5th Place: Friday Fish-Only Law (Italy – Venice)
Source: Planet Life
Every Friday in Venice, restaurants are legally banned from serving any meat except fish. This Catholic-inspired law automatically turns every restaurant into a seafood joint once a week.
Beef, pork, chicken – all off limits on Fridays. Menus completely change, and confused tourists constantly get turned away when they try to order a steak.
Restaurants that violate this rule can get shut down, and they take it seriously. You could get fined up to 5,000 euros (about $5,885) for breaking Friday fish rules.
4th Place: One-Legged Standing Ban Law (Thailand)
Source: Planet Life
In Thailand, standing on one leg anywhere near royal palaces is considered an insult to the King and could land you 15 years in prison. Not kidding.
Thai culture sees one-legged standing as showing “lack of balance” and disrespect. Plus, it used to be something court jesters did to entertain the king, so now it’s seen as mocking royalty.
Tourists get busted for this all the time – putting on shoes, stretching, taking a break. Palace guards watch everyone’s posture like hawks. Even standing this way near the King’s photograph anywhere in Thailand can get you arrested.
