Was watching a Steve Ramsey video on YouTube today and noticed he was chewing gum through parts of it. Made me think of this post again. You definitely don't see a lot of YouTubers chewing gum!
this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2024
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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.
I have a coworker who does. Into her mic during meetings. I hate her way more than I otherwise would because of that
I smoked for about 10 years and replaced that with vaping. Then I replaced vaping with chewing gum in January.
I chew 2 pieces of Extra 6-7 times a day and Blockheads multivitamin gum twice a day.
I also carry strips of foil I can spit into if I'm at my desk or not near a bin.
I went to school with a girl who chewed gum everyday, she ended up in hospital with a stomach ulcer.
When you chew, your brain sends signals to your stomach to produce acid to break down the food that is incoming, but if you don't actually consume food, the acid will just continually build until there's a problem.
Basically just saying be careful, though I'm not sure if there is any warning signs you can watch for.
I bet you could crack open a jawbreaker with one bite with those jaw muscles.
That's interesting though, have you noticed any changes from that amount of gum?
No, but it's only been a couple of months.
Plus I'm single right now, if you catch my drift.
Nice
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.
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.
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 was never down with gum to start. Chewing something until its flavorless and then spitting it out is just a strict downgrade from snacking.
The pro is no calories. The problem is if I'm not chewing gum I'll chew my lip, or eat or drink something
I keep some sugar-free mint gum in my carry-on bag to chew during take-off and landing to help with ear pressure. But otherwise I’ve largely turned to Binaca or Listerine spray for breath freshening, which for me is the major purpose of gum.
The other major purpose is the blowing of bubbles
My bjj instructor rolls with gum in his mouth lol. I don't chew it because I have a pathological need to swallow it.
Does he not roll with a mouth-guard? If he does, the idea of someone chewing gum with one of those in is priceless.
Nah its when he's leading class and demoing techniques
My bjj instructor rolls with gum in his mouth lol. I don't chew it because I have a pathological need to swallow it.
I missed the second ‘j’ at my initial glance at this comment, and changing this from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to “BJ instructor” makes the comment far more interesting.
I mean, I always read it as "blow job job" anyway so it makes no odds to me either way
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, usually they're some sugar alcohol. Only traditional style chewing gums will use sugar.
Yes they make them here with xylitol. Those are the ones I buy.
Oh no. Gum is super not healthy for your teeth in the US.
Wrong, most gum in the US uses sugar alcohols
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).
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
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