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December 23, 2024

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Ask a North Korean: How much do Pyongyangites know about the outside world?

"People from outside of Pyongyang, at least those in my hometown, are often more up-to-date on outside news"

Howdy! Welcome back to Ask a North Korean, the feature where NK News readers like yourself can email in and ask our North Korean writers your questions.

Today's question was given to us by Tara from Maryland, who asks: "Do the people of Pyongyang really know what it’s like outside of the city? Or are they so isolated that they don’t understand?"

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