When I did an Overland trip through Africa in 1973, we had many rather unusual experiences. Arriving and leaving Tanzania were both far from straight forward border crossings.
At the time the government of the day was insisting everyone.........that included locals...........were to wear clothing that covered them well. Long skirts and short sleeves, necklines to the neck was the acceptable clothing for females, while males had similar, but long trousers.
Westerners clearly had created an impression of a decadent lifestyle the Tanzanian government did not want people in their country to emulate.The things they saw as Western included long hair for males, bell bottom trousers, denim...I suspect jeans was the clothing they disliked...........and of course clothing that did not cover enough of the anatomy!
It took us two attempts to get through the border.....that was after waiting in long, slow moving queues, and a return trip to Lusaka to get repeat visas!
Leaving was another story...........you can read about it at http://www.fascinating-travel-destinations.com/tanzania-border.html
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