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    Regarding April 07 - Children in Peru chew Bubble Gum with a mouth full of water to prevent loud smacking noises. Why?

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    re: http://www.gullible.info/archive.php?m=2007-03#post743

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    Although largely superstitious, this tradition (like many others) has its roots in truth. The Peruvian Andes are prone to landslides and avalanches, set off by sudden air pressure changes or sonar shocks. Over time the people of Peru have grown accustomed to "Chicle Nadar" (gum going swimming).

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      CommentAuthornyarfdude
    • CommentTimeSep 12th 2007
     

    lol

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      CommentAuthorRot Bottom
    • CommentTimeSep 12th 2007
     

    In Peruvian society, it has been, for thousands of years, considered extremely impolite to show any sign of mastication, whether visual or auditory.

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      CommentAuthornyarfdude
    • CommentTimeSep 12th 2007
     

    Now why was this feedback extremely positive????

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    Cus that was what the guy selected from the list.

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      CommentAuthornyarfdude
    • CommentTimeSep 12th 2007
     

    No, I meant why did he pick that from the list?!

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      CommentAuthorUdoboy
    • CommentTimeSep 13th 2007
     

    I'm this person's personal psychiatrist. It seems that this person (you are all assuming it's from a male, but I can neither confirm nor deny) often has feelings of inadequacy, and relating facts from this website to co-workers relieves these feelings. Therefore, while the person has a question about this fact, overall they have an extremely positive attitude toward this website in general.

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    Maybe because s/he was absolutely sure that s/he had a question.

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      CommentAuthorcmseagle
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2007
     
    Posted By: nyarfdude

    Now why was this feedback extremely positive????

    Maybe he really did like the factoid, and was trying to get more information on it.

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      CommentAuthormargaret
    • CommentTimeSep 17th 2007
     

    I was the fact checker on this one. My church group hosts a yearly trip to Peru to help build houses for less fortunate families. One day when I was nailing together a door frame, a little boy named Diego tugged on my smock and asked if he could have a sip of my water. He immediately popped a piece of gum in his mouth, took a big swig, and began chewing happily, continuing to watch our group's progress. Since he had his mouth full, I asked his father (through our interpreter) what the water was all about. The answer was quite simple, really. He said kids did it out of respect to our group, so as not to annoy us. Apparently the group there before us had griped to one another about the clamarous racket, and when the kids heard this, they worked out a reasonable solution. During our stay, they also tied old shoe laces up around the bottoms of their sandals, strapping them to their ankles to keep from making the obnoxious "flip-flop" most sandals produce.

    Hope this answer satisfies your curiosity! Thanks for your interest in GULLIBLE.INFO! :bigsmile:

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    I hear they use the felt pads (for the bottom of furniture) on their shoes to stop that annoying "click click click" as they walk down tiled hallways. Apparently, the Peruvians are a very noise conscious group of people.

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