Who needs a Toothbrush!!

[Mike Veitch]

I think this is just great, welcome to Betel Nut country....and you thought your shrimps were fat?!

 

[hvulin]

juck, whose face/teeth are that, and is it alive?

 

[Scuba65]

Man, that guy does need a toothbrush or more. disgusting

 

[Damselfish]

The colored teeth come from chewing betelnut. It's traditionally considered attractive, although we were told that is changing some especially among young people.

 

[SeaYoda]

I would say nice shots but those are scary :11: ! Those shrimp have a lot of work to do.

 

[Tamas]

The colored teeth come from chewing betelnut. It's traditionally considered attractive, although we were told that is changing some especially among young people.

from chewing what? and attractive where?

 

[jagfish]

When I was in India, people chewed this as well. The nut past is wrapped in some kind of leaf. The whole mess is supposedly mildy narcotic, probably like the old chewing of coca leaves, except more disgusting.

They stain the teeth and cause the gums to recede. Even the women partook...

 

[MissyP]

ok, thats just nasty!!! :nosmilie:

 

[jiveturkey]

When I was in India, people chewed this as well. The nut past is wrapped in some kind of leaf. The whole mess is supposedly mildy narcotic, probably like the old chewing of coca leaves, except more disgusting.

They stain the teeth and cause the gums to recede. Even the women partook...

Some are narcotic and some are not. I chewed a little while travelling in India. It's like chewing tobacco. All I got was a mild headrush, a bad taste in my mouth and nasty looks from my girlfriend. I did get serious props from the locals though.

 

[baitedstorm]

Yikes, I thought maybe this was someone waiting to be brought up by the SARs team.... eeek