Well, honestly, this is all quite true. Sadly this is how most countries are these days... It is also illegal to talk on the phone while driving here (found that out the hard way) but it is not illegal to have a baby in your lap while riding in the car or even to wear seatbelts if you're not in the front seats. It is "illegal" here to have a homebirth, but who honestly keeps track of it? Panamanians can't homeschool their kids but expats can follow the laws of their home countries (making it legal for us as Americans living here). I think that #familyprotection would get a kick out of the way you wrote up this piece as they are a group that warns people of having CPS visits for things exactly like you mentioned. So true that Americans feel free, but there are so many things that keep that freedom at an arm's length. Great post. Resteemed.
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Thanks, I appreciate your comments and like the fact that Panama is not as regulated as we are here, something to consider for the future.
One law they have is you have to have a safety driving manual in your glove box at all times. ;) Kind of funny, but it has all the driving rules written in it. Panama is different, that's for sure.
Well it might come in handy in determining who is at fault if you get in a wreck, when in doubt , look in the book.