Every country has its rules and regulations that seem normal or a bit weird. But North Korea has a long list of highly strange and weird rules. In recent years, North Korea got exposed a few from many of their bizarre rules.
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1 North Korea has only three TV channels where they always watch their own country's issues.
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2 North Korea has dead president as their Kim Jong IL has died and he's still their president.
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3 On the death of Kim Jong IL, an event was held where each and every person of country had to come and cry otherwise they'd be put into the cell for 6 months.
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4 According to 'Three Generation of Punishment' rule, if a person commit a crime he'd be punished along with his other two generations like his son and grandson
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5 All men and women should only cut their hair according to 28 government approved hairstyles!
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6 You need an approval from the government to live in the capital as they want only rich, successful and powerful people to make it their home.
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7 Parents who send their kids to schools are expected to provide desks, chairs, building materials
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8 Owning or keeping religious books is crime
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9 No iPhones, TV and laptops from the aforementioned brands for the North Koreans! Very little is known of their electronics and technology industry, as the government’s isolation policies don’t reveal much.
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10 For tourists, even if it’s a Lonely Planet guidebook, it would be confiscated during the security check. Therefore, if you’re a tourist, all your music, television, films and written material would be checked before and only then would you be let in.
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11 North Koreans has nothing to do with internet. Actually internet is not available in South Korea. If someone wants to access internet they need government permissions. A few number of South Koreans use internet and their internet browsing is being checked by government.
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12 Calling in other countries is not allowed. In 2013, a North Korean was killed on the orders of government for calling his South Korean friend.
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13 Fast food like Pizza and Burgers are not available in South Korea except in it's capital.
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14 Watching South Korean or any other countries' movies is like a crime in North Korea.
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15 Talking about government is not allowed. In case you get caught talking about government you will be sent in an educational camp and taught not to talk about government publicly.
