I don’t mean to shock you but… North Koreans can’t travel anywhere.
Am I missing something ?
North Koreans with passports can travel to 12 countries visa-free, including Suriname and Guyana
North Koreans with passports
Really though how many people is that? Like 20 or 30?
of course they can, to the countries that have diplomatic relations with them, but not many countries, of course.
Fun fact:
As of 2024, Malaysia is the only country in Southeast Asia that does not maintain diplomatic relations with North Korea.
If Kim Jong-Nam assassination rings a bell…
They were saying that the limiting factor might not be whether other countries allow them in but rather if their own country allows them to leave.
Not that anyone would want to leave the glorious workers’ paradise to begin with.
Yes, we can safely assume that those who leave NK are somehow working for the government either officially or unofficially and thoroughly vetted to ensure that they will come back to their glorious country.
I don’t remember what countries, but I know there are North Korean restaurants in other countries. With actual North Korean women working there, having to live on premises and be vetted for political loyalty while essentially being under surveillance.
Looked it up and Wikipedia was saying they’re all essentially fronts for laundering foreign currency to send back home. Other sites have been saying that these restaurants have been closing since the pandemic.
Didn’t help they kidnapped people from Japan.
Then lied about the kidnappings.
Then lied about them being dead.
Then lied about them being alive.
Then lied about their ashes.
Then lied about them being dead
Then lied about them being alive.
Well they might have been right at some point, let’s give them the benefit of the doubt…
Not just Japan. When they need language teachers and translators, they just dock their subs close to the beach of the country, and kidnap anyone they found there.
It does sound like that. Exaggerated for sure, however it’s not that far from reality although to a lesser extend during 70’s, if I am not mistaken.
Reminds me of a story about how they kidnapped a movie director to make films for them. I don’t remember the details though.
P sure they cant go anywhere
There’s a lot of North Korean people in China. From what I heard, it’s not for having a good time
Wow I didn’t know that at all!
This is not new
This sub is “Today I Learned”, not “Today You Learned.” OP just learned about it and wanted to discuss with other people. Seems reasonable.
And, indeed, though I knew most of this, I’ve still found some of the discussion interesting. What, then, is your problem? No one is forcing you to visit the thread at all.
