Title: 10 funny, outdated and weird laws in France | Expatica
Headings: 10 funny, outdated, and weird laws in France
10 funny, outdated, and weird laws in France
1. Snails must have their own ticket on French trains
2. You can’t name your pig Napoléon
3. Don’t kiss in a French train station
4. Women who want to dress like a man must first ask the police
5. You must listen to French music
6. Don’t let the kids have ketchup
7. You have to say bonjour
8. You can write a check on toilet paper
9. You can divorce your husband if he watches too much football
10. You can’t get drunk at work, unless it’s on wine

Content: You must listen to French music
As a last-ditch attempt to put the brakes on America’s cultural imperialism, the French passed a law in 1994 that insists that 40% of music played on French radio stations must be by French artists. Yvette Horner
Adopted in the hope to promote and preserve French culture and language, the law proved to be very unpopular. Thus the French music quota was decreased to 35% in 2016. Radio stations that specialize in foreign music were also granted an exception. They are only obligated to play 15% of Charles Trenet and Yvette Horner. 6. Don’t let the kids have ketchup
Since 2011, a law forbids school cafeterias from serving ketchup. This strange law is apparently the result of a crusade by Christopher Hebert, the president of the Association nationale des directeurs de la restauration municipale. We’re not sure what the guy really holds against ketchup, whose ingredients (tomatoes, vinegar, sugar) are not even unhealthy, except maybe for yet another anti-American sentiment. This said, no self-respecting French person would accept ketchup anywhere near their Boeuf Bourguignon.