1. In Saudi Arabia, it is illegal for any woman to drive a car. Although the women are allowed to vote in the upcoming elections for the first time.
2. In Dubai, extramarital sex is against the law and could result in jail sentences for over a year. Which means that in rape cases, both the victim and the perpetrator could end up being charged with the same crime.
3. In Saudi Arabia, there is no minimum age for marriage. In 2008, a Saudi court refused an 8-year-old girl, who asked for a divorce from her 58-year-old husband.
4. In the Philippines you can be charged with the crime of “unjust vexation” for doing just that, vexing some one.
5. The only two states where divorce is illegal are the Philippines and The Vatican.
6. In Singapore, selling non-medical chewing gum or chewing normal gum is a fine of $1000. A second offense costs $2000 and being forced to clean a public area of the city for a day. If a person litters three times, they must clean the streets wearing a bib that reads “I’m a litterer.” Even pharmacists who sell the medical gum and forget to ID get two years in jail. Spitting is also illegal and can result in arrest and $500 fine. – Why don’t we have this in India!!!
7. In July 2013 a law was passed in China that states it is illegal for adult children to not visit their parents “often” in China. They are also required to attend to their parent’s spiritual needs.
8. There is a law in South Carolina called the no “mock proposal” law, which states that anybody above the age of 16-years-old is not allowed to perform a proposal if they do not mean it.
9. In Montana, “proxy weddings” are allowed for those serving in the military, which means a friend can pretend to be the groom or the bride and the union will still be considered valid. In some cases both the bride and the groom are absent.
10. In Arkansas there still exists a law that was instated in the 1800s that states a husband is allowed to beat his wife, but only once a month.
11. In Massachusetts it is deemed illegal for a woman to be on top during sex. . . . How are the officials going to know about it anyway??
12. In North Carolina couples must have sex in the missionary position and with the curtains pulled.
13. In Britain, it is illegal to import potatoes into England or Wales if you have reasonable cause to believe that they are Polish.
14. In parts of India, a man who is in debt can offer up his wife until the debt is paid. – WHAT?
15. In Greece, if anyone wants to get married, the law requires those to publish their wedding notice in a newspaper (written in Greek) or on the City Hall notice board.
16. In Hong Kong, there’s a law that allows a wife to kill her husband if she finds him cheating. However, she must kill him with her bare hands.
17. In Samoa it is illegal to forget your wife’s birthday. – This has to be the most important law in every Country 😉
18. In England it is illegal to die in the House Of Parliament. The reason people are banned from dying in parliament is that the buildings count as Royal places and anyone who dies there is technically entitled to a state funeral. If they see you looking a bit sick they carry you out quickly.
By Archa Dave
