Paan Shops

Rothrock · Apr 21st, 2006, 00:51

As someone else pointed out to me once, "There is almost never a day that I don't have at least one cup of coffee. I often go weeks without a single paan." Which one is the truly addictive drug?

The risk from tobacco is well known, avoid it. To me, I think the risk of betel nut is a bit more dubious, but it is possible to have paan without it. All in all I haven't been convinced that there is a great health risk for occasional, non-tobacco, paan consumption. Your milage may differ.

proxyindian · Apr 21st, 2006, 01:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Do you smoke? If not, when you see someone smoking do you think, "I'd love to try that!"?
Paan is just another addictive unhealthy drug.

Well, now that someone has asked... yes, I would like to start smoking again. I see the teenagers doing it and I remember how cool it looks! Just kidding.

Besides the threat of mouth cancer, I also hear that paan is bad for your teeth, but I don't have plans on becoming a regular paan user. And I'm not doing it with tobacco. I'll take it sweet. And I do a few worse things than chewing on betel nut.

aask · Apr 21st, 2006, 02:00

Anybody ever tried the "Chaar Sau Bees"(Four Hundred Twenty)?

wonderwomanusa · Apr 21st, 2006, 11:29

I love the metha paan in Calcutta, and usually indulge once during any visit there. In fact, it was while chewing paan that I learned to spit! I do all sorts of things in India that I'd never do at home in the USA.

Nick-H · Apr 21st, 2006, 12:35

Well, Proxyindian, sounds like you are aware of the problems.

I took a course of heavy pain killers recently that convinced me that Opium must be jsut wonderful! But I'll put it off until I've not got long to go anyway

Apr 21st, 2006, 02:00	#33
aask Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Israel/India Posts: 42	420 Anybody ever tried the "Chaar Sau Bees"(Four Hundred Twenty)?

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Apr 21st, 2006, 00:51	#31
Rothrock Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 97	As someone else pointed out to me once, "There is almost never a day that I don't have at least one cup of coffee. I often go weeks without a single paan." Which one is the truly addictive drug? The risk from tobacco is well known, avoid it. To me, I think the risk of betel nut is a bit more dubious, but it is possible to have paan without it. All in all I haven't been convinced that there is a great health risk for occasional, non-tobacco, paan consumption. Your milage may differ.

Apr 21st, 2006, 11:29	#34
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,268	I love the metha paan in Calcutta, and usually indulge once during any visit there. In fact, it was while chewing paan that I learned to spit! I do all sorts of things in India that I'd never do at home in the USA.

Apr 21st, 2006, 12:35	#35
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,222	Well, Proxyindian, sounds like you are aware of the problems. I took a course of heavy pain killers recently that convinced me that Opium must be jsut wonderful! But I'll put it off until I've not got long to go anyway