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Sorry, second question, regarding Juche ideology: has the view of the Juche ideology that “men shall prevail over nature” been adjusted given that the harsh climate of Northeast Asia requires the DPRK to spend 20% of their GDP annually just on agriculture alone, and had often caused unpredictable outcomes to crop yield, most notably the disastrous weather effects of 1994-1996 and the great famine that ensued?

What is the DPRK position on climate change? Do they think that the warming climate in the north will be beneficial to them (geopolitically and economically) or will the unpredictable effects of climate change bring further uncertainty to the country?

I assume you meant "dunks", I feel like this typo could be translated into something very confusing

Something interesting they told me is “ Hello comrade.

I’ll respond to the comment of the DPRK being less devoted than others nation’s.

The DPRK is honest about that fact that development is less than that of the South or the United States, however, they purposefully hinder the DPRK’s industrial and human development by unjust sanctions.

In the face of such crimes the Korean people’s will to survive is momentous and telling. Despite the imperialists best efforts the DPRK stands strong.

Furthermore, the DPRK is honest that investment in the nation has been uneven. That meaning investment from the government has been focused on industrial areas compared to rural areas. However, Respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un pledged to rectify this wrong and put the impetuous behind rural development.

The DPRK is honest in the fact of the state of its development.”

During the talk with my friend (not the diplomat) ,he states that he hopes trump would end all the ongoing wars in reference to the war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine and when I asked them ,he told me that he thinks trump will focus on their technology while “we” in reference to me and him can deal with Israel

Btw this is all still not answered ,I’m telling you what I already know ,there’s still more to learn

I haven’t asked the question about Cuba but when I mentioned it ,the diplomat told me that the DPRK is proud to stand by Cuba as an ally and my DPRK friend told me it’s his favorite communist country so it doesn’t seem the embassy changed their views that much

Not to mention they don’t seem to hate South Korea at all tbh ,they know it’s an American occupation but besides that ,they don’t hold much hostility

Keep in mind ,I will update you tomorrow Inshallah

On the HexeBear account thing, they told me that they will talk to their superiors to see if they can

There approach to communication is surprisingly open ,though they did tell me that they prefer spaces that have people that don’t support them because communists already know the truth about the DPRK ,they are not interested in support from people who already support them

That been said they still said they will tell their superiors at work

Your welcome friend 😉

I’ll ask them ,hope they answer by tomorrow

Well this is a diplomat/official ,not a normal person ,they are a normal person but their job is to be on the internet and while I don’t know ,I think there’s more North Korean than we think on the internet

From what I know ,their life is more like people in the 50’s in America and other places in the world ,they have movies (Soviet movies) and their own cinema ,they have their own comic books named “Kurimchaek“ ,they have literature ,they go out to the park ,beach etc

Tbh their life is like people in the USSR , they have movies ,comics ,nice places to go to ,free housing (even for foreigners who are staying there 😭)

But I think they don’t have social media ,my friend Zuhair ,the one who introduced me to the North Korean in China ,Zuhair told me that Kye (that North Korean) was not used to social media

I don’t know if they have video games or can read manga form Japan because Japan is a country they deeply despise they do have their own comics

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 can answer the personal question immediately.

I enjoy potato dishes. Ttŭdŏguk is a favorite.

I like the hamburger due to the contrasting textures and flavors of the meat and bread, especially when grilled to different variations.

I personally dislike pizza as afterword I do not feel my personal best.”

They answer their favorite local dish and their favorite and least favorite intentional food

I still can’t believe they like burger lol 😂

Here’s the thing ,the diplomat is only available at a certain time during the day in my country (Palestine) and the end of the day (afternoon) in Korea

So it’s a bit tricky but they do always answer which is a good thing

I'll ask someone from the USSR to answer your question, I don't think this requires asking a DPRK diplomat. I'll update this when I get an answer.

Reply (my notes in square brackets):
How did you choose your profession/career in the USSR? I recall you mentioned why you chose to be a teacher, but I also recall that it wasn't entirely up to you.
Well, the way you chose, that's how we chose in the USSR: whoever liked something did it. No, I did want to be a teacher. Though my mother pushed me to it, she told me that I would not be able to study - I went to a pedagogical school after the 8th grade - but she told I could not pass chemistry, physics, pass state exams etc. in the 10th grade, and so she pushed me there. In principle, I always wanted it, and I enjoy it. So, just as you chose what you liked, so did we.
[It seems that their mother, who I think is an engineer, held the same brainworms that most Asian parents did (and still do), and a parents' encouragement in matters of career choice had sway, just as they do now]

Follow up: If you did not work, was that considered social parasitism [pronounced too-neh-YAD-stvo], or was it not so strict? Did they push people to take specific work?
Yes, in the Soviet Union it was strict, but in my time it was not so strict. But before, in my mother's time, it was not possible to not work. For example, you are a wife, and your husband is doing well, and you want to sit at home with a child and raise him. You couldn't do that, because it was social parasitism, and people - in all kinds of different ways - would swindle the state so as not to go to work.
Well, certain jobs, of course, were encouraged. For example, drivers were required to work in the North. Nobody wants to work in the North, the conditions there are terrible, it's cold. There were very good salaries there, always. That's how they were pushed.
Then, young specialists... For example, someone graduated from university, and they were distributed to different cities, villages. People didn't want to go to the village to work as a teacher, let's say, or as an engineer, and you had to work there for 2-3 years... say, you graduated from Moscow, some kind of technical school, and you were sent somewhere to the North, to Urengoy. So you had to work there. These were the rules we had. [Seems to be similar to residency for medical students]

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