I will be goign by the name song here … I will not answer questions that will leak my personal information … I will not answer questions about work … I will not answer questions that can link to my real identitiy !!
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What’s a normal weekday or weekend like for you?
I rest at home and spend time with family . I visit my parents . We eat food .
Do you plan to move or travel outside of your country one day ?
And is it possible to play video game in NK ?
Take care 🫶
I want to stay … I like life in NK … You live life too fast !!
You can play !! There are games for your phone … It is bought at the app store !!
The app store there is a physical store correct? I remember reading that somewhere.
In your experience, is there respect/adoration for the ruling family from the general public?
Yes from very young they teach how the Kim family helped the country exist … I dont say there is adoration but it is very respectful .
Is it respect or fear? To me those are different.
Sure, and that’s why this question is unlikely to produce a useful answer.
We do not fear the leaders … We respect them . It is not forced to respect … but do not disrespect . It is societal expectation .
Interesting. It always amazes me that all across the world politicians lie, victimize, and manipulate their people, and we can all see it in other countries. Yet in every country, so many people think “but not our leaders, they are different, they are better!” It’s quite sad.
We should never respect those who enforce that respect through violence.
I do not suffer violence . It is like your mom and dad . Your parents are good because they helped you grow . You dont want people to disrespect your mom because she has grown you . Same with the leaders and NK people . I respect the leaders … I respect the government … But it has many flaws that has to change very soon for the good of NK people .
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What is your favorite food?
Are people who live in the countryside doing ok?
Are the laws very restrictive, do you have to always be careful what you say, or can you trust your neighbors, have people to discuss politics with?
I like chocolate !!
I dont like many things people here talk about NK … lies … and something is true about people in the countryside . A lot of them are very poor and live in poor health . It is normal to see people working using hands and hoes . A lot really old .
Yes it is good to being careful … I like my country … A lot of people have oppinnions that are diferent !! They cant say to everyone .
What is the strongest chicken you can get in North Korea? What country does it come from?
Was there a particular reason you chose the instance you signed up with?
I like lemmy but lot of lemmy instaces have to aprove to sign in … The one I use dont so I can make a burner account very easy . I have another account I use … I dont talk about NK there .
I see many things here … I like a lot of communities .
Hi Song, I was wondering what sort of art people enjoy in North Korea? Any poetry, folk tales or painting?
Hope you have a nice day
What’s the cuisine like there? I enjoy south Korean cuisine, is food in the north similar?
i want to answer this but im not a north korean and this thread is not about me. however i am from reddit
how’s the food from Reddit? Is it similar to the food in Lemmy?
tastes like shit if I’m honest
Are you happy in general?
I am happy … I see lot of people on the internet saying lies … We enjoy simple lives . NK people are not sad all the time . I have work and family close .
Thank you.
Do you have a desire to travel or live outside of North Korea? If you did, is that something you believe you would ever be able to pursue? If not, how does it feel to know your government officials are restricting you in that way?
I have been for other countries … I enjoyed !! but I love NK . I want to stay .
NK is at war … It is not allowed to leave when you want . Its safety .
Thanks for your response!
Is it true that most, if not all, books in DPRK were written by your Dear Leaders?
I can not say most … A lot are !! We have libraries … They have many books . We dont read politics only . We have libraries and they have books from entirety of the world … France … England … Books like the little prince and moby dicky.
This is pretty sus. How would you download the Tor client without internet access to begin with? Why are you not responding in any Korean either? It would be a way to prove you’re actually in the country as NK has a specific dialect compared to SK.
여러분, 저는 영어로 된 질문에 왜 조선말로 답변해야 하는지 이해할 수 없습니다. 제가 어떻게 인터네트에 접속할 수 있는지, 그 이유를 알고 싶으시다면 제가 이전에 드린 답변들을 살펴보시기 바랍니다. 사실 저는 우리 나라 대부분의 사람들과는 달리 인터네트에 접속할 수 있습니다.
I was gonna say, I thought North Koreans are completely disconnected from the internet. They have government propaganda intranet.
모든 나라에는 선전이 있습니다. 하지만 당신이 "선전"이라는 용어를 너무 가볍게 사용하는 것 같습니다. 어디까지가 선전인지 구분하기는 쉽지 않습니다. 당신은 "인트라넷"에 접근할 수 없지만, 그것이 모두 정부 선전이라고 단정 짓고 계십니다. 그것은 사실이 아닙니다. 저는 여기에 앉아서 북한이 천국 같은 곳이라고 설득하려 하지 않겠습니다. 그렇지 않습니다. 이 나라에는 시급히 해결해야 할 많은 문제가 있습니다.
하지만 서구 공산주의자들이 묘사하는 것처럼 그렇지도 않고, 자유주의 언론이 묘사하는 것처럼 그렇지도 않습니다. 저는 많은 사람들이 북한에 대해 퍼뜨리는 거짓말을 좋아하지 않습니다. 하지만 그것은 서구 공산주의자들과 반공주의자들 모두에게 해당됩니다. 서구 공산주의자들은 북한이 모든 사람들이 행복하고 좋은 일자리를 가지며 식량 불안정에 시달리지 않는 지상낙원이라고 가장합니다. 반면 서구 반공주의자들은 북한이 폐쇄된 나라로, 모든 사람들이 불행하고 항상 굶주리며 가능한 한 빨리 탈출하고 싶어 한다고 가장합니다.
