Ask A North Korean
Your chance to ask questions to North Koreans about life growing up in the DPRK
Ask a North Korean: Can outside information bring change?
"After watching drama and movies, I knew I desperately wanted to live in the world I saw"
Photo Pyongyang # 2: Former residents explain what tourists see
'Are you asking what is good about the Pyongyang tram system?,' former citizen says
Photo Pyongyang # 1: Former residents explain what tourists see
'No fun in waiting over 12 hours to become human propaganda letters,' former citizen says
Chinese cheese and Russian butter: How to eat dairy in North Korea
Do you eat dairy products such as milk, cheese and butter in North Korea, too ?
The Ramen regime: A seven day diet in North Korea
"Ramen was actually seen as a diet food by people in my region of North Korea"
Ask a North Korean: How is sport viewed in the DPRK?
Some fans sneak in liquor and "act just like the hooligans you’d see at the English football league"
A North Korean in the South Korean army
When South Korean men talk military service memories it's easy for a defector to feel left out
In North Korea it’s no trousers or tank tops allowed
Women in the North face a number of rules, inconsistently applied, but nonetheless bothersome
Why North Koreans turn to the church, and why they leave
North Korean can't stop curiosity about Christianity – but philandering pastors certainly can
