Ask A North Korean
Your chance to ask questions to North Koreans about life growing up in the DPRK
Do North Koreans gamble?
North Koreans like to pass the time playing cards, often because there's not much else to do
The life of a N.Korean 1-percenter
Despite its relative poverty, the North has rich people – and we mean really rich
A (name) change is in the air in North Korea
Got a name like the Dear Leader's, or one that sounds Japanese? It has to change
North Koreans don’t hate America
Those who remember the Korean War tell stories very different from the propaganda, and American movies appeal to North Korean sensibilities
Defections and North Korea’s media blackout
Missing persons are rarely discussed openly, unless condemnations have propaganda value
North Koreans’ nuclear pride
Knowing that other countries' look down on their poverty, Northerners embrace nuclear capabilities
N.Korean Chuseok: Like S.Korean Chuseok without the traffic
North Koreans usually live close to their relatives, and couldn't travel long distances to see them if they didn't
Caught with porn in North Korea
X-rated materials are hard to find in the North, because the penalty for them is a trip to the prison camp
In North Korea, sometimes the dead come back
No, not zombies – absence of medical care, standard funeral homes means some are declared dead prematurely
Teatime in North Korea – or the lack thereof
Northerners in the provinces don't have the luxury – literally – of tea
