DEPARTURE LOUNGE // AUTUMN 2017
The world ’ s weird & wonderful laws
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Some laws may be a little over the top – like making spitting in public a criminal act – but they ’ re at least based on reason . Others are just downright weird …
Some laws may be a little over the top – like making spitting in public a criminal act , à la Barcelona – but they are at least based on reason . There are other laws around the world that are just downright weird ...
Scotland
The country ’ s known to be a little OCD on cleanliness , going so far as to make it a criminal offence to chew gum . Turns out nudity is also a no-no : if you move around your abode naked without closing your blinds , prepare to be arrested .
Need a wee tinkle ? Just knock on anyone ’ s door and ask to use the lavvy – by law they can ’ t say no .
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Men , if you go to a public swimming pool be prepared to bust out the Speedo because loose-fitting shorts are forbidden . Oh , and it ’ s still illegal to name a pig Napoleon .
Don ’ t bait the “ rats of the sky ” at St Mark ’ s Square – a law prohibiting feeding of pigeons was passed in a bid to protect historic structures from poop .
Running out of petrol is just part of being human , right ? Not here : you ’ ll feel the long arm of the law if you fail to prepare , German style , and run dry on the autobahn .
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If you ’ re in Barcelona , remember that it ’ s a criminal offence to spit in public .
Winnie-the-Pooh is banned from playgrounds in Tuszyn after local authorities deemed poor Pooh inappropriate because he ’ s half naked ( why does he wear no pants ?).
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