This video is clearly fake. The guys on the scooters always look back at the incoming traffic before starting, which scooter riders in Taiwan NEVER do. I live in Taipei and speak out of experience. Also, Bin Lang girls are not particularly easy. Girls you meet in some (not all) bars that cater mostly to foreigners are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay easier than Bing Lang girls (who are, after all, at their workplace doing their job).
I'm no expert but I think there is more respect for women in Taiwan because most are raised by dominant mothers. The fact that there is controversy over girls wearing provocative clothing selling beetle nuts shows how far away they are from strip clubs on every corner. Good for them.
ANYWAYS, I'm a Taiwanese American and I will say that most betelnut girls in taiwan don't really want to do that job but are forced to because their family doesn't have much money.
@guitarhamster102 - Yes Professor Bien Chiang was Visiting Professor of Ethnography at (I think) UCLA , and before that he also lived in the US for some periods.
Re your "most betelnut girls" comment - what do you base that assertion on?
CAPITALISM creates ELITE CRIMINALS. BANKERS. DRUG LORDS. INEQUALITY. INSECURITY. GREED. RUTHLESS COMMUNISM. NWO. NAZI. TERRORISM. LAZY PEOPLE. REBEL POLITICIAN. ANARCHY. worst is WAR etc.. etc..
CAPITALISM was designed only for CORRUPT OPPORTUNISTIC MANIPULATIVE LAZY POLITICIAN. BANKERS. LAWYERS. DRUG LORDS. JUDGES. CRIMINALS. DICTATORS. RULERS. KING. SULTANATE. EMPEROR etc. etc..
HARD WORKING PEACE LOVING HAPPY HONEST SOCIETY were always the slave victim and poorly starve to death. :(
@tinfoilandy It... was like... right there... The girls work for the little beetlenut roadside shops (beetlenut is like chewing tobacco) and look pretty and just sell the product.
@tinfoilandy is a kind of nuts that is like a tabacco have exciting recipes and he betelnus girls is FOR captare the costumers attencion using girls wearing seexy clothes.
@tinfoilandy i don't understand it as well. but betel nut is what we call nga nga in the philippines. it's what ancients used to chew that stains the teeth to either black or red, & it also strengthens the teeth. now only old people in rural areas use it. they also had this in taiwan (aborgines), japan, & the pacific islands. not sure about the rest of se asia. why do you need girls in skimpy clothes selling betel nut? & why would people still use it, it tastes horrible actually
@tinfoilandy They sell betelnuts . Betelnut is a distant cousin to the coconut fruit . It tastes a bit bitter and you eat it with what we Malaysians call it the "Sireh" leaves . We Malays in Malaysia , especially the older generation still serve betel nut and the Sireh leaves to anyone that comes to our house as a way to welcome them
Note that there was vigorous demand for this "nasty shit" hundreds of years before it started getting sold by pretty young girls - or old binlang aunties.
"The bad part is that people in Taiwan have a bad impression and think betelnut girls are 'easy'"
-Really? What on earth would give them that impression? Dressed like that waiting for cars to drive up to exchange money and a few words? I don't see how anyone could get the wrong impression... :P
@ekovv It's about the marketing of the betelnut industry in Taiwan. The concept of the "betel girls"...
Betel nut is hardly a drug, more of a mildly addictive stimulant. It's not that bad, provided you don't over do it, cause it'll mess up the colour of your teeth.. Other than that one shoud have fresh betel nuts, if it has/had a fungus on, it can give oral cancer...
I feel bit sorry for the girls, they should at least let them dress a lil more appropriately.. :\
i live in taiwan... and some betelnut girls... let you touch their breast for as cheap as 100 NT dollars or 3 USD.... ITS TRUE... i have done it myself :p and some even let you have sex for around 2000 NT dollars.... i have also seen semi naked from top in Taoyuan Northern part of Taiwan...
I'm not really sure how much money they make, but it is probably better than the 'minimum wage' there. These stands are everywhere and from what I have seen, most transactions are just that. The girls just come out and hand the betelnuts to the customers who remain in their vehicles or on their mopeds. By the way, they also sell cigarettes and drinks.
Absolutly not worse than prostitution...sorry, respectfully say to you, maybe you're too conservative...or maybe i haven't gotten very well, but they aren't offering sex, or yes?...anyway, if I got it well, my opinoin is you should travel more...I must clarify that I am not supporting this kind of thing, just giving my opinion...thanks!
How sad ! Seems like this guy is very proud of this industry. Is Taiwanese women carrying the national pride by wearing less ? Is that the only thing Taiwan can offer and attract foreigners ?
I don't think this is meant to be a "national pride". If this were the case, then wouldn't the same conclusion be reached about USA since Vegas is "Sin City"? Sex sells, unfortunately, people in Taiwan are not immune to this concept.
Not sure if you follow news from Taiwan, there are brochure about traveling in Taiwan. One of the highlight must see is to visit the Betelnut Girls. The news is in the past two weeks.
Even in Vegas, you don't see girls bare most of their skin next to the sidewalks trying to sell a merchandise.
Dude what Vegas do you go to? You see hookers everywhere, even magazines and business cards strewn about the streets. These girls are dress like Go-Go dancers, and making WAY more. Go-Go dancers make a hundred bucks IF THEY ARE LUCKY. I have booked them so don't think I'm making that up. And these girls are prob making $100+ with a bout 7X exchange rate I don't see why everyone is making this out to be such a negative thing.
@trx1961 its some kind of cancer causing nuts ppl put into their mouth to chew like gumThe difference is eater spit them out instead of swallowing them.
