Betel Sellers Takes Order

ADVANCE FOR STORY SLUG:BETEL BABES: BYLINE WILLIAM FOREMAN: 1 OF ? PHOTOS-A betel nut seller leans tighly up against the window sill of a customer's caras she takes an order in the street, Monday evening, November 8, 1999, in Taipei. Most betel nut selling women, frequently called in slang "spice girls", are high school dropouts who are hired to attract drive-up business for the chewing nut with their good looks and tight, low-cut revealing dresses. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)