(文化) 不，不行，不可以！

從孩提時期開始我們就習慣聽到這個詞彙：「不行」。不，不准你玩泥巴。不行，你不能熬夜看電視。不可以，你不能先吃點心。當年紀稍長，不准做的事情變得更像是我們說的話、做的事與穿的衣著，特別是當我們是青少年的時候。

但是現在這些不准做的事情已經失去控制了嗎？美國許多州的學校已制定校規禁止穿著太鬆或是太緊的（稱之為垮褲或是合身的）牛仔褲。許多學校已經禁止染五顏六色的頭髮、指甲美容和化妝。美國有一間學校禁止學生帶便當，而法國的有些學校則不允許校內餐廳使用蕃茄醬。

這些不被允許的事情甚至開始入侵成人世界。有些醫院禁止在產房內攝影。法國不准穆斯林女性穿戴罩袍（而且超過六十名女性因為以此方式表示他們的宗教自由而被拘捕。）美國老師應該克制和學生在臉書上成為好友。在洛杉磯購買皮草是違法行為。如果你是一名有新生兒的父母呢？喔，我的天。你就是不能帶著嬰兒到任何地方。馬來西亞航空、電影院或是高檔餐廳都不行，甚至連美食雜貨店家也都不行！

限制太多了吧？

(Culture) No, No, NO!

From the time we are children, we become accustomed to hearing the word, No. No, you aren allowed to play in dirt. No, you can stay up watching TV. No, you can have dessert first. As we get older, the Nos turn more towards the way we speak, act, and dress, especially when we e teenagers.

But now, have the Nos gotten out of hand? Schools in several states in America have made rules banning jeans that are either too loose or too tight (called baggy or form-fitting).Plenty of schools have banned colorful hair, nail polish, and makeup.One school in the US said No to students bringing lunches from home, while schools in France say No to allowing ketchup in the school cafeteria.

The Nos have even started encroaching into the adult world. Some hospitals said No to photos in the delivery room.France said Muslim women couldn wear their burqas (and over 60 were arrested for expressing their religious freedom this way.) American teachers are supposed to refrain from becoming Facebook friends with their students.Its illegal to buy fur in Los Angeles.And if you e a parent with a newborn? Oh, my.You just can take your baby anywhere. Not Malaysia Airlines, not movie theaters or nice restaurants, not even gourmet grocery stores!

Has No gone too far?

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