Posted on Oct 21, 2017
How many defectors escape North Korea and why don't we hear more from them?
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One of the issues is that defectors often find it hard to assimilate into the South Korean culture. They go from a state where everything is provided for them (albeit poorly) into a hyper-competitive modern world over a short period of time.
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Sgt Wayne Wood
Another issue is similar to one experienced by defectors from the former Soviet Union... choices/decisions.
Going from a society with NO CHOICES to one where you have a wide selection of toilet paper (for example) is a shock.
Going from a society with NO CHOICES to one where you have a wide selection of toilet paper (for example) is a shock.
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SPC (Join to see) very well said it takes so much effort to learn how to live in South Korean society especially coming from a communist socialist dictatorship. That's why there is good few that can't adapt and want to go back to the south because they don't know how to provide for themselves.
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