Korjaukset

They say that it is better to start presentations with some interesting facts or rhetorical questions.

Ok, and I will do so.

“How come Donald Duck doesn’t wear pants, but still he wraps a towel around his waist when he walks out of the bath?” There is a legend that this guy was once banned in Finland, because he didn't wear any pants and care for an unmarried female duck!

And, so, the topic of my speech is closely connected with laws and going abroad.

And it sounds as follows: “The strangest laws from around the world”.

When you’re travelling the world, it’s useful to be aware of the local customs, and even more useful to know the local laws.

And I would like to introduce some of the more unusual laws you might encounter. Let’s start.

In Kentucky, USA, It’s illegal to keep ice crean in your back pocket.

This is because in the past, thieves would put ice cream in their pockets to steal horses – luring them away without even looking at them.

Rio Claro, Brazil, still has a city law that bans the sale of watermelons.

The “Watermelon Law” was put into force in 1894, because at the time, watermelons were thought to transmit typhus and yellow fever.

Australia, In Adelaide and Melbourne there are laws against singing obscene songs.

As there’s on official list of banned words.

It is worth singing on the safe side, and keeping lyrics above the waistline.

In Japan, courtesy is taken very seriously and this extends to how people drive.

There is a law that in wet conditions they must slow down to avoid splashing pedestrians. Russia.

In Russia, there’s an import ban on synthetic lace underwear.

But what might seem odd at first glance is actually a move to protect customers from unhealthy poor-quality synthetics.

In Belarus you can be fined for having a dirty car, as the police need to be able to read your registration plate.

United Arab Emorates.

In United Arab Emorates, it’s illegal to sell e-Cigarettes.

Far from the ‘healthy alternative’, the UAE has acted on World Health Organizationwarnings that chemicals used have not been propertly identified or proved to be safe.