What are some tremendously absurd facts in place in North Korea?

 

• Elections : There are elections in the country every five years, there is no candidate in the elections except Kim Jong-un.

• Owning Cars: In North Korea, only the rich, powerful, and government officials are allowed to own cars, including luxury cars.

• If you commit a crime, the rest of the family goes straight to prison : In North Korea, committing a crime would lead to your innocent family going to jail too.

• There is an abandoned propaganda village near the border with South Korea to attract South Koreans who wish to defect to North Korea. The village is fake, uninhabited and in its center stands a very high tower from which North Korean patriotic music is played daily.

• You will find almost all streets empty in North Korea : In North Korea, almost all passable streets are empty or with very few cars and pedestrians.

• Don't talk to the locals if you are a tourist: if you are a tourist, in fact, you are not allowed to talk to the citizens of this secluded country.

• Western products are not allowed into North Korea as well as products from South Korea: Due to sanctions from the international community, products from the outside world, including K-pop music and products from South Korea, are not allowed into North Korea. Despite the North Korean government's ban on these products, people smuggle them and they are sold on the black market.

• People cannot wear jeans in North Korea : Jeans are not allowed in North Korea because the government deems them to be Western-made clothing.

What are some weird facts about North Korea?

 It's been a little over five year since Kim Jong-un came into power in North Korea. Here are some interesting facts about the world's most "secretive" leader.

1. His real age is a mystery

He is thought to be the world's youngest ruler, but no one has any clue to his actual birthday. It is believed that he was either born in 1983 or 1984. The US Treasury Department, in 2016, lists his birth date as January 8, 1984. He is the youngest son of the late "supreme" leader, Kim Jong-il.

2. He attended the best Swiss school using a fake name.

Kim Jong-un was enrolled at a top private school in Switzerland's capital city of Bern but proved to be poor academically. Clad in a Chicago Bulls sweatshirt and Nike shoes, he was introduced to his classmates as Pak Un from North Korea. Money was spent lavishly on his education but he was more inclined towards music and basketball, a sport that he is still passion about, than his studies. With no improvement in his grades in mathematics and science, his father moved him to a Swiss state school where he was put in a lower grade.

3. His addiction to Swiss cheese is the source of his chubbiness.

In Switzerland, Kim became fond of Swiss cheese. His consumption of Emmental has been blamed for his bulging body and lumbering walk. Large amounts of cheese are imported every year to satisfy his cravings.

4. He is a military commander with no training

When his father died in 2011, he took command of the North Korean Army. With practically no experience in the armed forces, the world is on edge as Kim has control of his nation's military.

5. He underwent surgery to resemble his grandfather.

For some, plastic surgery is a means of improving their looks, but Kim Jong-un's goal was to look like his grandfather, Kim Il-sung.

6. He ordered North Koreans to style their hair like his, but he's afraid of barbers

In North Korea, there are strict rules regarding haircuts. Kim Jong-un's haircut is special – it's called the "ambitious".

A decree was passed in the country in which males were ordered to sport a similar hairstyle. Females were asked to wear their hair in a bob, like his wife, Ri Sol-ju. Performers are not bound by these rules.

Kim is also believed to be scared of barbers, so he cuts his own hair.

7. He is a die-hard basketball fan

His love affair with basketball began during his days in Switzerland. He is an ardent fan of the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan is his favourite player. He is close friends with former NBA star Dennis Rodman, who has made several trips to North Korea.

8. He has executed many of his family members

Kim Jong-un, in December 2013, reportedly ordered the execution of his uncle, Jang Song-thaek, who was accused of plotting against the state. Some reports suggest he was fed to a pack of wild dogs, while some believe he was killed by a firing squad.

8 strange facts about North Korea's Kim Jong-un

What trivia (and/or little-known facts) do you find interesting about North Korea?

 

• The Ryugyong Hotel (pictured below) was started in the late '80s. For a while, it would have been the world's tallest hotel. However it was never completed and has never been used.

