Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.
No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer
Slop posts go in c/slop. Don't post low-hanging fruit here.
Can we have a meat, chicken, and meaty noodles recipe (so three recipes) unique to the DPRK please? I'll take even just one recipe if three is too much trouble!
EDIT: oooh, and a chicken bun recipe please! If I can only have one recipe please let it be this!
I've just harassed someone to sticky this for you.
If you can will you put this in c/ama when you do post answers with a link back to the questions thread? We can throw up a site sticky for it.
Yes inshallah
Personally I wanted to do a write up on everything I’ve been told but I still think there’s stuff I need to know
I would like to know more about North Korean art, both traditional and contemporary. What music do young people listen to? Where can I access to their cinema, music, painting, theater (with subtitles)?
How much interest does north Korea have in exposing foreigners to their culture? What is the government's policy on that matter?
Edit: I forgot about books. Anything Korean translated to other languages? Fiction, essays, etc.
Before the pandemic I learnt of some friendly visits of European and North American socialists and communists to the DPRK. Have these types of visits resumed? Are they fruitful for the DPRK and, if so, in what way?
How many Korean college students study abroad?
What are the top 3 countries Koreans like to travel for vacation?
I actually have one from a dumbass debate/argument I had in a comment section on TikTok like 2 months ago; Are citizens allowed to choose their job/career and are they forced to work?
I know this sounds dumb and I think I know the answer but after having probably the dumbest argument ever, I realize it's actually a blind spot for me. Or, if you could just give me some general info on employment in the DPRK, that would be great.
Updated my other comment.
Also I thought you would find this [sci-hub link] tangentially relevant and interesting. It's about DPRK's Taean work system, an ancestor of whatever work system is in effect there currently. Of course, a warning on the background of the author, it might not be to your liking.
Favourite foreign cuisine and least favourite cuisine as a fun/light question
This is remarkable. It’s only on a site like this where one can hear the thoughts of a diplomat from North Korea without frothing and concocting ridiculous conspiracies.
I'd like his opinion on the Gigachad Xi meme
I’ll Ask
Is the DPRK looking to liberalize their economy or will they keep their socialist economy?
I honestly don’t know and I’m not sure if he knows either ,hopefully he answers this one
But I can tell you this ,their economy is fully centrally planned just like the Soviet Union’s was
If I have hypothetical PHD Research that I'd like to conduct in the DPRK, what would be the best way to do so and what are some first steps?
Dang it, I had a friend who could have answered this for you, but she died last year
I met a comrade last year at a protest, who sadly died a few months later, but he had mentioned he had studied in the DPRK at Kim Il Sung University. He explained the process, though I don't remember too much. I do remember he said that, since there is no DPRK embassy in France, should I want to do the same I would have to contact the DPRK's representative to the UNESCO in Paris, from whom I could potentially get a scholarship to study in the DPRK. If your country has a DPRK embassy, I guess you could contact the embassy directly; if not, you might be able to contact a representative to a different institution (such as the UNESCO in my case) whose HQ is in your country; if you're American, I'm afraid that the DPRK iirc doesn't allow US citizens to enter the country (because the US is the one that forbids its citizens from going to the DPRK, and Korea merely acts accordingly).
While this is a good question out of every question asked ,I think this is the one least likely to get answered sadly
I hope it’s answered though
Thank you for this opportunity! Not a question but please convey to your friend all the best in his struggle for the prosperity of his great nation and its people, may the day come when the DPRK is free from imperialist aggression. Long live the DPRK.
If I may burden you with one more curiosity of mine. It's related to @[email protected] final question:
In the DPRK what is the people's and the states view on mental diagnoses like Autism, ADHD, Schizophrenia and depression and those that "suffer" from them?
I'm curious to know wether they're even acknowledged (it's not every country that treats mental health with the same attitude as physical health.) and if they are, how the people who have it are treated. Are they outcasts (lots of places that care for mental health still finds it "shameful" and will look down on someone with a diagnosis), are they expected to be able to do the same work as all other physically fit people, are they even allowed to work, do they have to live in asylums? Stuff like that.
Is there a thriving music scene in the DPRK, and if so where can I go to hear some music that might not be found on the wikipedia page for the DPRK?
This might have been asked before, and it might also be silly (I am not the most informed about NK) but is the juche calendar actually used? If so is it alongside the Gregorian calendar? Or is it the dominant calendar?
They switched to the Gregorian calendar a year ago for reasons unknown
Probably a computer science issue. Would need to convert a lot of dates in some code, especially for the military
Yeah I was especially curious how the juche calendar would lend itself towards a digital age where everyone else uses a different calendar
I've heard some stuff about the DPRK having a beer brewing renaissance of sorts over the past decade. What's the most popular styles of beers and are there any unique kinds of beers that are hard to find elsewhere in the world? (Similar to how Norway has some unique styles of farmhouse ales that use a yeast that's unique to the region).
I'm curious about public transit and how it compares to transit in my city. We have a small metro/subway (3 lines) that runs at 10 minute intervals during peak times and 20 minute intervals otherwise. Some of the stations have been renovated recently to make them more uncomfortable to wait at as a way to discourage people who are homeless from using them as shelter. This includes removing the doors from heated waiting areas and only turning the heaters on during the peak ridership times.
We also have buses but with the same issues, service isn't frequent enough, the coverage is not good, and they remove "problem bus shelters" to force homeless people elsewhere.