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Old 08-23-2008, 06:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I know that many Asian countries don't allow tourists to bring in Bibles and others don't allow gum. Are there other items that might be confiscated upon arrival?
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Gum? Really?! I wonder what their problem is with gum?!
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Old 08-24-2008, 07:54 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Haha, yeah that's weird!
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Old 08-25-2008, 07:57 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Teh gum issue might be a religious/spiritual preference. IT could also be due to the mess gum makes when it lands on a sidewalk and is stepped in.
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Old 08-26-2008, 03:34 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Teh gum issue might be a religious/spiritual preference. IT could also be due to the mess gum makes when it lands on a sidewalk and is stepped in.
It's the latter. In Singapore, it is illegal to chew gum, you can be arrested for it. Obviously, they figured that the corrupt human nature is incurable: if you allow gum, people will spit it out on sidewalks instead of always using trash cans, so it's easier to ban gum altogether.
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Old 08-26-2008, 01:58 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Wow, that place must be really clean.
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