How to Survive 3 Years in North Korea as a Foreigner

Re:How to Survive 3 Years in North Korea as a Foreigner by thriftwy on Thursday July 11, 2024 @04:43PM (#40940460)

They likely go to specialized shops for foreigners where you may only pay with US$-backed coupons, and can purchase most of stuff you can commonly buy in Japan.

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Re:How to Survive 3 Years in North Korea as a Foreigner by __s on Thursday July 11, 2024 @04:58PM (#40940547)

> There were a handful of shops that catered for foreigners. All transactions had to be in Euros as possession of local currency by foreigners was forbidden. A lot of the items were imported from China and from time to time, local fresh produce would make a rare appearance. Meat was always in short supply.

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Re:How to Survive 3 Years in North Korea as a Foreigner by lutoma on Thursday July 11, 2024 @06:49PM (#40941295)

Here's a video of what one of those shops looks like by an Indonesian diplomat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRYJ9u0sEE4

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Re:How to Survive 3 Years in North Korea as a Foreigner by thriftwy on Friday July 12, 2024 @04:22AM (#40943632)

Lankov has described the coupon system in some detail. I believe Cuba has a similar system with CUC or had it until recently. I'm not sure at which point NK ditched coupons for Euros.

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