Ghost of a flea: Betel nut girls

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February 06, 2006

Betel nut girls

The Flea is a big fan of betel nut but for the fact of the devilish stain it leaves on the already not quite pearly whites. That and its being addictive and carcinogenic. I fear the government of Taiwan is right to claim the lure of betel nut girls may serve to reinforce the habit though Flea Tower's chilly clime leaves this a matter of pure speculation on my part (via Asiapundit).

The Taiwan government's plan to curb cancer faces tough opposition: about 60,000 women who sit in roadside glass booths, often wearing little more than a bikini, selling the island's oldest legal drug.

Given Taipei's "three nos" sumptuary policy, one suspects the betel nut promotion industry is blissfully untroubled vis-�-vis propriety or indeed a cold climate. Which may go some way to addressing any Flea-reader questions regarding the specific siren appeal of betel nut beauties.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at February 6, 2006 06:27 AM

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They should show the toothless women who've been doing it for years. Just like they should send Keith Richards & Marianne Faithful to high schools to scare the kids off drugs.

Posted by: beautifulatrocities at February 6, 2006 07:23 AM