LOL i go to taiwan every year to visit relo's and every single time i drive by i always peek to see if there pretty(no homo) xD LOL and if there betel nut stand is nice lol, iuno lmao must be a girl thing >.>
I visited Taiwan a few summers ago and I saw the Betel Nut stands. When I asked my relatives about it they were all talked about it as if it was this highly immortal thing. I don't see why it's so bad other than it's sort of like drugs but it could be a coffee stand for all it's worth. So what if there are girls in skimpy outfits? They're not nude and they're not really doing any sexual favors. Are the Taiwanese just that prude?
i'm a taiwanese. away from the Taipei city, many betel nut stands in order to compete to each other and sell more betel nuts, sometimes those girls have to show their tits or let the costumers grab their breats. in the midle of Taiwan they even dress themselve half naked. and u can have sex deals with them in some of the betel nut stand( they do it in the room in front of the stand.)OMG....and u kno wat? most of us taiwanese feel shame about it. i dun kno why we developed this culture.....
I agree with jc914michaelj ! Those women don't have well education and have not other employment skill, they are lazy to do some hard working job, they just want some easier money and work slightly. Shame on those slut bxxxx!
but ppl will keep buying and selling it...here r many grandmas n grandpas who have nothing but a betel nut field. they worked hard their whole life planting the betel nut but not actually earn alot of money...
on the other hand ppl who do heavy works like driving truck or building houses, they've addicted to the betel nuts. some ppl got cancer becuz eat too much betel nuts. sigh...
I visited my aunt and uncle in Taiwan last summer. While I was there, I went to the movie theater with some of the locals. In the lobby, there was a sign that said 'No Betelnut Chewing in the theater.' I had no idea what it meant until now.
You can find similar girls for sex, yes. But probably not these particular girls. Why do you ask stupid questions you already know the answer to? Trying to sound funny? Instead say "I wanna fuck those betelnut sluts." and you'll better get your point across.
I was looking for betel nut info and came into this. An Indian programmer shared some of it with me a few years back. It is kind of like bits of wood or coffee beans. It came in a tin. Sort of like a couple of cups of coffee as far as stimulation goes. The girls that perform the sort of services you guys want work in Taiwanese "barber shops" a coworker who lived there told me. Also U.S. guys go there to "teach English" to girls. They put ads in papers offering English language lessons.
I really miss Taiwan. Some of the people I've met there are the best friends I've ever had, the food is fantastic, and the place always feels alive. I always wish the best to the people of Taiwan. They're a great culture. I hope they maintain their path and don't adopt the Western culture here in the US.
gross nut.. chew it like tabacco.. really icky.. makes ur teeth yellow and gross.. only reason ppl buy is cuz of the girls luring and they get addicted to it
I have never tried chewing tobacco but I have tried betel. I think the people that seem to be getting cancer from Betel chew are really getting it from the tobacco they mix into it. The betel I order online doesn't have any notable effect so it is harmless but a waste of money.
In taiwan, it is not customary to mix tobacco. And no, the Areca nut is very high in carcinogenic copper. If you're not getting an effect from the stuff you buy it's either gone stale, or you are not preparing it properly. It needs lime or similar as a catalyst.
That's not entirely true. I know people from this business and I know second handedly that in some betel stands in certain areas through special "procedure", sexual bargains are still available. It's just not openly commercialized or advertised due to legal and cultural reasons. As I understand, it is both immpossible and unnatural to completely outlaw or boycott the sex related business in most urban cultures. These betel stand have sometimes become a convenient medium.
betelnut girls aint gonna do it with u, the clothes they wereis to promotethe product,theycant just stop working for 5mins to suck ur cock there always working and get payed quite decnet compared to other jobs, it is becasue the industry is so comptitive that they have resorted to this kinda of selling technique the main consumers of betelnut are truck drivers and odler males therfore the girl is ther to attract them to ur store.
oh yeah and it gives u cancer i just buy for the girl lol
I believe the number of girls willing to do "extra" are high, actually looking from the way they dress up I say 60% if not 70% of them look like prostitutes, only few of them dress decently. They won't do it in that small box, There are many cheap hotels and motels available in Taiwan. I have seen many fancy cars stopped by these beetle nut booths and who knows what they were chatting about.
Someone told me that these betle nut girls can earn moreless NT 40.000,- a month maybe much more if they are willing to do "extra" with the customers. And the government had set a new rule for the gurls to put on their bra's with them because in the past some of them had been selling the nuts topless.Damn !
Yes, although the number of girls willing to 'do "extra"' with the customers is quite low... and there's not much place to do it on a lit street in a glass box.
Ok firstly these are not "bars" - they are booths by the roadside. And no - mthe vast majority of the girls are Taiwanese. But yes, I have met one betelnut-girl who was a Vietnamese child-bride. She's lived here with her husband and two kids for about 7 years, he's a taxi driver and she runs the stall - and she's very happy with her life here.
they sell betelnuts which are sort of like the cherries of a certain kind of palm tree in that part of asia. the betelnuts are chewed as a stimulant. a bit like chewing tobacco i guess. truck drivers are frequent consumers of betelnut. when i first went to taiwan i saw red stains on some streets which are the result of spitting out the betelnut after chewing. they dress like that as a marketing gimmick, as betelnut users are mostly male.
oh, I'm so sorry! I heard that someone had seen it and I assumed it was done and out on the market. Well, shoot! Good luck on it. I teach film and could really use it in my classes.
I tried this Betel Nut once and it was actually a pleasant, mildly stimulating experience. It is fun to make the little pouches and mix the lime and nut. I would order more on he internet but I'm sure the quality is less than a fresh one.
I'm a taiwanese actually...this thing is pertty bad in taiwan i don't like but have a lot taiwanese guys like it,cuz they can see some girls wear so sexy...but i think this is our culture be peculiar to in taiwan. And i don't eat Betel Nut cuz i still want to have my owe Healthy.
Taiwan is an interesting place. And It seems to be changing very fast. Seems like North America's 1950's, 60's, 70's......2010's all rolled to one. Therefore the seemingly sexist behavior. I meet all kinds of characters daily. Many of my of my Taiwan friends are Psycho (they call themeselves that). I agree.Term of endearment. Self-deprictaing humour is common here.
People won't like to hear this, but the Taiwanese culture is unique in that the women in that country are viewed, by all Taiwanese, as objects of pleasure for men.
