Tuesday, February 7, 2023

These betel nut beauties are working for a better future

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By Asiaone, editor@asiaone.com, 02 February 2023 at 06:55 pm
 

 18-year-old Xing-er shares that she got into this line as a means to pay for her school tuition fees.
PHOTO: 18-year-old Xing-er shares that she got into this line as a means to pay for her school tuition fees.
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Donning skimpy outfits like bikinis, these female betel nut saleswomen not only have to cut and prep their product by hand, they also have to endure other people's judging gaze as part of their job.


 Donning skimpy outfits like bikinis, these female betel nut saleswomen not only have to cut and prep their product by hand, they also have to endure other people's judging gaze as part of their job.
PHOTO: Donning skimpy outfits like bikinis, these female betel nut saleswomen not only have to cut and prep their product by hand, they also have to endure other people's judging gaze as part of their job.
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Known as betel nut beauties in Taiwan, they usually work in flamboyant roadside betel nut retail stores and do so as a side hustle to earn good money.

One of these betel nut beauties, 18-year-old Xing-er shares that she got into this line as a means to pay for her school tuition fees. She shares that during peak season, the most that she can earn up to NT＄49,000 (S＄2,146).


 Known as betel nut beauties in Taiwan, they usually work in flamboyant roadside betel nut retail stores and do so as a side hustle to earn good money.
PHOTO: Known as betel nut beauties in Taiwan, they usually work in flamboyant roadside betel nut retail stores and do so as a side hustle to earn good money.
Picture posted by Chen Chin-Pao, Invisible Photographer.Asia (IPA) on 31 January 2017
 

 Betel Nuts are kind of little green nuts and popular in Taiwan (especially among the labor class), where some people chew them as gum.
PHOTO: Betel Nuts are kind of little green nuts and popular in Taiwan (especially among the labor class), where some people chew them as gum. Betel Nut Girls are teenage girls who are hired to wear strikingly sexy clothes, and to stand or sit around the stands and sell betel nuts in Taiwan.
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However, there is a price to pay as a betel nut beauty.

Xing-er - who has been working in the industry for three years - has had to endure being shunned by her school friends after they learn about her job.
 

 Betel nut beauties are Taiwanese girls who wear very sexy outfits in order to sell more betel nuts.
PHOTO: Betel nut beauties are Taiwanese girls who wear very sexy outfits in order to sell more betel nuts.
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"They will ostracise (exclude) me once they know that we're betel nut beauties and they will avoid talking to us,

"They will avoid talking to us, sometimes it feels like we're being excluded," says Xing-er.
 

 'Betel', or, in Taiwanese, 'binlan' binlan is actually a legal drug (betel leaves, areca nut, tobacco, kaoliang moonshine) and causes a slight excitement, a feeling of mild euphoria.
PHOTO: "Betel", or, in Taiwanese, "binlan" binlan is actually a legal drug (betel leaves, areca nut, tobacco, kaoliang moonshine) and causes a slight excitement, a feeling of mild euphoria. It helps to stay awake for a long time (for days) and not lose concentration, for which they are loved by truckers (although, of course, with such a set of effects, not only them).
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 The idea of eating special foods that increase desire, namely aphrodisiacs, is not new.
PHOTO: The idea of eating special foods that increase desire, namely aphrodisiacs, is not new. Now we look at it with skepticism, although for some it works. We can check it by adding just one ingredient to regular dishes!
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 Years after those scantily-clad girls became a distinctive phenomenon in the country -- even drawing attention from international media including CNN and the BBC -- an installation art show has put aside the disputes and attempted to display the social and cultural effects of betel-nut beauties through art.
PHOTO: Years after those scantily-clad girls became a distinctive phenomenon in the country -- even drawing attention from international media including CNN and the BBC -- an installation art show has put aside the disputes and attempted to display the social and cultural effects of betel-nut beauties through art.
"Betel-nut beauties are a reflection of the local culture in Taiwan, and also a common experience shared by all Taiwanese. [3]
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 Betel Nut Girls were born after the rapid economical development and radical political improvement in Taiwan.
PHOTO: Betel Nut Girls were born after the rapid economical development and radical political improvement in Taiwan. Most of them are willing to enjoy life and prefer their job to be temporary rather than regular. Some of the Girls even did not graduate from middle school. [2]
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 Betel Nuts (Girls) are partially prohibited by Taiwan government due to the following two reasons:
PHOTO: Betel Nuts (Girls) are partially prohibited by Taiwan government due to the following two reasons: First of all, natural environment and soil conservation are seriously destroyed because of the profuse planting of betel nuts. Secondly, there are some sexual crimes and illegal hires of under-age girls along with the phenomenon. Nevertheless, the fact is that Betel Nuts (Girls) are still kind of popular in Taiwan and some workers and teenagers go after in a swarm. [2]
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 The existence of Betel Nut Girls represents an aspect of the present Taiwan society:
PHOTO: The existence of Betel Nut Girls represents an aspect of the present Taiwan society: A new value is forming among the new generation. The recent news from Taiwan is that some owners of bars and restaurants are hiring girls to dress like Betel Nut Girls to work as waitresses. [2]
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 It seems like that a lot of teenage girls are lost in the whirlpool of money and material desires.
PHOTO: It seems like that a lot of teenage girls are lost in the whirlpool of money and material desires. This could be a reflection that more and more young people are being influenced by easy money, instead of thinking about their own potential toward different possibilities. [2]
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By Asiaone, editor@asiaone.com, 02 February 2023 at 06:55 pm
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Reference
[1] Asiaone, editor@asiaone.com, These betel nut beauties are working for a better future, posted on 02 February 2023 at 06:55 pm, https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/these-betel-nut-beauties-are-working-better-future

[2] Chen Chin-Pao, Invisible Photographer.Asia (IPA), Taiwan’s Betel Nuts Girls, posted on 31 January 2017, https://invisiblephotographer.asia/2017/01/31/betelnutsgirls-chenchinpao/

[3] Taipei Times, Betel-nut girls focus of exhibit, posted on Sunday, 22 May 2005, https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/05/22/2003256122


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