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I know they were haggling or something but I swear it sounded like Taiwanese women were rapping outside my window this morning. One of the main reasons I went to my old breakfast place was to listen to the head counter girl taking orders in her loud sing-song voice. With all the tones of Mandarin, it often sounds quite melodic and musical.

Apprently, Blockbusters in Taiwan sell Betelnut Beauty figurines. According to Wikipedia, Betelnut beauties are "scantily-clad young women selling betel nut on roadside kiosks in Taiwan. A uniquely Taiwanese phenomenon, they are named after the legendary beauty Xi Shi from the Spring and Autumn Period of ancient China."

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For anyone that's played much old school Nintendo

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