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To use Sony Walkman in America you need a license.
IT’S INTERESTING TO KNOW
1. Chewing gum was banned in Singapore for 12 years as it’s a real problem: polluted streets, buildings, busses … Now you can buy it there again – but only in chemist’s and with a special licence. And even then, only ‘medical’ and ‘dental’ types like Wrigley’s sugar-free Orbit are allowed.
2. Long time ago people used to walk, cycle, sit on trains, lie on the beach and just stare into the distance. Now they do all these things and still stare into the distance. But if you look closely you will see that they are listening to music with a Sony Walkman attached and don’t disturb anyone else.
3. One third of city children in Britain do not know anything about the countryside life: 70% of eight and nine-year-olds think cotton comes from sheep, while more than half believe that eggs come from sheep and potatoes and orange juice come from cows. So they have to be sent on visits to local farms.
4. Many young people living in the USA don’t know geography. Just a few of them know where Iraq is! Only 13% of young Americans can point it on the map. Moreover, many Americans think that 1 billion people live in the USA. In fact the US population is about 281 million.
