I know they must be though because I find used gum stuck to shit all the time.
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If I see a balding, shorter guy with a buzz cut and a tan line on his face from his wrap around sunglasses, I expect him to be chewing gum.
My bjj instructor rolls with gum in his mouth lol. I don't chew it because I have a pathological need to swallow it.
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People chewed gum to fix their breath after smoking tobacco, and I don't see people doing that anymore either.
The ads never said that gum was for smokers, but it's for smokers.
Oh no, they absolutely did say that.
I distinctly remember commercials that said, “you can’t smoke at work, so you need such and such gum”.
That’s for a different reason, but it was tied to smoking at least.
I see it pretty much all the time. You probably live somewhere where people are more likely to do stuff other than chewing gum, or, in the worst case scenario, somewhere where it's literally illegal (ie Singapore).
That's because gum has less flavor and is unreasonably more expensive, at least in my case.
Chewing gum is great for you
I don't want to willingly keep eating micro plastics.
Lots of gum (in the UK anyway) doesn't contain plastic now.
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Gum always gives me a headache. Though I think I have mild TMJ.
It makes me angry for some reason. Like, maybe there’s this primitive thing in me that says, “SWALLOW YOUR FOOD, APE!” but it’s not for swallowing. I know that, my brain don’t, so it say, “GET ANGRY, APE!”
I would have agreed with you re: reduction in gum chewers. But it looks like most forecasting documents and historical trends demonstrate growth in consumption. Granted I've only had a quick lookm https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/reports/global-chewing-gum-market
I see people in this thread complaining about fake sugar and someone mentioned chewing gum with real sugar. I'm just wondering do they sell xylitol gum in America? I see no point in chewing gum if it's not even healthy for teeth.
Yes they make them here with xylitol. Those are the ones I buy.
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People still chewing gum, but chewing gum is no longer a fashion trend. So they don't purposely show to you that they are chewing gum.
I do chewing gum when at work, to help me stay focused. I don't chewing gum while hanging out with friends to look cool, because it no longer a trend. Beside, it is not comfortable to speak while chewing gum.