This can actually be quite shocking for foreigners (especially westerners) to learn, who are used to women being independent and self-assured.
in your statement "all Taiwanese view women as objects of pleasure for men" certainly not all because 5 of my Taiwanese friends in my room right now disagree.
women can bring men pleasure, we agree, but they are not objects.
and in Taiwan, although it's hard to make a living, it's still their choice. yes because by doing this kind of jobs they have more income.
You asked some Taiwanese about this? They're the last people to ask because they have no reference. Everyone who grows up in their own country naturally thinks that what happens there is normal.
A foreigner however, can easily compare the Taiwanese culture with their own, and will discover lots of differences...
...One of these differences is that the Taiwanese people are very quiet, shy, docile and subservient. They easily follow orders. In a marriage, the woman acts as a slave, to serve the man. This is the norm in Taiwan.
The so-called "Betelnut culture" is simply derived from this attitude, where girls are formed into pretty window-dressing toys to please the men.
"the Taiwanese culture is unique in that the women in that country are viewed, by all Taiwanese, as objects of pleasure for men". Wow. That's quite a statement. How many Taiwanese have you actually met? Three? If you honestly believe they ALL think so, then this says more for the company you keep than for the people of Taiwan.
Having said that, I also reckon that the fact that SOME men (Newsflash: Including Westerners), think so of women is hardly "unique"... so I'm afraid I can't agree with ANY part of your first statement.
You then go on to say, "Taiwanese people are very quiet, shy, docile and subservient. "
My friend, all I can say is, you REALLY need to get out more. I'll introduce you to some of my Taiwanese friends (including women) who don't fit ANY of those labels. I think it's time you stop generalizing, stop looking at this place through your distorted Western eyes. You obviously don't have a clue, and broadcasting that fact for all the world to see isn't very smart either.
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I'm going to raise both hands and admit to generalizing about the good people of Taiwan. Of course I should have written "most of the people...", but I assumed we're all smart here so I didn't do that.
The fact is, your friends are not representative of the people in Taiwan. Those who seek foreign friends are more extrovert than most Taiwanese...
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...I'm talking about 95% of the people, the kind of people that happen to be your regular work colleagues. Not the sluts in the bars or those who live overseas.
PERHAPS more and more Taiwanese women are becoming open-minded and don't want to be a slave anymore, but the idea of pretty women dressed like a prostitute in order to sell anything is prevalent in Taiwan...
You can see this happening at any trade show where 3-4 models dressed in miniskirts, bras and heavy makeup entertain the large ogling crowd of men while promoting computer chips.
All I'm doing is explaining rationally WHY the betel-nut culture exists, but unfortunately it seems that people here, like I said in the beginning, don't want to hear this.
Caucasoid men exploiting Asian women ? We all agree that prostitution is the obvious example here. Clients in any one country come from the local populace. However in parts of Asia Caucasoids are also integral to the problem. Consideration should be given to the opposite - why aren't there hordes of Asian sex-pest tourists in say London. Answer: maybe the cost of a long-haul flight! My message to "Asian" Londoners: never put up with Caucasoid cows who maintain double standards.
It is obvious a white man living in Taiwan posted this video. It is not enough white men have exploited women from Asia for the past few centuries, now they have to continue by sharing their fetish online. White man only see Asian women as objects. Western media have conditioned American and European men to think the way they do. Sick.
Yes I am a white man living in Taiwan, but watch the trailer to my film again, with a little attention this time. Totally missing the point is one thing, but then broadcasting that fact to the whole world is beyond stupid. Almost as bad as having a lame name like "CIAisgreat". The time when that may have been true is long gone.
Why do people complain so much, at least they are working. Ads use revealing outfits to sell products too. At least these girls are not prostitutes, I hope...
I know a lot of people in Taiwan bag these girls, including my wife who is Taiwanese.
However, they do add a bit of colour and character to the place especially with those lurid lime green and pink fluoro tubes. They are no more badly dressed than girls I see everyday in Australia.
They are also a good source of information if you need directions when lost.
And they are employed.
And lets not forget this is only a small part of Taiwan.
no offense to the girls, but from many taiwanese that i know, they are not really considered high class, or respected. a taiwanese friend of mine told me that they are akin to the provocative women that you might find here in America, in the trailer parks. Usually less intelligent, and not very well off. Many of my taiwanese friends, even men, say that this business should not represent taiwan as a whole, just an important subculture.
For sure it is a subculture and not representative of Taiwanese society as a whole. I never suggested it was. However, I would say that your friend's easy labelling of a broad group of people as "not really high-class" is perhaps more telling of prevailing attitudes in Taiwan. :)
My message has always been that among betelnut girls I have found some that I guess could fit that "trailer trash" label, but I have also met many who do not fit that mold, who are perhaps studying to improve themselves, who are aware of the moral ambiguities of what they do, and who are very adamant about where their boundaries are.
This is a great video
MrBrucebracey 1 week ago
This video is clearly fake. The guys on the scooters always look back at the incoming traffic before starting, which scooter riders in Taiwan NEVER do. I live in Taipei and speak out of experience. Also, Bin Lang girls are not particularly easy. Girls you meet in some (not all) bars that cater mostly to foreigners are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay easier than Bing Lang girls (who are, after all, at their workplace doing their job).
Novaspes82 2 weeks ago
This clip has brought back so many happy memories.
Apteryxrules 2 weeks ago
I'm no expert but I think there is more respect for women in Taiwan because most are raised by dominant mothers. The fact that there is controversy over girls wearing provocative clothing selling beetle nuts shows how far away they are from strip clubs on every corner. Good for them.
Jonboyappleseed 1 month ago
LO LAT
MrDanbloom 1 month ago
taiwan people put " Ho " on the end of santence....?
alamakmatila 1 month ago
is this any different from vietnamese coffee shop here in the US? LOL
Quy4life 5 months ago
@YGGD4eva: Ur mum?
Wolfgang0188 6 months ago
All Taiwan girls are pretty, not just betel nut girls.
