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Originally Posted by mariusgmioc
I had to check with Wikipedia to learn waht Betel nuts are (apparently they are called Areca Nuts and Betel nust is a colloquial misnomer).  |
Hi Marius,
in Indonesia it's just called pinang (sirih) or kapur, it was used everywhere in South-East-Asia, in many parts it's now forbidden (Thailand), India is still a hot spot, in Indonesia it's still used in rural aeras, I know that it's still very common on Halmahera for example, you can see it by the red tooth of the users.
Regards,
Detlef
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areca_catechu