I will be goign by the name song here … I will not answer questions that will leak my personal information … I will not answer questions about work … I will not answer questions that can link to my real identitiy !!

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    This post technically doesn’t go against out rules, aside from not having a question mark, so I will leave it up, but please note that there is no way to verify this person is actually who they say they are, and you should be wary of misinformation online.

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      안녕하세요. 저는 북한에서 온 평범한 사람입니다. 여러분이 저를 믿거나 신뢰할 필요는 없습니다. 저는 여러분의 신뢰나 우정으로부터 어떤 이득도 얻을 수 없습니다. 다만 북한에서의 일상적인 삶에 대한 솔직한 이야기를 나누고 싶습니다.

      많은 분들이 북한 사람을 직접 만날 기회가 없으실 겁니다. 그건 당연한 일입니다. 우리 대부분은 인터넷 접근이 제한되어 있기 때문입니다. 제 영어 실력이 부족해서 한국어로 말씀드리고, 다시 영어로 번역하겠습니다.

      저는 특권층이 아닙니다. 저도 여러분과 같은 평범한 사람으로, 일하며 인터넷을 사용할 수 있는 직장을 가지고 있습니다. 이 인터넷 연결 덕분에 Lemmy나 Reddit 같은 웹사이트에 접속할 수 있습니다. 물론 TOR 같은 것도 사용합니다.

      여러분이 저를 믿지 않으셔도 괜찮습니다. 하지만 제 나라에 대한 질문에는 최선을 다해 답변드리겠습니다.

      이 글이 제가 이 계정을 마지막으로 사용하는 글이 될 것 같습니다. 저는 Lemmy에 다른 계정도 있지만, 익명을 지키고 싶어서 공개하지 않겠습니다.


      Hello. I am an ordinary person from North Korea. You don’t need to believe or trust me. I have no gain from your trust or friendship. I just want to share an honest story about everyday life in North Korea.

      Many of you may not have the opportunity to meet a North Korean person directly. That is understandable, as most of us have limited access to the internet. My English skills are not very good, so I will speak in Korean and translate it into English.

      I am not part of the privileged class. I am an ordinary person like you, with a job that allows me to work and use the internet. Thanks to this internet connection, I can access websites like Lemmy and Reddit. Of course, I also use things like TOR.

      It’s okay if you don’t believe me. However, I will do my best to answer any questions you have about my country.

      I think this will be the last post I make with this account. I have other accounts on Lemmy, but I won’t disclose them to maintain my anonymity.

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      This post technically doesn’t go against out rules, aside from not having a question mark

      So it does go against the rules and we know it’s likely a lie. There is no reason to keep it.

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        I prefer to exercise positive intent, but you do you negative Nellie.

        Sure you can be skeptical in your mind but perhaps engage with the person and try to find more information and then make a judgement.

        I’m curious as to what you find so unbelievable. The fact that someone from NK is on the internet or that they found Lemmy. I know for a fact if I was from NK I wouldn’t be able to resist the curiosity of using the internet, consequences be damned.

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      I cant think of a way to do that would not comprimise me … Im sorry but you dont have to trust me . I am not here to promote political agenda !! I want to answer questions people can have about NK .

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        Why do you call it North Korea while in North Korea they call it the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the DPRK. The DPRK doesn’t recognize itself as North Korea as they do not recognize the south and claim they should own all of Korea. Saying North Korea is a major offense which is punishable with something like 5 generations in concentration camps.

        So I don’t understand why you are trying to get attention acting like you’re from the DPRK. Many have pointed out your grammer doesn’t check out either, both Korean and English.

        You say you are on the internet using TOR but there’s no way of downloading TOR in North Korea. TOR connections are mostly blocked as well and every computer connected to the internet is closely monitored by the regime. Even if you would use TOR it wouldn’t be safe.

        So why risk your life and the lives of your family and 5 generations to come by answering some questions in the internet?

        None of this makes sense, this is fake, MODS please take it down.

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      I cant think of a way to do that would not comprimise me … Im sorry but you dont have to trust me . I am not here to promote political agenda !! I want to answer questions people can have about NK .

      You speak the truth when you say NK is closed off but most people are happy about that . I enjoy living here .

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            Yeah that sounds a bit… Off…

            North Korea has so little food that literally north Koreans are smaller than south Koreans due to malnourishment.

            From that, to go claim that you have good jobs and family… I’ll believe the family part, of course, bit good jobs? Nope, not buying it

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              OP also has internet access, so probably has a fairly well-off bubble. Assuming, again, this is legit. It’s well done if it’s not, though.

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                There is a NK internet, that China helped to build. Access and use of internet is increasing a lot in NK.

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              I have not information about people in SK … There is poor people in NK . That is true . Many people in countryside who works in the field have little to eat is also true . People in cities have good lives and in the countryside not much !! I am not rich … I am not elite but I live in a city and I have good life .

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              Stupid fat American gets his info from Seth Rogen movie. Katy Perry very popular there though.

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        Do the prisoners in the torture camps enjoy the fact that they got there because one of their relatives once accidentally spat in the general direction of an official they didn’t see?

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      I have access to the internet … I cant name reasons . I use TOR with bridges … I use lemmy because its easy to acess with TOR . I like using reddit too !! I dont have acount because the website is bugged on TOR … it is hard to use.

      Using another websites is also hard !! I sometimes watch youtube but the website is bugged so I use Invidious . I like many youtubers like NileRed and Veritasium .

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    How are you able to access Lemmy? I thought internet access is restricted. What’s the general internet ability for most people?

