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Apparently you can't strip in airports

by Mike Barish (RSS feed) on Feb 4th 2009 at 1:30PM

You're late for a flight. Your clothes are wet and filthy. You have a change of clothes with you in the airport. What do you do? If you said, "find the closest restroom and put on your fresh duds," then you are well on your way to staying out of jail in Salvador, Brazil.

It seems that two German tourists decided to just strip down and change their clothes in the middle of the Salvador airport. The two travelers said that they thought it "was normal" to change clothes like that in Brazil. Because it's always Carnaval in Brazil, even at the airports.

Surely they must have had a good reason for attempting to get out of their clothes so urgently. Well, "one of them got wet during a boat trip and the other felt sick and vomited during the same trip earlier in the day." Wait. He didn't think to change his clothes immediately after vomiting? Did he spend the rest of the day in the vomit-covered shirt and only think to change when he got to the airport? How chunky was the vomit?

They have been charged with obscenity and could face up to a year in prison, where stripping down will have even worse repercussions.

No word yet on whether they continued to wear their German uniform of wool socks with sandals.

[Via Sydney Morning Herald]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Chas Feb 4th 2009 2:37PM

MMmmm . Wearing undies is worth it just to be in Thailand Kingdom.

TheCoz Feb 4th 2009 2:54PM

Whatever happened to "stick and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me"? Seems we were much stronger as a people then....

Susan Feb 4th 2009 4:48PM

Of course you can strip in an airport ... and you can be probed too . All thats needed is official observers .

ROGER Feb 4th 2009 6:11PM

I aways knew people in Lebanon were a little abnormal than the rest of the world. It goes to show you why there's unrest in that part of the world! S

Adrien Feb 4th 2009 8:54PM

you have obviously never been to Lebanon Roger...Lebanon is the most westernized country in the Middle East, its been nominated the #1 destination in the NY Times, that law is a lie. Check your sources before you make idiotic comments.

Lawrence Feb 6th 2009 1:48AM

I find it difficult to believe that they thought it was okay to just strip down to their undies and change their clothes in plain view of everyone including young children. mmmm, wonder if they were even wearing underwear.
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ROGER Feb 12th 2009 5:54PM

In regards to the laws in Lebanon, it goes to show you how close they are to the land were christ was born, but how even closer they are to SATAN!

Val Feb 4th 2009 5:46PM

For the record, lots of people *do* change clothes in the Salvador airport. They just do it in the bathroom!

Fadl Feb 4th 2009 5:49PM

What you're writing about Lebanon is the biggest lie I ever heard .. just , let your readers know your source for these stupid information .. please

B.O stinks Feb 4th 2009 5:53PM

THIS HAS TO BE OBAMAS FAULT !

Steve Feb 4th 2009 5:58PM

Obama? Obama who......that "gonna change the world" guy that's lucky to be able to change his own underwear??

B.O. rocks Feb 5th 2009 12:20PM

. Obama had nothing to do with it and saved our country.

steve Feb 4th 2009 6:29PM

Stupid is as stupid does

S. Feb 4th 2009 6:43PM

I'm sure most if not all of the laws are old items that are technically on the books but hopefully not enforced. Just like there are still stupid laws throughout various states in the U.S. purely because they haven't been enforced in so long that no one even remembers they are there.