Seoul returns six North Koreans who drifted south by accident
www.bbc.com
All six people had drifted into South Korea by accident earlier this year and had wanted to go back.
  • I Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    If I’d had the chance to speak with them, I would have told them the truth [about inter-Korean history] and warned them that they could eventually face punishment from the North Korean regime, simply because they had already experienced life in the South" says Mr Lee

    Given the rest of the article, it seems that the current SK president is trying to play nice with NK and isn’t exposing these drifters to historical facts. I still doubt they and their families will have a good time back home.

  • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    133·
    1 year ago

    I hear life in South Korea is pretty bleak these days. But is it really worse than a North Korean gulag?

    • ILikeTraaaains@lemmy.worldEnglish
      34·
      1 year ago

      I saw a video about a support group for NK defectors in SK.

      The main reasons for some people regret leaving NK were:

      • They were born and raised in a rural environment without any technology and in SK you must know to use a digital device for almost all jobs.
      • They miss family, friends, their environment, etc. They are now in a very strange place without the people from their lives.
      • Some are treated as second class citizens, targeted cause being tech illiterate and having a noticeable different accent.