Singapore Keeps Ban On Chewing Gum

 “Singapore on Thursday stuck to its 18-year ban on the import and sale of chewing gum, which has become an international symbol of the city-state’s image as a strict society.”

 AFP 

Singapore’s ban may make its streets marginally cleaner, but it’s counterproductive because its given the island nation a reputation as an authoritarian society.  

I’m a slob and I’m afraid to travel to Singapore, I might get arrested for littering. Who wants to visit an uptight country that regulates every facet of a person’s life? 

There might be gum and much worse on the streets of San Francisco, but I know I won’t be hassled by the cops if I walk down the street smoking a joint, and tossing an empty bag of Cheetos into the wind.  

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