Why did Singapore ban gum?

6 Minute English

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2015-07-02

6 分钟
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  • Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English.

  • I'm Rob.

  • And I'm Finn.

  • Hello.

  • Hello Finn.

  • Are you chewing gum over there?

  • Yeah, hang on.

  • I'll just stick it under the desk for now.

  • Yuck.

  • That's revolting.

  • Why'd he go put it in the bin?

  • Since when did you take up this antisocial habit?

  • And antisocial means annoying to other people, by the way.

  • Yeah, well, okay Rob, fine.

  • Well, since I heard that there was evidence that chewing gum can improve your brain.

  • Ah.

  • So, how does it do that?

  • Well, some experts say that the chewing action can lead to an increase in blood flow to the brain.