In Photos: Selfie sticks around the globe

In certain places nowadays, putting down your phone to simply take in the scenery is a must. Earlier this month, several museums, including the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn, MoMa in New York and the Getty Center in Los Angeles, have banned the use of selfie sticks — occasionally referred to as “the wand of narcissism.” Around the globe, according to Fox, places that have banned or restricted selfies include Iran — its football federation prohibits players, coaches and other team staff from posing with female fans, South Korea, venue in London like the O2 Arena and Brixton Academy, Mecca in Saudi Arabia and France’s La Garoupe Beach. Before this banning trend spirals out of control, fellow Trojans studying abroad have documented the global phenomenon for posterity:

Tokyo, Japan:

Bath, Somerset: 

Wiltshire, England (Stonehenge): 

Madrid, Spain: