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Dinner at a North Korean Restaurant in Shanghai (2016)

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Re: Dinner at a North Korean Restaurant in Shanghai (2016)

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iJohnDoe wrote: post #66
plagiarist wrote: post #59

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> We found out that the girls are all from elite North Korean families. The one that served us shared politely that she has worked at this restaurant for one and the half years and all of them are University graduates who consider this their duty and only opportunity to work and serve their country by sharing their culture and food. I imagine it is worse for the people who aren't children of elite families, nor able…

Correct, do you want your child to be starving, cold, and without electricity or do you want them to at least be a restaurant slave? I’m sure the girls can’t escape or their families will be killed.

That's what I mean, if even the people with means are opting for restaurant slavery for themselves or their children, the rest of the country is obviously in dire condition. People with means within the country are living lives they consider worse than restaurant slavery. People without means must be suffering yet worse conditions than whatever that is.

And so I find it astonishing that people online are willfully deluding themselves into praising this country.

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Post by dmoy »

throwaway290 wrote: post #57
dmoy wrote: post #11

If you want North Korean food, but not run by the North Korean government with the weird slavery shit, there's numerous Korean restaurants north of North Korea in Yanbian, Jilin/Changchun, etc. Just regular restaurants, mostly run by Chinese that are ethnically Korean.

Easier to just go to any of them in an actual Korea in Seoul.

Maybe? I dunno

There's iirc >100k in China, mostly Jilin province

Re: Dinner at a North Korean Restaurant in Shanghai (2016)

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Post by unixhero »

xeromal wrote: post #65
unixhero wrote: post #6

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Why are you special in this regard?

Since NK is under sanctions by the US, I supposed you wouldn't want to give them any money for goods or services. It could blow back

Aha now I understand. But how does us tourists to PyongUang deal with this typically? Or rather how should it be solved?

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Post by QuinceOver »

smcl wrote: post #40
QuinceOver wrote: post #28

When I was living in Beijing in 2018-2020, there was a Korean restaurant I liked. It had the usual South Koren dishes (I'm a topokki fan myself), but I remember they did serve bottled North Korean beer. That was pretty cool, I have a photo of it somewhere.

Think the word is “tteokbokki”

We are both correct. It is spelled both ways in English.

Re: Dinner at a North Korean Restaurant in Shanghai (2016)

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Post by QuinceOver »

tpm wrote: post #45
QuinceOver wrote: post #30

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After a quick search, I found there are North Korean restaurants in Seoul owned by escapees. Definitely a way to learn about the oppressed North Korean people shut away from the rest of the world without supporting their messed up leaders.

there are and some of them are great

Wonderful to know. I never even thought to look up North Korean restaurants during previous visits to South Korea. Will definitely one up next time.

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Post by refurb »

anonu wrote: post #46

I went to the branch in Phnom Penh years ago. Basically the same format as described in the article, including the karaoke like rock performance. I recall there was dog on the menu. Otherwise it's your typical dystopian experience.

Speaking of Cambodia, China has got quite the strangle hold on that country.

Which is interesting, because the Vietnamese installed a government after defeating the Khmer Rouge in 1979. This majorly pissed off China who invaded Vietnam to "punish" them.

But today? It's a playground for Chinese criminal gangs. Kidnapping of foreigners (recently a Thai citizen) who work in local casinos is common. It's mostly Vietnamese, but other nationalities have been snapped up as well.

It's also a hotbed for Chinese running online scams.

Seems quite lawless nowadays despite the development since the war.

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Post by throwaway290 »

dmoy wrote: post #73
throwaway290 wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Easier to just go to any of them in an actual Korea in Seoul.

Maybe? I dunno There's iirc >100k in China, mostly Jilin province

More concentrated especially if they are mostly in Seoul

Re: Dinner at a North Korean Restaurant in Shanghai (2016)

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Post by 5m17h »

perihelions wrote: post #5

- "We heard that the girls stay in the Hotel (yes, upstairs) and they are seldom allowed out and that they do not get paid or if they do, the amount is for pocket money as everything from food and lodging to basic necessities are provided by the State." In more straightforward language: these are slaves. [late edit]: Here's more about how these slave women are treated: - "In contrast, he said the high achievers are r…

it's fake news. she is employee , boss pay money 4000up RMB
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