What not to do abroad


Every year, consular officers in different countries have to help their citizens who are in trouble. Let's try to give some explanations:

Tourists in Florence should remember that in the vicinity of cathedrals and churches, and public buildings, you can not eat or drink while sitting on the stairs.

While in Singapore, be careful with chewing gum. On the high-speed trains for her mercilessly fined. The city authorities have started antizhvachnuyu war not so much because of chewing gum, but because of the subsequent spitting. We know that it is a sticky substance so eats into the coating bridge that you can remove or superheated steam, or freeze.

In St. Mark's Square in Venice - the clouds of pigeons, they are accustomed to the fact that the tourists give them the crumbs from his sandwich. So, the advice - do not do it, you can earn a fine.

If you go to Nigeria, do not take it with mineral water. Not only the Borjomi and Essentuki, generally do not take any mineral water, because the import of the product in Nigeria is a violation of the law. I do not know what mineral water was guilty before this multilingual country. Recall that in Nigeria there are 527 languages, of which 516- live, and 11 - are dead.

These linguistic and dead: ayava, bass-threshing floor, hill auyokava, Gamo-Ning, kpati, Maeva, cubic and teshenava.
We can offer a chic art project - something in the language Gamo-Ning, kpati or teshenava.

But we digress. If you go to Thailand, do not bring more than ten packs of cigarettes. Ten - it is possible, but for the eleventh can earn a lot of trouble at the Thai customs.

Fiji can not sunbathe without a bra.

In Barcelona, ​​you can not appear in the city in beach shorts.

In the Maldives, God forbid you to practice their religious needs, if you are not a Muslim, of course. Muslims may be, but the cross was not overshadow themselves recommend.

In Saudi Arabia, it is necessary to take pictures with caution, so that the lens does not hit any government building or something worse, a military base.

In the Netherlands, you can not be in possession of drugs, even marijuana. "How? - You say - because they have it all free? "Free, but only in strictly designated areas. How depart aside, once you can get to trial.

There are tips for tourists in Russia. Reported pickpockets, who are operating at the historic sights in St. Petersburg. Piterskie like robbers dressed in police uniforms to be more convincing. It is advised to require certificates, although the current development of the art of printing, you can buy any paper up to the ratification of the Nobel laureate.

If you are Asian or Afro-Caribbean appearance, while visiting Moscow caution, especially in the 20 of April.
This is Hitler's birthday.