What Daily Life In North Korea Looks Like

Putting the Kids to Work

These kids were brought into this field to get some work done. The type of work wasn't specified by the tour guide, and the photographer remembers being confused about what they were doing. Basically, the kids were being used as a source of free labor, which is highly illegal in most countries around the world. The government was not pleased to see this photo and demanded that it be deleted since it looked bad. 

Two of the Dear Leaders

This is another angle of the statues that are usually prohibited. Although the photograph details the full bodies of the statues (which is part of the rules) they are taken on a side angle. The guides prefer that people take photos of the statues head-on since that's the most "powerful" angle. 

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The More You Know

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  • North Korea and Cuba are the only places you can't buy Coca-Cola.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.