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The poverty in this village was just overwhelming and heartbreaking. as is the poverty in all of these small villages.
Fortunately the weather is warm and tropical and they do not have to deal with ice or snow so they are able to survive quite comfortably in these little raised huts. I did not see evidence of indoor plumbing or electricity in this village so most likely it doesn't exists here.
One thing I found most disgusting - notice the man on the right holding the baby? His teeth are red and rotting. There is a root most of the people here chew called beetle root. It turns the entire mouth red while they are chewing it and it rots the teeth and permanently stains them red. We were told it gives a buzzed feeling like a drug and both men and women chew it. Everywhere we looked, people were chewing it and almost every adult we saw had red, rotting teeth..
When beetle root is chewed it creates a lot of saliva so the person has to spit. A lot. Absolutly nauseating. I'm sad to say it is popular in all of the little islands around here. One of the women on the ship had to try it and really regretted it. She said she had to stay in bed for 3 days afterwards because she felt sick and light-headed - her head wouldn't quit buzzing.
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