Vietnam vets spoke of "Betel Nut Mamas" with their red stained teeth spitting all over the country when the vets were there making SOUTHEAST ASIA-nay, the whole words safe for democracy, corruption and hard to kill strains of the clap. So tonight I found that there's no such thing as a betel nut, and in fact the (equally addictive and carcinogenic) nut is an areca, wrapped in a betel leaf with lime and (sometimes) tobacco added.
So popular is the betel/areca stimulant for chewing in TAIWAN that there are "betel nut beauties" making and selling them in the busiest cities and the more remote agricultural areas. These scantily clad gals work in busy city outlets and rural, single occupancy kiosks surrounded by glass so customers can eyeball their wares.
It was this that led me to TAIWAN'S most popular singer, Jolin Tsai.
Her music seems to consist completely of techo disco made on the cheap with keyboards, but the young lady is more enjoyable (for me at least) than the ugly assed, gun totin' bitch slappin' mouth bling-sportin' hip hop thugs that stick out on and inevitably spoil every music awards show these days.
BUT, when I tickled the start button of her third video I found this:
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Jolin Tsai - LOVE LOVE LOVE (THAT STAR OF DAVID)
So now I have to wonder if the reason for this slick video's prominent display of the MAGEN DAVID is the presence of a frizzy haired, ubiquitous-in-the-entertainment-industry PEREGRINE ANTEATER in the production booth.