What Daily Life In North Korea Looks Like

The Line for the Bus

This is the long line for the bus in Pyongyang. The public transportation system is extremely broken. As you can probably see, the buses are attached to overhead wires. So, when one of the many power outages strike, the city is without buses. 

Food Vendors

These food vendors are set up by the government to offer tourists traditional kimchi dishes. If you take a closer look, a military woman is standing behind the vendors to make sure everything goes smoothly. This is simply another way the government attempts to fool the tourists into believing that North Korea has a "thriving" economy. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.