you know how they say when in Rome do as the Romans do meaning in Rome you need to make sure your goldfish has a deluxe bow to live in in Nigeria don't you dare to bring your own wheelbarrow and perish the thought of adding as much Mayo as you want to your dish when you're in France yep bands around the world may be surprising to say the least number one you will never see a good old door knob in Vancouver Canada sometime ago the city ch ches building code to require the use of cool and
Sleek door levers instead this change is all about making buildings more accessible and easier to use not only new buildings are getting a new makeover even Vancouver's historic City Hall had its fancy Art Deco door knobs replaced with shiny gold levers but it's not that you can't legally have it in your house there isn't a team of doorknob police coming to your house to confiscate your knobs you can keep them as long as you like [Applause] number two comes with a geoguesser tip for yall if you see this chair in the picture it means it's
100% not in bosel Switzerland it's called a monoblock chair and it's special you see most objects give away clues about when and where they're from like the shape of electrical outlets or the labels on your shampoo bottle but the monolock is context free some people call them one of the world's most perfectly designed objects While others say the homogeneous nature of the chair is disturb disturbing and the real evil of globalization but why is it banned in Basel turns out the authorities just want the city to be pretty and the cheer design isn't to their
liking right if you want to keep one in your backyard feel free but they've been a big no in public spaces since 2008 three if you were ever thinking of bringing a wheel barrow to Nigeria I've got some news for you don't even try should you need it for some reason during your stay in Nigeria just buy one there when you arrive the authorities won't let you bring your imported wheelbarrow across the border why well they're all about supporting their own manufacturing industry so they want to give their local wheelbarrow makers a chance to shine
at number four we've got China where the authorities decided to put a stop to time travel wait a minute it's not what you think no time travel machine has been invented the ban is on TV shows movies by the way it's not something new the law was introduced in the early 2010s apparently the big shots in charge want to keep things real and are not too keen on distorting historical events they say some scripts are getting a bit too wild making a myths promoting Superstition and disrespecting the country's past five coffee pods they become super
popular because they make brewing coffee so easy but Hur Germany doesn't seem to be a fan of of those pods around 8 years ago they took a stand by banning plastic coffee pods from authorities offices these little pods are made of various materials making recycling a real challenge while it's true that these coffee capsules can create a lot of problems they're still loved by many in fact they become a big hit in the US and Europe making up a chunk of the coffee Market hurg is hoping to lead the way in showing people just how
wasteful these pods really are now number six chewing gum it has been banned in Singapore since 1992 the band was put in place to stop people from sticking gum in all sorts of weird places like subway doors lock cylinders and elevator buttons yuck but costly train Shenanigans were the last draw for the authorities the ban was put in place after some serious gum incidents on the mass rapid transit or MRT trains in the late ' 80s some mischievous or mischievous pranksters have been gumming up the works on MRT trains by sticking chewing gum on the
door sensors that caused a sticky situation and messed up train services and there you have it chewing gum got completely banned now just a note here yep these are gums prescribed for therapeutic or dental reasons and Yep they're still allowed also don't get this whole ban wrong it's not illegal to chew gum in Singapore so if you come there as a tourist you can bring in a little gum for personal use if you're traveling just do not stick it under this nice park bench okay what will create you a ton of troubles though is importing
and selling chewing gum Iceland is number seven in our ban Hit Parade back in 1994 rikic was like no dogs allowed it wasn't because they were all about cats it was to stop this nasty tapeworm from spreading the disease was serious business causing all sorts of health problems but don't worry dogs are cool now as long as they follow the rules nowadays in raik viic it's all about the cats they're everywhere roaming the streets like they you know own the place you can't walk two steps without seeing a furry little friend begging for attention these
rikic kitties are so popular that they even have their own Facebook page people love them and some even carry around treats just in case they come across a friendly feline and since there aren't many threats to cats in Iceland they're thriving eight the Philippines now this one is really weird singing my way in karaoke bars is sort of band in this country this seemingly harmless song has been linked to some pretty serious consequences like fist fights and even people's early demise no one knows the exact number of lethal cases caused by this song but there
have been at least a handful of incidents in the last 10 years the song's lyrics which can come off as a bit arrogant and prideful seem to rile people up when sung in a not so great way this has led some karaoke bars to unofficially ban the song to prevent any craziness from breaking out nine hey have you heard about Japan's Metabo law it's all about measuring wasti sizes to tackle obesity it was introduced in 2008 and the idea was that if companies and local authorities didn't meet the goals they would face Financial penalties the
Ministry of Health believed this campaign would help prevent various health conditions so every year people aged 40 to 75 had to get their waste measured employers and local authorities needed to make sure at least 65% of people participated the goal was to reduce Japan's obesity rates by 25% by 2015 and if they hadn't made it they would have gotten slapped with a fine did it work well in 2024 there are only 4.5% of people who reportedly have weight issues in Japan number 10 and we're back to Canada so if you catch someone in there counting
out pennies in line you can totally have some fun with them legally speaking of course according to the Canadian currency act there's a limit to the number of pennies you can use in a transaction 25 to be exact so if someone tries using 26 coins you can play sheriff and send them to coin jail snatch up their pennies as evidence yeah 11 an EC condiment regulated country here apparently in France they're cracking down on condiments in public schools H they're trying to make meals healthier for students the rule is that you can't just go crazy
with mayo ketchup and vinegret anymore they have to be served according to the dish finally Italy in Rome you can't keep your goldfish in a boring old glass bowl nope that's considered cruel because those little guys need their oxygen flow plus if you keep them in a bowl for too long they might go blind also you can't give away goldfish's prizes the law has a whole subsection about it so if you're planning on bringing a goldfish home from your next trip to Rome make sure you've got a fancy tank ready for them and thank you
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