이 두 관점 모두 사실이 아닙니다.
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You’re using loanwords from English, something only done in South Korea. Further, you’re using honorifics from SK. You also aren’t using any distinct NK spelling or vocabulary. This didn’t really help your case to be honest.
Notably, your comment has almost nothing to do with the comment you’re responding to. You don’t mention how you got Tor to magically break out of the intranet.
Any way to verify?
Other than that: how is life in your close community?
I cant think of a way to do that would not comprimise me … Im sorry but you dont have to trust me . I am not here to promote political agenda !! I want to answer questions people can have about NK .
You speak the truth when you say NK is closed off but most people are happy about that . I enjoy living here .
Do the prisoners in the torture camps enjoy the fact that they got there because one of their relatives once accidentally spat in the general direction of an official they didn’t see?
ah, I mean more as in “the community close to you”. e.g. family, friends, neighbors etc
Life is good !! We live well . We have good jobs and family .
no don’t worry, you can’t criticize in the west.
Yeah that sounds a bit… Off…
North Korea has so little food that literally north Koreans are smaller than south Koreans due to malnourishment.
From that, to go claim that you have good jobs and family… I’ll believe the family part, of course, bit good jobs? Nope, not buying it
OP also has internet access, so probably has a fairly well-off bubble. Assuming, again, this is legit. It’s well done if it’s not, though.
There is a NK internet, that China helped to build. Access and use of internet is increasing a lot in NK.
More like intranet. Same deal as Cuba.
I have not information about people in SK … There is poor people in NK . That is true . Many people in countryside who works in the field have little to eat is also true . People in cities have good lives and in the countryside not much !! I am not rich … I am not elite but I live in a city and I have good life .
Stupid fat American gets his info from Seth Rogen movie. Katy Perry very popular there though.
how is life in your close community?
“Can’t complain”
Technically, not a lie.
What are you thoughts about NK helping Russia in the war? Inside North Korea’s vast operation to help Russia’s war on Ukraine - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-troops-millions-shells-2025-04-15/
The government doesnt talk a lot about that … I learned it here in the internet . I do not watch TV commonly . If it was on TV I did not see . We hear about military training together but I dont know if NK people in the war was talked about .
This post technically doesn’t go against out rules, aside from not having a question mark, so I will leave it up, but please note that there is no way to verify this person is actually who they say they are, and you should be wary of misinformation online.
안녕하세요. 저는 북한에서 온 평범한 사람입니다. 여러분이 저를 믿거나 신뢰할 필요는 없습니다. 저는 여러분의 신뢰나 우정으로부터 어떤 이득도 얻을 수 없습니다. 다만 북한에서의 일상적인 삶에 대한 솔직한 이야기를 나누고 싶습니다.
많은 분들이 북한 사람을 직접 만날 기회가 없으실 겁니다. 그건 당연한 일입니다. 우리 대부분은 인터넷 접근이 제한되어 있기 때문입니다. 제 영어 실력이 부족해서 한국어로 말씀드리고, 다시 영어로 번역하겠습니다.
저는 특권층이 아닙니다. 저도 여러분과 같은 평범한 사람으로, 일하며 인터넷을 사용할 수 있는 직장을 가지고 있습니다. 이 인터넷 연결 덕분에 Lemmy나 Reddit 같은 웹사이트에 접속할 수 있습니다. 물론 TOR 같은 것도 사용합니다.
여러분이 저를 믿지 않으셔도 괜찮습니다. 하지만 제 나라에 대한 질문에는 최선을 다해 답변드리겠습니다.
이 글이 제가 이 계정을 마지막으로 사용하는 글이 될 것 같습니다. 저는 Lemmy에 다른 계정도 있지만, 익명을 지키고 싶어서 공개하지 않겠습니다.
Hello. I am an ordinary person from North Korea. You don’t need to believe or trust me. I have no gain from your trust or friendship. I just want to share an honest story about everyday life in North Korea.
Many of you may not have the opportunity to meet a North Korean person directly. That is understandable, as most of us have limited access to the internet. My English skills are not very good, so I will speak in Korean and translate it into English.
I am not part of the privileged class. I am an ordinary person like you, with a job that allows me to work and use the internet. Thanks to this internet connection, I can access websites like Lemmy and Reddit. Of course, I also use things like TOR.
It’s okay if you don’t believe me. However, I will do my best to answer any questions you have about my country.
I think this will be the last post I make with this account. I have other accounts on Lemmy, but I won’t disclose them to maintain my anonymity.
This post technically doesn’t go against out rules, aside from not having a question mark
So it does go against the rules and we know it’s likely a lie. There is no reason to keep it.
I prefer to exercise positive intent, but you do you negative Nellie.
Sure you can be skeptical in your mind but perhaps engage with the person and try to find more information and then make a judgement.
I’m curious as to what you find so unbelievable. The fact that someone from NK is on the internet or that they found Lemmy. I know for a fact if I was from NK I wouldn’t be able to resist the curiosity of using the internet, consequences be damned.
The thing is - North Korea isn’t known to have accessible internet. There is an intranet, for people very privileged - but that would be monitored and you wouldn’t be on Lemmy.
This is just extremely unlikely, and based on other comments, the Korean looks Google translated.
