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Look ,personally I want this to be perfect ,to include every single detail not mentioned about the DPRK in the west ,also no I’m not gonna tell you how I have contact with a DPRK diplomat ,please ask sincere questions and remember this is a DPRK diplomat, not a citizen so there is stuff that they can’t answer and stuff that they aren’t allowed to answer

If my friend from the DPRK replies ,I will update you but this is for someone else ,I’ve acquired a lot of important info on the DPRK that I want to share with all of you and this is so that it could be perfect ,please ask good questions

So far this is the answer thread

https://hexbear.net/post/4320106

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[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

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!

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[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 25 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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?

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[–] roux@hexbear.net 24 points 1 month ago (7 children)

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.

[–] SamotsvetyVIA@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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.

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[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)
  1. How many Korean college students study abroad?

  2. What are the top 3 countries Koreans like to travel for vacation?

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[–] grazing7264@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago
  • Do people also feed wild animals like birds and squirrels for entertainment over there? Is it common, or is it looked down upon? 🍚🐦

  • How open and friendly are strangers in the DPRK? Are people generally loose or are they more reserved in public? 😐🎭🤡

  • Is COVID still taken seriously? Like Zero COVID? (Mask requirements, sick leave from work, quarantines) 🦠😷

  • What is the best snack, chocolate bar or candybar in DPRK? 🍫🍬🍭
[–] Hexboare@hexbear.net 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Favourite foreign cuisine and least favourite cuisine as a fun/light question

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[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

That’s awesome and kinda unfortunate ,tbh I feel very unlucky Because I did this at the worst possible time ,I’m only ok cause at least we get all the time to ask the questions

[–] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd like his opinion on the Gigachad Xi meme

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago (4 children)

If I may burden you with one more curiosity of mine. It's related to @infuziSporg@hexbear.net 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.

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[–] TheGenderWitch@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Is the DPRK looking to liberalize their economy or will they keep their socialist economy?

[–] MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago (5 children)

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

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[–] doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 month ago (6 children)

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?

[–] ComradeSpahija@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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).

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dang it, I had a friend who could have answered this for you, but she died last year

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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

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[–] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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.

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[–] anindefinitearticle@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago

One of the most striking pictures of DPRK that we in the west have access to is the view of your country from space at night.

With so little light pollution, and with mountains taller than, for example, Kitt Peak your country is potentially an ideal spot for star gazing and astronomical observations.

What does the astronomy scene look like in DPRK?

[–] notthenameiwant@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

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?

[–] redline@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

What was the reception of the Laibach concert?

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[–] WellTheresYourCobbler@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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?

[–] MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian@hexbear.net 22 points 1 month ago (4 children)

They switched to the Gregorian calendar a year ago for reasons unknown

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

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[–] DBVegas@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

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).

[–] deathtoreddit@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Is there such thing as choco pie black market? Apparently, from what I've heard, during inter Korean economic relations, some South Korean companies paid them North Korean workers that, because of DPRK regulations on wages, and the workers apparently sold it on the black market for money?

Note: lib source https://qz.com/emails/quartz-obsession/1157427/choco-pie-4

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

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.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What do people in North Korea like to do for fun? Do they play sports, if so what kind? (I know Dennis Rodman went over there in the 90s so I’d assume they’re into basketball)

What’s a dish that originates from North Korea?

What about families who unfortunately got split on the border between North and South Korea, can they still communicate and visit with each other? Can southerners come north?

This is unlikely to be answered, but what’s north koreas opinion on what’s going on with south koreas government and their president being removed? Does it help or hurt potential future unification efforts? (Tbh I haven’t been following that story all that much because in America we have our own presidential hot mess)

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