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DianaR · 08-23-2008, 06:37 PM

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?

mandiees · 08-23-2008, 10:03 PM

Gum? Really?! I wonder what their problem is with gum?!

melka · 08-24-2008, 07:54 PM

Haha, yeah that's weird!

DianaR · 08-25-2008, 07:57 PM

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.

Lissy · 08-26-2008, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by DianaR

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.

melka · 08-26-2008, 01:58 PM

Wow, that place must be really clean.

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08-24-2008, 07:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
melka Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 109	Haha, yeah that's weird!

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DianaR Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 41	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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melka Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 109	Wow, that place must be really clean.