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Walking into North Korea, Chinese netizens talked about their daily life in North Korea

author:North Korean Vision

As exchange students, we really enjoy much better treatment than local North Korean students. For example, we can surf the Internet, although the speed is very slow. We can enter some restaurants and shops that local students can't enter, we can watch some TV programs that local North Korean students can't watch, and school leaders and teachers take extra care of us.

Walking into North Korea, Chinese netizens talked about their daily life in North Korea

In North Korea, there are no jeans to wear, no discotheques, and rarely see coffee, and many places in the country that are usually frequented are not found in North Korea. Just like my parents said, if there is a time machine, you can go back in time and truly feel how wonderful it is to live when you were young.

Walking into North Korea, Chinese netizens talked about their daily life in North Korea

But is it really that beautiful? In fact, every time I return to North Korea from home, I will bring cockroach medicine because there are cockroaches in the room. Moreover, what is more terrible is that North Korea lacks water, and bathing is a very troublesome thing. There is often an unpleasant smell in the dormitory, and not only does the dormitory not supply hot water, but the cold water often stops. So, in North Korea, sometimes you can't take a shower once a week.

Walking into North Korea, Chinese netizens talked about their daily life in North Korea

At night, most of Pyongyang is darkly lit, but it's perfect for stargazing. After living in North Korea for a few years, I also have a deeper understanding of the country. For example, North Korea's area was originally 1.2 times that of South Korea, and North Korea has many mountains and few plains, so there are few grain-producing areas.

Walking into North Korea, Chinese netizens talked about their daily life in North Korea

North Korea shares borders not only with China and South Korea, but also with Russia, although the border is only 16 kilometers. The North Korean Peace Automobile Plant is a joint venture between the two Koreas. The car factory is also the only company to have put up outdoor billboards in North Korea.

Walking into North Korea, Chinese netizens talked about their daily life in North Korea

Pyongyang University of Science and Technology in North Korea is a private university, a joint university between North and South Korea, which teaches entirely in English. The two best universities in North Korea are Kim Il Sung University and Kim Chak University of Technology, which have a high status in North Korea. It is equivalent to Tsinghua and Peking University in the mainland.

Walking into North Korea, Chinese netizens talked about their daily life in North Korea

North Korean vehicles come mainly from South Korea, China and Japan. There are also cameras on Pyongyang's roads, and vehicles that violate the rules are also punished. In addition, Pyongyang is not free of traffic jams, and traffic jams occur during peak hours at some bustling intersections. North Korea's railway logo is very similar to that of the mainland, and Chinese airlines to North Korea are not only Koryo Air, but also Air China.

Walking into North Korea, Chinese netizens talked about their daily life in North Korea

North Korea is not without a gap between rich and poor. Some people in Pyongyang, North Korea, are very wealthy and have a fairly high standard of living. Let us international students be stunned.

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