• Even though Kim Jong-un is their current leader, they do not consider him their president. Kim Il-sung (who died in 1994) is known as the country's "Eternal President."
• Political crimes are in many cases worse than all other crimes. You could get sent to prison for a few months for robbery, but get sent to a gulag for life for making a joke about the government.
• When you commit a severe crime, they believe that there's bad blood for three generations, so they take your parents, siblings, and kids to be punished as well. They don't take your spouse because they don't share your blood.
• Propaganda is everywhere. According to "Nothing to Envy" by Barbara Demick this is an excerpt from a first grade math book: "Three soldiers from the Korean People's Army killed thirty American soldiers. How many American soldiers were killed by each of them if they all killed an equal number of enemy soldiers?"
• Contrary to popular belief, Americans can visit North Korea safely (at least for now). The only way to do so is by going on a state-approved tour, which will be accompanied by two North Korean "minders" to make sure you don't do anything bad. You aren't allowed to take pictures of ugly things.
• South Korea believes that all Koreans are one; if any North Korean is able to reach South Korea, they'll be given South Korean citizenship and some money to help them start out.
• In 1953 a North Korean air force lieutenant took a MiG-15 plane and flew it to South Korea. He was given $100,000. The plane was the most advanced in the Communist bloc, so the U.S. got a ton of intelligence by having it. There was no response to the U.S.'s offer to return it to North Korea.
• The North Korea-South Korea border is the most heavily defended border in the world. South Korean soldiers have to be very careful because North Koreans have been known to drag people across the border; after which they are subject to the whims of North Korea.
• In 1976 there was the axe murder incident. At the border between North Korea and South Korea there was a large tree that obstructed the view between outposts (security issue), so some unarmed personnel (both South Korean and Americans) were sent to trim the tree. As they were trimming, a group of North Koreans ordered them to stop because the tree was personally planted by Kim Il Sung. The trimmings continued so the North Korean soldiers murdered the personnel with axes and crowbars. Not to be intimidated, three days later the United States sent some teams to cut down the tree. This effort consisted of 23 vehicles, 60 engineers, 64 South Korean special forces trained in Tae Kwon Do. Circling around were 20 utility helicopters, 7 Cobra attack helicopters, B-52 bombers, and F-4 and F-5 fighters. An American aircraft carrier was also deployed for support. In response, North Korea sent 150-200 troops. There were no injuries and the tree was successfully cut down. This was just a summary of the crazy parts of the Wikipedia article found here: Axe murder incident

What are some weird facts about North Korea?

 There are a lot of wierd facts about north korea .Some of them are

• No connection to the other world — Yes people of North kore have no connection to the rest of the world like citizen of any other countries

Apart from these there are many things imposed on them

• Bible is banned
• Western way of living is banned
• Free speech is banned
• More than three channels on television can not be seen which are run by government.That too it only covers korean affairs
• Poop of people need to submitted to government to use it as fertilizer
• One should not buy a car unless he is an authority
• None is allowed to wear jeans
• You are not allowed to watch movies of Hollywood
• You are not allowed to watch porn
• You are not allowed to talk back about Kim Jong un
• None is allowed to be named as Kim Jong un
• You get blood line punishment for any kind of offence you commit .Which means your three generations get to go to jail
• You are not allowed to move to capital city
• You don't have access to electricity when night
• You don't have access to internet except korean based internet called starlink OS which has nothing except korean thing
• You are not allowed to live in a house which doesn't have Kim's photo
• You are not allowed to engage in anything except study till you graduate
• You are not allowed to flee away from korea
• You are not allowed to make an international call
• You are not allowed to disrespect the leader
• You don't get to drive if you are a woman
• Not mourning for leader's death is prohibited
• Marijuana is legal
• You are supposed to work for the government irrespective of your study
• There are some state approved haircuts which should only be done .If not you will be killed
• You are not allowed to vote for anyone except Kim .Ofcourse you can but you will not live anymore
• Korea has its own calender
• You are not allowed to own a microwave oven
• Men are supposed to work in labour camps
• You are expected to work on weekends voluntarily
• Men and women are supposed to work in military
• People in prision are raped by jailers brutally
• Tourists who visit korea should submit their electronics at the airport so they cannot capture the misery of korea
• It's not legal to call north korea as north korea in north korea .You are supposed to call it korea
• Most people liver under wage of dollar per day
• You need the government's permission to buy a computer
• Good looking girls of Korea are known to be selected by state officials to send them to president as sex squad whose only work is to satisfy the leader on bed.And the girls are supposed to be virgins before being selected
• Virginity camps will be conducted to check out if the female is virgin
• School students are supposed to pay for the benches they sit on and the building they study in apart from the fees

What are some weird facts about North Korea?

1. North Koreans are convinced that Korea is a single country.

2. There are only 15 approved haircuts ( somewhere 28 )

On the positive end, it’s gender equal as both sexes have 15 haircuts that are approved by the regime. However, none of the men’s approved haircuts are similar to their supreme leader’s.

3.Surprisingly, it has only 3 TV channels

4. POT is legal

5. The country claims to have 99 percent literacy rate.

6. They have no taxes.

7. Uses human feces as fertilizer in agriculture.

8. Parents need to also provide study tables for their children in schools.

9. Blue jeans are banned

10. No religious freedom to the citizens

.11. A dead man is their leader. Kim-II sung was declared as a posthumous leader of the nation.

12. Ban on music

13. Don’t follow the same calender as us.

14. Pyongyang is only for the elite people of the country.

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