Title: 10 funny, outdated and weird laws in France | Expatica
Headings: 10 funny, outdated, and weird laws in France
10 funny, outdated, and weird laws in France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: 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. 7. You have to say bonjour
While it’s just a local ordinance, this weird law from a small town in the North of France merits its place here. After an angry local resident forgot his manners with a civil servant in 2011, the local council of Lhéraule decided to adopt the decree. It states you’ll promptly and unceremoniously get thrown out of the town hall if you don’t use the proper civilities such as “hello” and “thank you”. 8.