The United Kingdom - The People's Nanny

In the UK, you are not allowed to buy more than two packets of pain-killer at a time. The cashier is in charge of "enforcing" this, so he/she needs to remember whether or not you have purchased any that same day. Of course, you can always go to different drug-stores if you want to buy more. But it's just the principle, you know? Who the hell are they to tell someone how much aspirin they're "allowed" to buy?! Just another part of the whole UK "Nanny State".

A related rule is that no place of business is allowed to stock its first-aid kit with aspirin, ibuprofen, etc. Just in case one of its employees medicates him/herself mistakenly. This is undoubtedly the product of another frivolous law-suit.

-RP-