Chapter 422: Just Be Happy
Tourists are encouraged to take pictures of its glamour, and relatively not to take bad pictures and post them on the Internet, which is an ulterior motive to prove that the North Korean people are not doing well, and they call it slander: who will come to visit after watching it?
For example, the tour guide suggested boiling the water before drinking or buying bottled drinking water, and explained embarrassedly: It's not that the water quality is bad, the mountains and rivers in North Korea are not polluted, and it is easy to drink raw water for the sake of the health of the guests......
Later, I even wondered, did we imagine this neighbor too backward?
I was mentally prepared for a meal of clear soup and little water, felt that the danger was crazy, or that there was a lack of supplies, and I thought that I was a savior, and I felt that the people were living in dire straits. As everyone knows, people have built a lot of high-rise buildings, enjoy the protection of collectivism and organization, and think that they are the happiest people in their hearts.
The current conservative and closed is full of hypocrisy and exaggeration, and there is a hint of cyberpunk temperament, I don't know what the situation of this country will be like in a few decades. Having said that, if tourism alone really doesn't develop any unique experiences, if one day it opens up to the outside world and loses its mystery, how much of North Korea's charm will remain?
It is said that they raise pigs by grazing and grazing, which is very similar to the way of animal husbandry, but the yield is low, so it is rare for ordinary people to eat pork.
Beef is even more impossible to eat, because ploughing cattle are used to participate in labor production and belong to national strategic materials, and ploughing cattle cannot be slaughtered privately, otherwise it is a crime, which is very similar to ancient times. In general, there is no oil and water, so there are many stories of North Koreans seeing flesh like vampires.
Of course, there are also good places, many times in China, some people are sanctimonious outside, beating their wives at home, abusing the elderly, and keeping lovers. Some people are very good to their families, they are simply model husbands and wives, but when they go to society, they take the bus to grab a seat, jaywalk, spit, and trample on the grass to pick flowers at will, as if social morality has nothing to do with it.
What's more, there are no public and private virtues, and we don't care about the law.
And although this country is poor, the quality of citizens is not low, both public and private morality are very high, clean city streets, all people obey the traffic rules, no one jaywalks, run red lights, motor vehicles must give way to pedestrians.
No one will step on the lawns on both sides of the road and in the park, everyone will line up to get on the bus in an orderly manner after the bus stops, pedestrians on the side of the road will never smoke while walking, and there is no need to post signs such as no smoking in public places.
In terms of private morality, everyone is proud of honoring the elderly, and due to the high degree of public ownership, it is impossible to persecute their parents for real estate, and there is no domestic violence, let alone raising a junior.
The housing is allocated free of charge by the government, and it has all the furniture, kitchen and bathroom appliances, so that everyone can move in with their bags. The size of the house is determined according to the actual number of people living in the DPRK, and two people can get a house of less than 50 square meters, three people 80 square meters, and four people 100 square meters.
Regardless of whether the family has a large population or a small number of people, they must apply to the unit organization for reallocation of housing. Fortunately, everything from housing to furniture belongs to the state, so it is not difficult for the North Korean people to move.
Although there is not much food, childbearing is still encouraged, and if multiple births are born at once, the rewards will be very large. It is normal for the average family to have 2 to 3 children, but it is strange to hear that there are no siblings in the class.
The education system is actually 12 years of free and compulsory education, and at present, only a few developed countries in the world can achieve it, from the age of 6 to 17, children will complete the course of elementary school, junior high school and high school, and have a lunch and a cup of soy milk at noon every day during class.
Classes are held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and in the afternoon, students participate in extracurricular activities, with more music for girls and more sports for boys. At the end of compulsory education, children have three choices: join the military, go to university, and go to work.
The most popular choice for boys is to join the army, because they have face, more subsidies, and it will be easier to find a partner in the future.
Although it is a communist country, it is the same to do more and less, but they feel that they are working for the motherland and the leader, and everyone feels that they are still working hard.
The income of each laborer is not much different, the average monthly living expenses are 10,000 won, although there is more work, but it is not a few hundred, using the magic international exchange rate to calculate, equivalent to 71 yuan, even if it is calculated using the exchange rate designated by North Korea, it is only 710 yuan.
The main use is food stamps, energy stamps and cloth stamps, etc., issued in a specified amount every month, sometimes when it comes to the leader's anniversary or the evaluation of the model worker, will be issued bicycle tickets, home appliance tickets and so on.
In a comprehensive comparison, although people don't have much money, but if they save a little, they can't spend much money, the key is that everyone is about the same, there is no gap between the rich and the poor, and everyone does not compare.
Cars are owned by the state, and no one can own a private car, so the road is driven either by the company's bus or by the state's assigned vehicles to outstanding scientists and soldiers. The petrol used in the vehicles is purchased with a state-rationed petrol ticket. It is understandable that a country that relies almost entirely on imports of automobile gasoline naturally regards these resources as treasures.
The most common means of transportation in the country is bicycles, and everyone has their bikes spotlessly polished.
I usually like to wear formal clothes, even when I am in love, the color is relatively plain, dark blue, dark gray, dark green khaki and so on. Adult men have to wear formal clothes that resemble tunics. When receiving foreign guests or encountering festivals and anniversaries, many people will wear Korean national costumes, especially girls, and the style is similar to that seen in Korean dramas.
Primary school students must join the Youth League and wear a red scarf, and teenagers must join the Youth League and wear a badge. Each adult must wear a leader's badge, regardless of style. Generally, they take the cloth ticket and exchange it for the fabric they are satisfied with, and then go to the tailor shop to tailor the clothes, and it is said that only a small processing fee is charged.
There are no people in the city who get married so early, and they are usually very conservative, not only is there no such thing as getting pregnant before marriage, but they can't even hug before marriage. There is almost no talk of bride price and dowry, because the house is divided by the state, and the furniture and electrical appliances are also provided by the state, and there is no special private property to care about.
Once married, there is generally no divorce, which is the same as in the past in China, and it will be looked down upon, and it will be difficult to remarry. In principle, it is not possible to marry a foreigner unless the state leader approves it.
In countries that attach great importance to filial piety, the problem of old-age pension must be solved by children, and they implement the primogeniture inheritance system, where the eldest son lives with his parents and is responsible for providing for his parents' pension, and if his parents have an inheritance in the future, the eldest son inherits it alone. If there is no son in the family, the eldest daughter is responsible. If any child treats his parents badly and wants to evade responsibility, if he is known by neighbors and colleagues in the workplace, he will really not be able to raise his head for the rest of his life.
The people of this country live in their own world, they are cut off from the outside world, you could say they are brainwashed, but they are happy, they have revolutionary ideals.
You can easily cite the cases of their government cheating and fooling the people, you will pity them for not knowing the truth of the world, but they still feel that we are corrupted by capitalism, and they are fighting for money every day, if they ask you if you are happy? Is everyone in your country happy?
You may laugh at the North Korean people for living in an illusory world and immersing themselves in the dreams woven by others, but if you think about the children around you who are addicted to online games and live webcasts, are they the same?
As long as it can give them happiness, it can be fake.
There is often a line in Hong Kong films: The most important thing is to be happy, shouldn't you impose your three views on others, as long as they are happy.