‘What law in your country would surprise foreigners because it’s legal almost everywhere else?’ – 19 legal anomalies
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UK: You’re not allowed to have flavoured cigarettes but any flavour of vapes is allowed.
lankyman2000
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Germany: Shops here arent allowed to open on sundays so if you need something on a sunday you are fucked
C0smicAx0l0tl
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In France it’s illegal for a surrogate to carry your baby.
littleboo2theboo
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State law New Jersey – you can not pump your own gas.
Responsible-role-59
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It’s illegal to sell/import chewing gum here in Singapore.
hellopandant
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Racism is a very easy way of going to jail here. I reckon a lot of countries have laws against it, but here, tourists usually get surprised when they use slurs and get immediately sent to the nearest precinct.
You also cannot be bailed out of a racism charge and it also never expires.
Traditional-neck-696
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DarraghDaraDaire
Via
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In Australia, it’s illegal not to vote. Voting is mandatory. You get fined if you don’t vote in elections.
ezekiellake
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In Norway, it’s illegal to pick unripe cloudberries.
Ripe ones can be picked freely (as long as it’s not in a protected area), because picking wild berries is included in the law protecting everyone’s right to nature.
Altruistic_cherry_52
sbs_str_9091 had a different angle.
Other way round: in Austria, it’s not illegal to break out of jail.
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