10 Most Bizarre
Bans In
The World
The Government of each country
tries to state laws that aim to protect the rights of citizens and to improve
the quality of life of the country. But sometimes legal restrictions so absurd
that do not cause any emotions, exept laughter.
1. US ban on the sale
and importation of Kinder Surprise
Since 1938 and until recently the sale of chocolate eggs has been banned in America. It was believed that the toy, located inside the egg, is
potentially dangerous, as a child might swallow it. Agreed to lift the ban,
provided that the yellow capsule located inside the egg, will be partially visible from the outside, and that even
a child knows that the inedible part of the product is necessary to pull out.
2. Philippines: ban
on all movies with Claire Danes
American actress Claire Danes
offended the authorities in Manila
his statement about the capital of the Philippines.
In an interview, Danes criticized the city to smithereens. Offended, the
management of Manila ordered a ban in the city to show all the films with the
actress.
3. Singapore: import
and sale of chewing gum
Chewing gum in Singapore banned in 1992. The fact that
a simple gum caused the failure of the trains in the subway. After some time,
this product has become commercially available, but only in pharmacies of the
city.
4. Malaysia: the ban on yellow clothes
The ban on the use of yellow clothes and accessories
is politically motivated. The fact that opposition activists protesting against
unfair elections, used the yellow
clothes to find afar his associates.
5. Iran: to collect
hair in a ponytail men
The Iranian government has published a list
of approved men's hairstyles in
2010. According to him banned tails,
Mallet (type of hairstyle in which
the hair is cut short on the sides, front and rear are long) and hair styling
with "spikes".
6. Canada: the ban on
advertising and the use of baby walkers
According to the Canadian
government, walkers harm not only the motility of the organism, but also
create mental health problems. In this country, there were a huge number of
injuries sustained while using a walker,
and that was the reason for the ban on the use of tools.
7. UK: not allowed to
die in the Houses of Parliament
The man who died in the building of the Palace of Westminster, is to be buried in state money to all the
provisions it honors. It is expected that the ban to die in this place will
help the state avoid unexpected expenses.
8. China: a ban on
reincarnation
The Chinese government has decided to
prohibit the locals to rebirth. But if you are very urgently need, it is
possible to obtain official permission to reincarnation,
after passing a number of instances.
9. Romania: a ban on
the board game "Scrabble"
In the early 80-ies. President of Romania
has banned residents of the country to buy the board game "Scrabble".
The Head of State referred to the fact that the game is a pernicious and
anti-government. Today, Romania is not only lifted the ban, but also formed
their own federation in the game "Scrabble".
10. Japan: a ban on
dancing in a nightclub
Due to the fact that most of the nightlife of Japan were used as a platform for prostitution, it was decided to
ban dancing in these places. The Government considered that in this way it will
be easier to control the activities of entertainment. For today, Japan has nightclubs, with a special license to
dance, but you can’t meet them at every step.