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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

both sides of the border

Really? What took you North?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

A Chinese plane (joke)

I was there for work. A brief stint setting up communication network for a government entity. Spent a month there. Long periods of boredom interrupted by fascinating excursions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

government entity , eh

doesn't say which government

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well it wasn’t the DPRK if that sets your mind at ease🙂

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, ok. So the myth of excursions being heavily curated.....? That true?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very true. You don’t go anywhere without minder(s)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It'd be really fascinating to visit NK, but I'd be too scared that they'd take me to work in a labour camp.

Call me paranoid.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I jumped at the chance. Call it youthful bravado. But I get what you mean. I’m not even sure they are running civilian type tours anymore.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Like it'd be cool af, but yeah...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I’m tired. I mistook excursions as executions.