Top Weirdest Things Prohibited Around the World

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We rarely learn much about the laws of the countries we visit as tourists, yet sometimes having knowledge of this kind may prevent unpleasant eventualities. In addition, some of these laws are so unusual we struggle to actually believe them. Check out the list of our top 10 weirdest items that are banned in certain countries.

List of top 10 things prohibited around the world

1. North Korea: Almost Everything

2. Italy: Flip Flops

3. Canada: Baby Walkers

4. Japan: Vicks Inhalers

5. Singapore: Gum

6. France: Ketchup

7. Burundi: Jogging

8. China: Jasmine

9. Malaysia: Yellow Clothing

10. Denmark: Naming a Child

What are the weirdest things being prohibited around the world?

1. North Korea: Almost Everything

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The most isolated country in the world, I don’t know how people are living up there cause it’s makes you crazy. People of North Korea are not allowed to watching T.V, Playing Music, Leave the country, sharing your opinion, Laugh in public, Believing in religion, Driving, get connected to an outside world, and Wearing Blue Jeans. At last, it’s a crime calling it North Korea in North Korea. You have to call it as “Korea”. If you ain’t you should have to prepare to go to jail.

2. Italy: Flip Flops

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In Italy you’re fine to bring in flips flops, you just can’t use or bring them onto the Italian island of Capri where they are banned. The reason being they make too much noise! In 2010 couple were arrested for wearing fli flops and were each fined £100 for “breaching public decorum”. In fact the Italians have been adding some interesting laws in recent years to “better safeguard citizens security”, including the banning of Sandcastles and the collecting of shells, with fines ranging from £20-£200!

3. Canada: Baby Walkers

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In Canada baby walkers are actually banned from being brough into the country. Citing extensive evidence from several studies the Canadian Government believe that baby walkers actually cause more harm than good, with injuries relating to baby walkers the main cause of infant injuries in the 1990s. As a result in 2004 they banned babywalkers outright. So if your child isn’t quite walking by the time you move to Canada, expect to throw them in at the deep end and learn without any aids!

4. Japan: Vicks Inhalers

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In a moderately colder climate such as the one we have here in the UK, colds and runny noses are common place especially in Winter. Many people in the UK and Europe use Vicks inhalers to help decongest and unlock their nasal passages. However, when travelling to Japan you’d better leave your Vick’s Inhaler at home or you’re at risk of a fine or even deporatation! Due to Japan’s strict anti-stimulant drug laws, any drugs containing pseudoephedrine like Sudafed and the aforementioned Vicks inhalers are prohibited in the country.

5. Singapore: Gum

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Even as far back as last century chewing gum has been banned in Singapore. Completely banned in 1992, the only way to get gum in Singapore is via dental prescription or as a stop-smoking aid. Action was called on the badly littered streets of Singapore way back in 1983, when then Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, noticed how much money was being spent on cleaning chewing gum from the streets. Since the ban some people travelled to neighbouring Malaysia to purchase chewing gum but were quickly named and shamed by the Singapore government.

6. France: Ketchup

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No longer will French students be able to taste the delicious glop onto their lunch. Yep school cafeterias in France ban ketchup cause the government felt the teenagers consuming too much ketchup and it ruined the originality of this traditional cuisine. Thus, a dependable way to get some of that red gloppy thing you have to order some french fries as a companion, and it makes this thing legal again.

7. Burundi: Jogging

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It seems if you jog in the early morning which may result in life imprisonment. Apparently, Burundi got a football-loving president, despite this he bans jogging to ban wars. Yes, In Burundi jogging is consider as an act of war, so the president Pierre Nkurunziza officially ban morning jog to stop the conflicts between Burundi ethnic groups and they believe this law would halt the craze in the war.

8. China: Jasmine

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The Chinese regime has ban Jasmine from the mainland China. People are not allowed to sell it, grow it, and speak about it. After Tunisian jasmine revolution, China thought Jasmine has tremendous potential to destabilize its society it almost identical to weaken the China’s Democracy. A step ahead China censored a word Jasmine from the internet.

9. Malaysia: Yellow Clothing

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Wearing yellow, that maybe anything your shoes, hats, T-shirts, even your boxers it’s completely illegal in Malaysia. The yellow color is considered “The color of protesters” Malaysian government decides to ban yellow clothing for their political affairs that cause a particular group of opposition activists is using yellow things often.

10. Denmark: Naming a Child

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Denmark’s imposing some rules for parents to naming their babies in place to keep safe the Danish children from odd names which were your mama’s fancy desire. You can choose a name from a list of 24,000 names (some for boys, some for girls). In case, if you want to name a child of your own you have to get permission from government officials.

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