DiddleyBoh 7 months ago
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cww0710 7 months ago
我一直奇怪,为什么不卖香烟或者口香糖
cww0710 7 months ago
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ShY1CAS 8 months ago
Scantily clad women sell betelnut....Big deal.
In Japan, you got some crazy shittttt
In the USA, everyone in LA is related/or knows a pornstar.
georgehenryhsu 8 months ago
@georgehenryhsu everyone??? I think that's a overstatement...
polychronio 7 months ago
@polychronio only a slight overstatement. what i mean is, in asia this is fairly explicit but if it was in the west, it wouldn't even be mentioned
georgehenryhsu 7 months ago
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Only low class people eat bing lan.
gchaoma 9 months ago
要注意!!在台灣並非大家都嚼食檳榔,檳榔用於提神,禦寒,早期是勞工朋友的提神品,但後來已經變成街頭流氓,壞孩子在嚼食了!現在年輕人因從小教育而都知道,嚼食檳榔易引發口腔癌.因此並不能以偏概全的認為,台灣人嗜嚼檳榔!!
MrGreenteaking 9 months ago 4
wow the professor dude has good English
ANYWAYS, I'm a Taiwanese American and I will say that most betelnut girls in taiwan don't really want to do that job but are forced to because their family doesn't have much money.
guitarhamster102 9 months ago 3
@guitarhamster102 - Yes Professor Bien Chiang was Visiting Professor of Ethnography at (I think) UCLA , and before that he also lived in the US for some periods.
Re your "most betelnut girls" comment - what do you base that assertion on?
Bignosetw 9 months ago
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CAPITALISM creates ELITE CRIMINALS. BANKERS. DRUG LORDS. INEQUALITY. INSECURITY. GREED. RUTHLESS COMMUNISM. NWO. NAZI. TERRORISM. LAZY PEOPLE. REBEL POLITICIAN. ANARCHY. worst is WAR etc.. etc..
CAPITALISM was designed only for CORRUPT OPPORTUNISTIC MANIPULATIVE LAZY POLITICIAN. BANKERS. LAWYERS. DRUG LORDS. JUDGES. CRIMINALS. DICTATORS. RULERS. KING. SULTANATE. EMPEROR etc. etc..
HARD WORKING PEACE LOVING HAPPY HONEST SOCIETY were always the slave victim and poorly starve to death. :(
kopellhinex 3 months ago
@YGGD4eva
Only the poor ugly ones are.
guitarhamster102 9 months ago
Dont eat them!!!!!! But they are almost like drug!
wei850916 9 months ago
those things are disgusting, ppl just spit on the road when is done chewing and leaves a red bloodish mark
qgan 10 months ago
"NEW" CHINESE/MANDARIN RAP
IN SONG OF FAMOUS EUROPEAN RAPPER
Eko Fresh & Doggy K - International Airport
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the chinese verse is the third one
tehaze 10 months ago
我覺得有沒有,聽了這個介紹有沒有,對於有沒有,那個有沒有,檳榔西施有沒有,總算有沒有,多了一層有沒有的了解有沒有....@@
alainon 11 months ago
Is this finished yet? I am interested in watching this.. haha
xjC0n 1 year ago
Cute drive through.
bokoboko001 1 year ago
Wow very excited to see this!!!! super interesting.
dial3 1 year ago
They ban beetlenuts from Taipei and Gaoshong to hide it from tourists.
demonatemu 1 year ago
@demonatemu thats not true, on the mainstreets u can see them always in the late evening
Wolfgang0188 6 months ago
I feel bad for the girls
jasmina560 1 year ago
dislike the taste
bananaman22 1 year ago
what are betelnut girls? what do they do? I don't understand this video. whats a betelnut?
tinfoilandy 1 year ago 2
@tinfoilandy: google is your friend: Just try to search for "Betelnut Girls Taiwan"
Bignosetw 1 year ago
@tinfoilandy so retarded. watch the video. if u dunt unds. u fail.
bananaman22 1 year ago
@tinfoilandy It... was like... right there... The girls work for the little beetlenut roadside shops (beetlenut is like chewing tobacco) and look pretty and just sell the product.
demonatemu 1 year ago
@tinfoilandy is a kind of nuts that is like a tabacco have exciting recipes and he betelnus girls is FOR captare the costumers attencion using girls wearing seexy clothes.
monikitty83 1 year ago
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Gandalf1324 1 year ago
@tinfoilandy it` s like gum . it`s typical product in Taiwan
PePeChiu 10 months ago
@tinfoilandy i don't understand it as well. but betel nut is what we call nga nga in the philippines. it's what ancients used to chew that stains the teeth to either black or red, & it also strengthens the teeth. now only old people in rural areas use it. they also had this in taiwan (aborgines), japan, & the pacific islands. not sure about the rest of se asia. why do you need girls in skimpy clothes selling betel nut? & why would people still use it, it tastes horrible actually
nenabunena 1 month ago
@tinfoilandy They sell betelnuts . Betelnut is a distant cousin to the coconut fruit . It tastes a bit bitter and you eat it with what we Malaysians call it the "Sireh" leaves . We Malays in Malaysia , especially the older generation still serve betel nut and the Sireh leaves to anyone that comes to our house as a way to welcome them
MrHelmyabdullah 4 weeks ago
受访的穿绿衣服的那个大姐也太···
allengo1111 1 year ago
It's like bikini car wash
gicole 1 year ago 8
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Gandalf1324 1 year ago
@Gandalf1324 Would it be great if I can buy Red Bull from chicks like this?
gicole 1 year ago
@gicole 1. what are u implying by 'girls like this'? 2. u can by red bull from girls like these -->bzorch.ca/pics/Red%20Bull/redbullgirls3.jpg
Gandalf1324 1 year ago
LLOVE TAIWAN ! GOOD FOOD GOOD DRINK GOOD LOOKS !
smith1989 1 year ago
"The prices for the betelnuts must be costly if they can make good money."
it costs NT$50.00* per box or US$1.61.
the box will contain, depending on the season, 6 ~ 20 betel nuts. Most habitual chewers go through 2 or 3 boxes per day.
"NT" = New Taiwan Dollar, the current exchange rate is around 31: 1 with the US$.
I like bing-lung, it's a nice buzz.
They say that being a regular chewing betel nut (Bing-lung) increases your chances of mouth cancer by ten times, more so with smokers.
guntamada 1 year ago
I want my own betelnut girl......
Tryoutz747 1 year ago
醫生.......
KING810825 1 year ago
Sure a not just selling betelnut can earn lots of money...?!?!?
dylantay76 1 year ago
Note that there was vigorous demand for this "nasty shit" hundreds of years before it started getting sold by pretty young girls - or old binlang aunties.
Bignosetw 1 year ago
its a dirty buisness betel nut is....especially using girls to sell some nasty shit.
and its not always girls selling betel nut--it could be a guy or a old woman
MapleLegend92 1 year ago
The prices for the betelnuts must be costly if they can make good money.
asas2jh 1 year ago
i don't know about betenut, but girls are nice!
pplarzza 1 year ago
"The bad part is that people in Taiwan have a bad impression and think betelnut girls are 'easy'"
-Really? What on earth would give them that impression? Dressed like that waiting for cars to drive up to exchange money and a few words? I don't see how anyone could get the wrong impression... :P
repsajuil1 1 year ago
The whole time I thought they were using these girls to dress sexy and sell drugs...haha i
WDUONG24 1 year ago
beautiful video!
josambro 1 year ago
Ok, I watched the whole video and still have absolutely no idea what this is. Drugs? Sex? Rock and roll?
ekovv 1 year ago
@ekovv It's about the marketing of the betelnut industry in Taiwan. The concept of the "betel girls"...
Betel nut is hardly a drug, more of a mildly addictive stimulant. It's not that bad, provided you don't over do it, cause it'll mess up the colour of your teeth.. Other than that one shoud have fresh betel nuts, if it has/had a fungus on, it can give oral cancer...
I feel bit sorry for the girls, they should at least let them dress a lil more appropriately.. :\
MrSpiky47 1 year ago
在中国大陆好像没有摈榔西施 ? 但有人间天堂,
cwa7984 1 year ago
@cwa7984 檳榔在台灣對喜好的人來說就像是嚼口香糖一樣....不過吃檳榔是會導致癌症的...
TaipeiDidi 1 year ago
I wondered what those girls standing in front of shops were all about !
GrahamTVdotNet 1 year ago
Great job, Tobie. I'm looking forward to seeing the full documentary!
globetrotteri 1 year ago
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lukentcash 1 year ago
Yes, yes, now I remember. If I was in Taiwan long time ago, the people were chewing it almost all the time. Always love Taiwan.
easypineapple 1 year ago
i live in taiwan... and some betelnut girls... let you touch their breast for as cheap as 100 NT dollars or 3 USD.... ITS TRUE... i have done it myself :p and some even let you have sex for around 2000 NT dollars.... i have also seen semi naked from top in Taoyuan Northern part of Taiwan...
P.S ---> i dont eat betelnut !
charmingdevil84 1 year ago
LMAO If you're going to dress like that selling stimulates, you are obviously going to get sexually harassed. It's all part of the job.
RealmEternal 1 year ago
I'm not really sure how much money they make, but it is probably better than the 'minimum wage' there. These stands are everywhere and from what I have seen, most transactions are just that. The girls just come out and hand the betelnuts to the customers who remain in their vehicles or on their mopeds. By the way, they also sell cigarettes and drinks.
kukuness 1 year ago
nice video
tonydmen1 1 year ago
What is the music?
sonkasonka 1 year ago
Poor betelnut girls get harrassed :( must be worse than a life of prostitution.
guerrillatactical 1 year ago
Absolutly not worse than prostitution...sorry, respectfully say to you, maybe you're too conservative...or maybe i haven't gotten very well, but they aren't offering sex, or yes?...anyway, if I got it well, my opinoin is you should travel more...I must clarify that I am not supporting this kind of thing, just giving my opinion...thanks!
colageno1984 1 year ago
sounds like tiwann version of chewing tobacco(nasty shit!
trx1961 1 year ago
How sad ! Seems like this guy is very proud of this industry. Is Taiwanese women carrying the national pride by wearing less ? Is that the only thing Taiwan can offer and attract foreigners ?
userkc 2 years ago
wow someone seems kinda ignorant. guess where the computer came from that you used to write this poor comment.
minipcpro 2 years ago
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oliviayichenchen 2 years ago
Oh shush. I think its a good job to have... Easy money, no stress, no responsibility...
KaiXi333 2 years ago
I don't think this is meant to be a "national pride". If this were the case, then wouldn't the same conclusion be reached about USA since Vegas is "Sin City"? Sex sells, unfortunately, people in Taiwan are not immune to this concept.
ChaoPow 2 years ago
Not sure if you follow news from Taiwan, there are brochure about traveling in Taiwan. One of the highlight must see is to visit the Betelnut Girls. The news is in the past two weeks.
Even in Vegas, you don't see girls bare most of their skin next to the sidewalks trying to sell a merchandise.
userkc 2 years ago
@userkc
True, but they do have people handing out postcard/pocket sized ads of strip shows and even escort services ;)
Travel Guides in Toronto for example has advertizement about Church St. and Annaul Gay Pride.
My point is there are people who sell these type of things as "highlights" but they do not represent the opinion of the nation.
ChaoPow 2 years ago
Dude what Vegas do you go to? You see hookers everywhere, even magazines and business cards strewn about the streets. These girls are dress like Go-Go dancers, and making WAY more. Go-Go dancers make a hundred bucks IF THEY ARE LUCKY. I have booked them so don't think I'm making that up. And these girls are prob making $100+ with a bout 7X exchange rate I don't see why everyone is making this out to be such a negative thing.
Phunkedub 2 years ago
WTH ius a betel nut anyway??? type of yuky coffee??
trx1961 2 years ago
@trx1961 its some kind of cancer causing nuts ppl put into their mouth to chew like gumThe difference is eater spit them out instead of swallowing them.
BafflinBook 1 year ago
LOL i go to taiwan every year to visit relo's and every single time i drive by i always peek to see if there pretty(no homo) xD LOL and if there betel nut stand is nice lol, iuno lmao must be a girl thing >.>
angiijay 2 years ago
Taiwan for the win!
Kra7as 2 years ago 33
I visited Taiwan a few summers ago and I saw the Betel Nut stands. When I asked my relatives about it they were all talked about it as if it was this highly immortal thing. I don't see why it's so bad other than it's sort of like drugs but it could be a coffee stand for all it's worth. So what if there are girls in skimpy outfits? They're not nude and they're not really doing any sexual favors. Are the Taiwanese just that prude?
MrXentrix 2 years ago
i'm a taiwanese. away from the Taipei city, many betel nut stands in order to compete to each other and sell more betel nuts, sometimes those girls have to show their tits or let the costumers grab their breats. in the midle of Taiwan they even dress themselve half naked. and u can have sex deals with them in some of the betel nut stand( they do it in the room in front of the stand.)OMG....and u kno wat? most of us taiwanese feel shame about it. i dun kno why we developed this culture.....
jc914michaelj 2 years ago
nothing goes well together but oral cancer and aids.
dieselboi91 2 years ago
I agree with jc914michaelj ! Those women don't have well education and have not other employment skill, they are lazy to do some hard working job, they just want some easier money and work slightly. Shame on those slut bxxxx!
lereobesaeoiehrptelt 2 years ago
@jc914michaelj why i d=never get such infomation from TVBS asia....ROC legalized prostitution?
BafflinBook 1 year ago
but ppl will keep buying and selling it...here r many grandmas n grandpas who have nothing but a betel nut field. they worked hard their whole life planting the betel nut but not actually earn alot of money...
on the other hand ppl who do heavy works like driving truck or building houses, they've addicted to the betel nuts. some ppl got cancer becuz eat too much betel nuts. sigh...
jc914michaelj 2 years ago
@MrXentrix
I'm a Taiwanese.Althought Betel Beauty brought some problem to the society.But I think it's only a way they live.
skysleep 2 years ago
@MrXentrix There are not many IMMORTAL things we humans can do, so why not. ;-)
rabidowski 1 year ago
good stuff, they look hot in their skimpy out-fits
karld17 2 years ago
I was born in Taiwan.Betenut is pretty much like chewing tobacco except you spit out red
cicicheng12 2 years ago
What's the name of the documentary?
megamarsvin 2 years ago
I visited my aunt and uncle in Taiwan last summer. While I was there, I went to the movie theater with some of the locals. In the lobby, there was a sign that said 'No Betelnut Chewing in the theater.' I had no idea what it meant until now.
KotysShorty 2 years ago
That girl looks so cold!
LikityKity 2 years ago
this is so fucked up from my perspective of course.
19fas88 2 years ago
You can find similar girls for sex, yes. But probably not these particular girls. Why do you ask stupid questions you already know the answer to? Trying to sound funny? Instead say "I wanna fuck those betelnut sluts." and you'll better get your point across.
cdavaz 2 years ago
No,they are selling betelnut,not sex,your brain is so dirty.
CBD4522 2 years ago
Maybe them can?
Taiwanable 2 years ago
where can i watch this full movie???
canttuchdis 2 years ago
no they can't
chrislearnstosurf 2 years ago
No, they are selling betelnut, not sex.
Bignosetw 2 years ago 20
@Bignosetw they may as well as b selling sex, would u want ur mother doin what their doin?!
faizet2 1 year ago
I was looking for betel nut info and came into this. An Indian programmer shared some of it with me a few years back. It is kind of like bits of wood or coffee beans. It came in a tin. Sort of like a couple of cups of coffee as far as stimulation goes. The girls that perform the sort of services you guys want work in Taiwanese "barber shops" a coworker who lived there told me. Also U.S. guys go there to "teach English" to girls. They put ads in papers offering English language lessons.
weirwolf77 2 years ago
when you go online, and find stuff to respond to and then write stuff, ...have a point.
davidstighansen 2 years ago
they should be Sympathy
douniwane 3 years ago
why subtitling people who have a proper english ? O.O
celesu 3 years ago 3
well because their pronunciation is not always clear, and many people watch YouTube videos with the sound low ...
Bignosetw 3 years ago 7
because they speak like my grandpa.
notymonkey 3 years ago 2
I remember how on my first trip to Taiwan I kept seeing those girls in the booths along the highways and had no clue what they were selling.
xuansguy 3 years ago
Betelnut girls are like im considering like people who work at walmart, not very high in education but will pay.
edeikuliu 3 years ago 2
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3.if you do that without taking one breath your a good kisser
hbkphoenix 3 years ago
38......
TigerHu22 3 years ago
ha ha, 38. yeah
thesidewindersleeps 3 years ago
I really miss Taiwan. Some of the people I've met there are the best friends I've ever had, the food is fantastic, and the place always feels alive. I always wish the best to the people of Taiwan. They're a great culture. I hope they maintain their path and don't adopt the Western culture here in the US.
jtomasik 3 years ago 54
Too late in many respects about adopting "Western" (media) culture, but Taiwan fortunately still has a charming culture of its own.
milesian1 2 years ago
@jtomasik you right
lanuiiohu 1 year ago
@jtomasik - sigh...me too....
manoman0 1 year ago
@jtomasik What's wrong with Western culture or American culture?
Averagebum2 1 year ago
Over 600 000 views :)
Bignosetw 3 years ago
這部片子我以前看過了，是一部製作的很棒的影片，不論是觀點或者敘事結構，都有獨到的眼光和巧思，當時好像是在台灣的公共電視還是哪個美術館看到的，我忘了。另外還有一位奧地利的建築師~克老福，也拍了一部從建築觀點看檳榔攤的這個有趣的盒子。
lavare0129 3 years ago 2
gross nut.. chew it like tabacco.. really icky.. makes ur teeth yellow and gross.. only reason ppl buy is cuz of the girls luring and they get addicted to it
kickmiass 3 years ago 3
I have never tried chewing tobacco but I have tried betel. I think the people that seem to be getting cancer from Betel chew are really getting it from the tobacco they mix into it. The betel I order online doesn't have any notable effect so it is harmless but a waste of money.
