Ask A North Korean
Your chance to ask questions to North Koreans about life growing up in the DPRK
Ask a North Korean: Do women wear high heels in North Korea?
"They were so pretty, but it was painful to walk in them"
Ask a North Korean: Do you use Korean age in North Korea too?
'If I give my Korean age during the official interview with public servants, I will be scolded'
Ask a North Korean: Where do North Koreans get their hair cut?
"Hairstyles people see in South Korean dramas are regarded to be stylish in North Korea"
Ask a North Korean: Why does North Korea use such a unique calendar?
"As a young girl, I always thought that referring to the year as the Juche year seemed more elegant"
Ask a North Korean: What did North Koreans know about Kim Jong Nam?
"Only after arriving in South Korea did I learn about the genealogy of the Kim family"
Ask a North Korean: How are public baths different in the North?
"The idea of paying someone else to scrub your body is still foreign to many North Koreans"
Ask a North Korean: Called in for questioning by government officials
"Once they take you away to the prison camp, you are never heard from again"
Ask a North Korean: Pop culture and young love in North Korea
"If a CD or DVD is found stuck in your player, you’re in deep trouble"
Ask a North Korean: Beers with a South Korean defector in Pyongyang
"According to him, South Korea was a living hell where people couldn’t live"
