World's Strangest Laws
No Public Eating During Ramadan
United Arab Emirates
If you’re traveling to the United Arab Emirates during the holy month of Ramadan, eating or drinking in public during the fasting hours—as in, daylight—can get you a ticket. Also, it might be best to keep your hands to yourself: Islamic tradition affects both the culture here and its laws, so public displays of affection aren’t tolerated. In theory, an unmarried man and woman can even get in trouble for being found in a car with tinted windows.
Penalties: Penalties aren’t set in stone, but consider a few precedents: Two Brits who violated the PDA rule were sentenced to three months’ jail time, while a couple of juice-drinking travelers were recently fined about $275 each.