Nicholai420 3 years ago
In taiwan, it is not customary to mix tobacco. And no, the Areca nut is very high in carcinogenic copper. If you're not getting an effect from the stuff you buy it's either gone stale, or you are not preparing it properly. It needs lime or similar as a catalyst.
Bignosetw 3 years ago
u dont get sex or anything. they dress like that to attract customers.
mpulsv 3 years ago
I don't think "selling sex" is any worse than selling any other service so these crackdowns are very anti-libertarian and sexist.
Nicholai420 3 years ago
That's not entirely true. I know people from this business and I know second handedly that in some betel stands in certain areas through special "procedure", sexual bargains are still available. It's just not openly commercialized or advertised due to legal and cultural reasons. As I understand, it is both immpossible and unnatural to completely outlaw or boycott the sex related business in most urban cultures. These betel stand have sometimes become a convenient medium.
moomoodeadcow 3 years ago
this is actuality world...
someone have to do it as a job...
checking25 3 years ago
betelnut girls aint gonna do it with u, the clothes they wereis to promotethe product,theycant just stop working for 5mins to suck ur cock there always working and get payed quite decnet compared to other jobs, it is becasue the industry is so comptitive that they have resorted to this kinda of selling technique the main consumers of betelnut are truck drivers and odler males therfore the girl is ther to attract them to ur store.
oh yeah and it gives u cancer i just buy for the girl lol
metho20 3 years ago
Allright maybe one evening and we will see. Too bad you don't live in Hsinchu, it would be easier to do it if you live here :).
indocafe2007 3 years ago
I don't think my wife would like that idea. 4 years ago I would say Let's go.
indocafe2007 3 years ago
My point is actually that you woun't get very lucky, so your wife has nothing to fear :)
Bignosetw 3 years ago
You can come to Taiwan with your wife,welcome!
angel11111212200 3 years ago
I believe the number of girls willing to do "extra" are high, actually looking from the way they dress up I say 60% if not 70% of them look like prostitutes, only few of them dress decently. They won't do it in that small box, There are many cheap hotels and motels available in Taiwan. I have seen many fancy cars stopped by these beetle nut booths and who knows what they were chatting about.
Maybe iam just too old fashioned.
indocafe2007 3 years ago
Yes, maybe. You are welcome to come with me one evening, we can take a drive around and stop at random booths and ask, and see how lucky you get?
Bignosetw 3 years ago
thats true
jc914michaelj 2 years ago
Someone told me that these betle nut girls can earn moreless NT 40.000,- a month maybe much more if they are willing to do "extra" with the customers. And the government had set a new rule for the gurls to put on their bra's with them because in the past some of them had been selling the nuts topless.Damn !
indocafe2007 3 years ago
Yes, although the number of girls willing to 'do "extra"' with the customers is quite low... and there's not much place to do it on a lit street in a glass box.
Bignosetw 3 years ago
hmmm? by watching this clip, i wonder if all of the vietnamese woman who got sold into taiwan might work in some of these bars.
asianmennow 3 years ago
Ok firstly these are not "bars" - they are booths by the roadside. And no - mthe vast majority of the girls are Taiwanese. But yes, I have met one betelnut-girl who was a Vietnamese child-bride. She's lived here with her husband and two kids for about 7 years, he's a taxi driver and she runs the stall - and she's very happy with her life here.
Bignosetw 3 years ago
they sell betelnuts which are sort of like the cherries of a certain kind of palm tree in that part of asia. the betelnuts are chewed as a stimulant. a bit like chewing tobacco i guess. truck drivers are frequent consumers of betelnut. when i first went to taiwan i saw red stains on some streets which are the result of spitting out the betelnut after chewing. they dress like that as a marketing gimmick, as betelnut users are mostly male.
vleaf4 3 years ago
Excuse my ignorance, but what they sell? o what kind of service is that?
alboresvh 3 years ago
Where can I buy this documentary?
Ugoofball 3 years ago
It's not finished, goofball. I need funding. So if you give me about NT$500 000 and a broadcast contract, I'll finish it just for you :)
Bignosetw 3 years ago
oh, I'm so sorry! I heard that someone had seen it and I assumed it was done and out on the market. Well, shoot! Good luck on it. I teach film and could really use it in my classes.
Ugoofball 3 years ago
interesting
kujieprods 3 years ago
I tried this Betel Nut once and it was actually a pleasant, mildly stimulating experience. It is fun to make the little pouches and mix the lime and nut. I would order more on he internet but I'm sure the quality is less than a fresh one.
MountainDeW06 3 years ago
I wish some wealthy producer would provide the funding so you could complete this project before the phenomena disappears.
bluepacificsurf 3 years ago
Thanks blue, yes, it would be great to finish this thing properly...
Bignosetw 3 years ago
I'm a taiwanese actually...this thing is pertty bad in taiwan i don't like but have a lot taiwanese guys like it,cuz they can see some girls wear so sexy...but i think this is our culture be peculiar to in taiwan. And i don't eat Betel Nut cuz i still want to have my owe Healthy.
alittleonion 3 years ago
Taiwan is an interesting place. And It seems to be changing very fast. Seems like North America's 1950's, 60's, 70's......2010's all rolled to one. Therefore the seemingly sexist behavior. I meet all kinds of characters daily. Many of my of my Taiwan friends are Psycho (they call themeselves that). I agree.Term of endearment. Self-deprictaing humour is common here.
deepeeeh 3 years ago
People won't like to hear this, but the Taiwanese culture is unique in that the women in that country are viewed, by all Taiwanese, as objects of pleasure for men.
