Do most people buy into the propaganda or is it just pretending to out of fear?
this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2025
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Do you know if there are significant differences between the Korean language of North Korea, and the Korean language of South Korea?
Or are they still very similar?
I only really know one word in Korean... I would sound it out as ' gam zeh hah mee da '.
I asked some local, older aged, shop owners of South Korean descent how to say 'thank you' in Korean so I could thank them with more respect when I shop at their stores... I may be pronouncing or spelling my pronunciation wrong.
Apoarently it is 감사합니다 in Korean... but that is likely South Korean, and it seems that South Korean and North Korean use different words, or pronounciations, for at least some terms...
It would be interesting to learn if there are more differences between the two forms of Korean. :D
It's only been 80 years since country was artificially divided, and 70 years since US prevented democratic unification. I would be interested if OP/NK have access to SK culture/media. If they have the same words for computer and fax and email for example.
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I'm always curious about media entertainment.
Are there any interesting movies or video games exclusive to North Korea that you enjoy? Do you have any favorites? What are they all about?
Thank you!
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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Zero. OP clearly is in a somewhat elite home, assuming this is legit.
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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.
I was gonna say, I thought North Koreans are completely disconnected from the internet. They have government propaganda intranet.
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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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This thread is a troll farm post from the tankie triad
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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