Why would Singapore ban Chewing Gum?

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peanutz

Seems like there is a lot of misconception where Singapore is concerned. For the record, yes an American teen was whipped not because he sprayed paint, he did more. He stole public properties to decorate his room too. And just in case you do not know, when he went back to the US, he was arrested by the police for bashing his parents. So the whipping in Singapore was not enough to correct him. So please, know the real happennings.

As for gums, it was too expensive and costly for the public to clean the irresponsible acts of gum throwing in public transport and places. Banning the gum solved the problem, after a length of cleaning and we are proud to keep it that way. Gums are allowed now, as form of dental treatment. And proper disposal is appreciated.

We had US and UK munuicipal officers visit us who had wished they could simply implement the banning of gums in their own city as this was creating problems for their transport system. They acknowledged that Singapore did the right move from the start, while they are complicated by their own internal rules.

So, you can bring your Orbits, just help us keep the environment clean of unwanted gums.

joe

tom

mad government

dick

Big Brother said so

kzzxguy

bec ithe goverment feel that it will cost more to maintain the public area if to remove and discard the chewing gum.

fred

singapore is a Police State and a dictatorship

joe

NO Brians Lousy place disgusting place

Disgusting place Police State

Custom fan

Read the whole history here....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewing_gum_ban_in_Singapore

sarch_uk

Because of a litter problem....here is a site with some info'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3512498.stm

Sadly we have the same litter problem here in the UK.

Adam

Singapore is a very clean city and it wants to stay that way.

No chewing gun. It is also illegal to eat or drink in public places. They want to keep the streets clean.

Bear Naked

To keep it off their sidewalks....remember ....they still cane people there. See how ridiculous that feels.

sauteed mushroom

i didnt know they did that... somewhere i heard it was illegal to carry a icecream cone in your back pocket lol..i heard it on some tv show...

â˜†The-Siren

Cos the government here is uptight. Forget about that stash of weed too. Its not worth ur life.
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shamsayasmin

i agree with the first answer

sueet2b

long time ago i heard a case of a foreign teen that had graffitted, it was something minor, but i remember hearing the case that the kid had gotten punished severely for that through...believe or not, but through whip spanking, im not kiddign, i dont remember if the minor was american, but i remember he wasnt from the area. if they get that harsh, imagine what they would do at the airport if you pulled out a back of gum, theyll probably handcuff you and take ya in.

Noname

Just sharing my experience. I bought chewing gum here in Sin about a month ago. Its true as 'peanutz' said. Those so called sugar-free and dont caused tooth decay. Well, not really that dental treatment.
Its good to keep the city clean and nice. Especially when there are not many people know that ever since 2004, we can buy tat kind of chewing gum from pharmacies here. Not from candy shop nor supermarket, remember this.
I was surprised to see that in a pharmacy called Guardian. (brand named ORBIT, u r right).
And more surprised to hear that b4 i paid for it, the pharmacist asked me to sign on their log book with my name, IC number and contact phone number.....haha......
wat do u think of this wonderful act???
Of course u can bring in gum, but pls help to keep our country clean.

bobsled

They have repealed that law

opticalnoise

Compare riding on the subway in new york to riding one in singapore, it's like night and day. Singapore is so clean, I would say outlawing gum is a worthy sacrifice. Anyway, you can still bring gum, you just cant buy it there. Only the sale of gum is illegal.

Tarheel Girl 08

Have you ever been walking and stepped in chewing gum without knowing it? Then have it all over your shoes and say in your car or on your carpet? If not, then try it and you will want to ban gum also.

Skip

Singapore is very strict about debris or garbage on their sidewalks. They have ash trays and garbage cans up and down street sides. People found throwing debris are dealt with very severely. So, they want to stop any gum from landing in the wrong place.

jayden

SINGAPORE DEATH PENALTY

DEATH PENALTHY DEATH PENALTY DEATH PENALTY IN SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE GOT DEATH PENALTY SO DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT SMARTASS

DONT EVEN TRY SMARTASS

jack l

People toss it...other people step on it.

Jason T

The chewing gum ban was put in place because it was causing maintenance problems for the city and especially the public transit system. The law was revised in 2004 to allow for gum of a therapeutic variety but I am not exactly sure what that means. Essentially they put in a new mass transit system and people were sticking gum everywhere, especially the door sensors and it was costing a lot of money to fix, so they banned gum.

dick

insane government

shades of black

because (a) it's disgusting how people chew it like cows and (b) people are irresponsible and throw their gum on the floor or stick it on furniture - next time you walk on the sidewalk, notice how many black gum spots exist.

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