Illegal to Flush Toilets in ‘This’ Country, 8 Strange Laws of the Countries Across the World

On Feb 7, 2020

Mumbai: Who wouldn’t want to travel the world. To fulfil this hobby, many people have left the job and made travel blogging a profession. Travelling in different countries of the world, knowing the culture, civilization and living there, meeting new people is a different experience. During this time, you also get to know many strange things.

Do you know that there is a city in the world where it is necessary to smile all the time. It is illegal to not do so. Another country where you cannot flush the toilet after 10 pm. Isn’t it strange?

Here is the list of 8 such peculiar laws of the world :

1. Illegal to change Bulb/Lights – We usually do the work of changing a bulb in our home or office. Or get an assistant. But in Victoria, Australia, it is illegal to do so. Only a qualified electrician can do this work, who has a license. Failure to abide by this law can result in fines of up to 10 Australian dollars (about 500 rupees).

2. Illegal to fart – There is no problem till 5.59 pm. But after 6 pm you cannot fart in public places in Florida. Doing this here is considered insolent.

3. Law for petrol in car – If you are in Germany, the petrol in your car should never run out. Pulling the car or taking a walking is considered illegal here. It is believed that this distracts the attention of other drivers and increases the risk of accidents. For this, a penalty of 65 pounds (about 6 thousand rupees) can be imposed.

4. Illegal to be Fat – Japan gave sumo wrestling to the world. But thickening has been outlawed in this country. According to the law made in 2009, the maximum size of the waist of men and women has been fixed here. In Japan, men over 40 years of age should not exceed 31 inches and women should not exceed 35 inches.

5. Illegal to Die in parliament – There is a law in England that no one can die in Parliament here. In 2007, it was called the UK’s most absurd law. People had said that this law has no basis. However, it was also said that there is no written explanation about this law.

6. Smile all the time – If you are in the city of Milan, Italy, it is important that you keep a smile on your face at all times. Only funeral and hospital are exempted from this. Also, if you do not follow these rules, you can be fined.

7. It is illegal to flush the toilet – Switzerland is the country to make such weird law. If you are living in an apartment building, after 10 pm, here you cannot flush the toilet. Even if it is your own house. The government considers it to be noise pollution.

8. Law to hear songs on radio – In Canada, there is a law that every fifth song played on radio here must be sung by a Canadian. These rules have been made by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission.