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Constanze Han documented the lives of “betel nut beauties,” young women selling the addictive stimulant across Taiwan.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Hoping to document the phenomenon, photographer Constanze Han spent a month in 2022 driving down the highway connecting the island’s capital, Taipei, to the southern city of Kaohsiung, meeting betel nut beauties along the way.

Sure... That is how I would put it on my expense report too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I'm visiting Taiwan right now. They basically don't exist anymore. Most of the sellers are older, middle aged and above, and dressed modestly. The fact she could only find a few to photograph says it all. Their time is over.