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    One of lemmy’s biggest gaps has been it’s lack of creative writing. It’s great to see some of the popular fiction is finally reaching us

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    What’s your favorite lie you’ve told to a bunch of strangers on Lemmy?

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      내가 여러 번 말했듯이, 내가 하는 말을 믿을 필요는 없다. 만약 내가 조선 사람이며 조선에 대해 궁금해 하실 수 있는 질문들에 대한 답변을 드리고자 하는 가능성에 관심이 없으시다면, 이 글은 여러분을 위한 것이 아니다. 나는 여러분의 신뢰를 바라지 않는다. 이를 통해 얻을 수 있는 것은 없다. 하지만 많은 사람들이 조선 사람들과 대화를 나누어 본 적이 없기 때문에, 나는 그 소통의 격차를 좁히고 평범한 조선 사람의 솔직한 관점을 제공하고자 한다.

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    This is pretty sus. How would you download the Tor client without internet access to begin with? Why are you not responding in any Korean either? It would be a way to prove you’re actually in the country as NK has a specific dialect compared to SK.

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      I was gonna say, I thought North Koreans are completely disconnected from the internet. They have government propaganda intranet.

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        모든 나라에는 선전이 있습니다. 하지만 당신이 "선전"이라는 용어를 너무 가볍게 사용하는 것 같습니다. 어디까지가 선전인지 구분하기는 쉽지 않습니다. 당신은 "인트라넷"에 접근할 수 없지만, 그것이 모두 정부 선전이라고 단정 짓고 계십니다. 그것은 사실이 아닙니다. 저는 여기에 앉아서 북한이 천국 같은 곳이라고 설득하려 하지 않겠습니다. 그렇지 않습니다. 이 나라에는 시급히 해결해야 할 많은 문제가 있습니다.

        하지만 서구 공산주의자들이 묘사하는 것처럼 그렇지도 않고, 자유주의 언론이 묘사하는 것처럼 그렇지도 않습니다. 저는 많은 사람들이 북한에 대해 퍼뜨리는 거짓말을 좋아하지 않습니다. 하지만 그것은 서구 공산주의자들과 반공주의자들 모두에게 해당됩니다. 서구 공산주의자들은 북한이 모든 사람들이 행복하고 좋은 일자리를 가지며 식량 불안정에 시달리지 않는 지상낙원이라고 가장합니다. 반면 서구 반공주의자들은 북한이 폐쇄된 나라로, 모든 사람들이 불행하고 항상 굶주리며 가능한 한 빨리 탈출하고 싶어 한다고 가장합니다.

        이 두 관점 모두 사실이 아닙니다.

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      여러분, 저는 영어로 된 질문에 왜 조선말로 답변해야 하는지 이해할 수 없습니다. 제가 어떻게 인터네트에 접속할 수 있는지, 그 이유를 알고 싶으시다면 제가 이전에 드린 답변들을 살펴보시기 바랍니다. 사실 저는 우리 나라 대부분의 사람들과는 달리 인터네트에 접속할 수 있습니다.

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      My gut tells me it’s unlikely but not impossible for this to be true. Is this more than just a suspicion of yours? There are far more effective ways of propaganda than fabricating posts and replies on lemmy.

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        여러분, 저는 조선민주주의인민공화국에서 온 사람입니다. 저는 여러분이 저를 의심하는 것이 당연하다고 생각합니다. 저는 여러분에게 어떤 증거도 보여드릴 수 없기 때문입니다. 우리 조선 사람들은 인터네트에 잘 나오지 않습니다. 하지만 저는 몇 가지 이유로 인터네트를 사용할 수 있는 사람 중 한 명입니다. 그 이유를 말씀드릴 수는 없습니다. 그것은 저의 실제 신분과 연결될 수 있기 때문입니다.

        여러분이 저를 믿지 않는 것은 당연합니다. 하지만 저는 조선민주주의인민공화국에 살고 있는 사람의 입장에서만 질문에 답변드리고자 합니다. 저는 여러분의 생각을 강요하고 싶지 않습니다. 다만 제가 알고 있는 진실을 최대한 솔직하게 말씀드리고자 합니다.

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          죄송합니다. 제가 이해한 바로는 당신의 게시물이 선전이라고 생각했던 것 같습니다. 하지만 그것은 잘못된 판단이었습니다. 당신은 중국 공산당이나 다른 어떤 공산당과도 관련이 없다고 말씀하셨습니다. 제가 그런 추측을 한 것은 부적절했습니다. 앞으로는 더 주의 깊게 귀 기울이고 상황을 정확히 파악하도록 하겠습니다. 다시 한번 죄송합니다.

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    what do people do for fun when they have days off, on holiday,… ? how free are you to choose a partner and form a family in your culture? (i mean, are marriages arranged in some way, or do the relatioships form naturally?, can your partner be of the same sex, can you have multiple partners,…?)

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      I like to be with my family and go out !! we have places like beach and parks and waterparks and we have fun .

      In NK a long time ago families married daufhters to men they didnt know but it was not forced … it was arranged . my mother married my father but she not know him until the day they married !! I have wife but I met her my parents dont choose her for me . Our relationship formed naturaly !! I dont know NK people who had a partner like man man or a lot of wives !!

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      No … I can not die for this like people say abuot NK . I can get trouble because I am using the conection for something I am not allowed to … but I wont die but I can get in a lot trouble .

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      He will get into a lot of trouble, ie torture which is worse than death.

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        A little help with your English if you don’t mind me saying, but when using punctuation you don’t put a space between the word and the punctuation. If you see how I wrote this, the comma is connected to the word as are the periods.

        Other than that your English isn’t bad!