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  • They are if that country does not have freedom of speech.
  • As soon as the US and Australia themselves get rid of their own stupid laws. See, that's the problem with Americans, they so think that they're so above and beyond everybody else
  • you are subject to the laws of the country you are physically in, unless that country has diplomatic ties with your country and you are a diplomat, subject to immunity.
  • Did this man publish his book in that country?
  • Yes. See this on Michael Fay. He is from the US and got caned in Singapore. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_P._Fay
  • When in Rome do as the Romans do,If you are abroad you are a guest in that country, and you have to abide by there laws and customs. I,m afraid that a lot of imigrants into the U.K.do not do this.
  • Everybody is subject to local laws wherever they are. Laws apply to places, not to people. The only time nationality comes into it is extradition, when you cannot be extradited to another country for something which was not a crime in your own country. It seems particularly common for Americans to thing that they are still covered by their own laws when in another country. This is not true. Travellers are expected to learn and abide by the customs of the countries they visit. Of course, allowances are usually made for ignorance, but the wise would not depend upon them.
  • Everybody who visits a foreign country must abide by the laws of that country.If you are going on holiday its best to find out what some of the basic laws are before you go.Thailand is very strict on drugs.People who get caught there including foreigners who try to smuggle drugs in or out of the country usually get the death sentence and that's usually by being shot to death.

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