Damn! You were in North East India but you have not seen this in Shillong. More than philippines, Meghalaya is the Betelnut capital. It has everything to do with the culture there, and you get it every where. In fact, this is where Betelnut cultivation originated.
I think its wrong to say we eat Betel nut because When you eat you chew and then you swallow. In Banaue we only chew Betel nut and spit....we do not swallow Betel nut.
