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Korean Coffee Culture: Lost In Communication

Given the major cultural differences between North and South, will Korean unification be a smooth process?

Every week we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about. This week, Damien D. asks:

Political ideologies aside, do you think that Korean unification would be a smooth process, given the differences in lifestyle, wealth and dress sense between the North and South?

Without a doubt, one of the biggest issues for North Koreans is going to be in communicating with South Koreans after unification. You see, I never learnt English back in North Korea and English plays a surprisingly big part in South Korea’s version