I also tend to brush before going somewhere after drinking, but it doesn't matter much because I'm always gonna drink more whereever I go. But other people are always drunk, too, so it doesn't matter. And it's not *that* bad smell. 8)

As for chewing gum, I chew it too much these days. It's become a habit. I'm lost without gum these days. Oh well, beats my former nail-biting habit.