This can actually be quite shocking for foreigners (especially westerners) to learn, who are used to women being independent and self-assured.
CNSZU 3 years ago
in your statement "all Taiwanese view women as objects of pleasure for men" certainly not all because 5 of my Taiwanese friends in my room right now disagree.
women can bring men pleasure, we agree, but they are not objects.
and in Taiwan, although it's hard to make a living, it's still their choice. yes because by doing this kind of jobs they have more income.
gigibuybuy 3 years ago
You asked some Taiwanese about this? They're the last people to ask because they have no reference. Everyone who grows up in their own country naturally thinks that what happens there is normal.
A foreigner however, can easily compare the Taiwanese culture with their own, and will discover lots of differences...
CNSZU 3 years ago
...One of these differences is that the Taiwanese people are very quiet, shy, docile and subservient. They easily follow orders. In a marriage, the woman acts as a slave, to serve the man. This is the norm in Taiwan.
The so-called "Betelnut culture" is simply derived from this attitude, where girls are formed into pretty window-dressing toys to please the men.
CNSZU 3 years ago
You sort of brought this on yourself by making such definitive statement with word such as "all" without any credible source(s).
Samurai1568 3 years ago
"the Taiwanese culture is unique in that the women in that country are viewed, by all Taiwanese, as objects of pleasure for men". Wow. That's quite a statement. How many Taiwanese have you actually met? Three? If you honestly believe they ALL think so, then this says more for the company you keep than for the people of Taiwan.
Bignosetw 3 years ago
Having said that, I also reckon that the fact that SOME men (Newsflash: Including Westerners), think so of women is hardly "unique"... so I'm afraid I can't agree with ANY part of your first statement.
Bignosetw 3 years ago
You then go on to say, "Taiwanese people are very quiet, shy, docile and subservient. "
My friend, all I can say is, you REALLY need to get out more. I'll introduce you to some of my Taiwanese friends (including women) who don't fit ANY of those labels. I think it's time you stop generalizing, stop looking at this place through your distorted Western eyes. You obviously don't have a clue, and broadcasting that fact for all the world to see isn't very smart either.
Bignosetw 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
I'm going to raise both hands and admit to generalizing about the good people of Taiwan. Of course I should have written "most of the people...", but I assumed we're all smart here so I didn't do that.
The fact is, your friends are not representative of the people in Taiwan. Those who seek foreign friends are more extrovert than most Taiwanese...
CNSZU 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
...I'm talking about 95% of the people, the kind of people that happen to be your regular work colleagues. Not the sluts in the bars or those who live overseas.
PERHAPS more and more Taiwanese women are becoming open-minded and don't want to be a slave anymore, but the idea of pretty women dressed like a prostitute in order to sell anything is prevalent in Taiwan...
CNSZU 3 years ago
You can see this happening at any trade show where 3-4 models dressed in miniskirts, bras and heavy makeup entertain the large ogling crowd of men while promoting computer chips.
All I'm doing is explaining rationally WHY the betel-nut culture exists, but unfortunately it seems that people here, like I said in the beginning, don't want to hear this.
CNSZU 3 years ago
hooters?
w/e makes money
calvin812 3 years ago
Caucasoid men exploiting Asian women ? We all agree that prostitution is the obvious example here. Clients in any one country come from the local populace. However in parts of Asia Caucasoids are also integral to the problem. Consideration should be given to the opposite - why aren't there hordes of Asian sex-pest tourists in say London. Answer: maybe the cost of a long-haul flight! My message to "Asian" Londoners: never put up with Caucasoid cows who maintain double standards.
ATPADPenergy 3 years ago
It is obvious a white man living in Taiwan posted this video. It is not enough white men have exploited women from Asia for the past few centuries, now they have to continue by sharing their fetish online. White man only see Asian women as objects. Western media have conditioned American and European men to think the way they do. Sick.
CIAisgreat 3 years ago
Did you even bother watching it before you went on your rant? Its a clip of a DOCUMENTARY on the Betelnut culture in Taiwan.
vetamur 3 years ago 3
Yes I am a white man living in Taiwan, but watch the trailer to my film again, with a little attention this time. Totally missing the point is one thing, but then broadcasting that fact to the whole world is beyond stupid. Almost as bad as having a lame name like "CIAisgreat". The time when that may have been true is long gone.
Bignosetw 3 years ago
Welcome to Taiwan. Here is a free country. Don't blame on these girls, whose purpose is to make money but not selling sex.
jorulee 3 years ago
korean here.
why do girls in taiwan where those sexy outfit, when they r u just selling betelnuts.
i dont get it -_-"
xxShineunheexx 3 years ago
Why do people complain so much, at least they are working. Ads use revealing outfits to sell products too. At least these girls are not prostitutes, I hope...
Aetherus7 3 years ago
I know a lot of people in Taiwan bag these girls, including my wife who is Taiwanese.
However, they do add a bit of colour and character to the place especially with those lurid lime green and pink fluoro tubes. They are no more badly dressed than girls I see everyday in Australia.
They are also a good source of information if you need directions when lost.
And they are employed.
And lets not forget this is only a small part of Taiwan.
ochiltreee 3 years ago
no offense to the girls, but from many taiwanese that i know, they are not really considered high class, or respected. a taiwanese friend of mine told me that they are akin to the provocative women that you might find here in America, in the trailer parks. Usually less intelligent, and not very well off. Many of my taiwanese friends, even men, say that this business should not represent taiwan as a whole, just an important subculture.
matt999tye 3 years ago
For sure it is a subculture and not representative of Taiwanese society as a whole. I never suggested it was. However, I would say that your friend's easy labelling of a broad group of people as "not really high-class" is perhaps more telling of prevailing attitudes in Taiwan. :)
Bignosetw 3 years ago
My message has always been that among betelnut girls I have found some that I guess could fit that "trailer trash" label, but I have also met many who do not fit that mold, who are perhaps studying to improve themselves, who are aware of the moral ambiguities of what they do, and who are very adamant about where their boundaries are.
Bignosetw 3 years ago