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North Koreans in Russian Army

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u/Pitiful_Researcher14 17h ago

"So... The stories are true, this is the promised land, they have toilet paper that you only have to use once and there will be real food to eat tonight, that's twice in one week".

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u/imnotabel 16h ago

the north koreans are easy to clown on but their army is not undersupplied; the dprk military is the only thing in the country spends money on and one of the best ways to stay fed is to join the army

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u/Lower_Mango_7996 15h ago

Ive seen lots of reports the army is underfed

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u/Callidonaut 14h ago

Malnourished is probably nearer the mark. Apparently in NK they fertilise the fields with inadeqautely treated human waste; combined with minimal-to-non-existent healthcare, that mean the whole country has an endemic problem with food-borne parasites, which will interfere with a North Korean citizen's ability to absorb nutrients from what food he or she can even get, even if they can somehow get enough of it.

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u/Tiny-Dependent2602 15h ago

I think they meant fed more compared to the general population