights of citizens and improving the quality of life of the country. But sometimes legislative prohibitions are so absurd that they do not cause any emotions in the inhabitants of the country, except for laughter.
1. USA: BAN ON SALE AND IMPORTATION OF KINDER SURPRISE INTO THE COUNTRY
From 1938 until recently, the sale of these chocolate eggs has been banned throughout America. It was believed that a toy inside an egg was potentially dangerous as it could be swallowed by a child. They agreed to lift the ban on the condition that the yellow capsule inside the egg is partially visible from the outside, so that even a child knows that the inedible part of the product must be pulled out.
2. PHILIPPINES: ALL CLAIRE DANES FILMS BAN
American actress Claire Danes offended the authorities in Manila with her statement about the capital of the Philippines. In an interview, Danes criticized the city to smithereens. Offended, the leadership of Manila ordered to ban all films with the participation of the actress from being shown in the city.
3. SINGAPORE: IMPORT AND SALE OF CHEWING GUM
Chewing gum was banned in Singapore in 1992. The fact is that simple chewing gum caused the subway trains to malfunction: the gum often got stuck in train doors and caused delays. After some time, this product became available for sale, but only in city pharmacies.
4. MALAYSIA: YELLOW CLOTHING BAN
The ban on the use of yellow in clothing and accessories is politically motivated. The fact is that opposition activists who protested against the unfair elections used yellow clothes to recognize their like-minded people from afar.
5. AUSTRALIA: BAN ON PORN WITH WOMEN WITH SMALL BREASTS
The Australian government has decided to ban the screening of adult films in which girls with very small breasts are filmed. In their opinion, such a video can persuade men to pedophilia and distort the idea of what the breasts of an adult woman look like.
6. CANADA: BAN ON ADVERTISING AND USE OF BABY WALKERS
According to the Canadian government, walkers harm not only the body's motor skills, but also create mental problems. In this country, a huge number of injuries were recorded during the use of a walker, which was the reason for the ban on the use of the device.
7. UNITED KINGDOM: IT IS PROHIBITED TO DIE IN PARLIAMENT BUILDING
A person who died in the building of Westminster Palace must be buried with state money with all the honors due to him. It is assumed that the ban on dying in this place will help the state avoid unforeseen expenses.
8. CHINA: BAN ON REINCARNATION
The Chinese government decided to establish a ban on rebirth among local residents. But if you need it very urgently, then you can get official permission for reincarnation, having previously passed trough a number of instances.
9. ROMANIA: BAN ON SCRABBLE BOARD GAME
In the early 80s, the President of Romania banned the residents of the country from buying the Scrabble board game. The head of state referred to the fact that the game is anti-government and pernicious. Today in Romania not only this ban has been lifted, but also its own federation of playing Scrabble has been formed.
10. JAPAN: NO DANCE IN NIGHT CLUBS
Due to the fact that most of the nightclubs in Japan were used as venues for prostitution, it was decided to ban dancing in these places. The government decided that in this way it would be easier to control the activities of entertainment establishments. Today in Japan there are nightclubs with a special license for dancing, but you can not find them at every turn.
