Everyone who visits Panmunjom, the small village which hosts the Joint Security Area (JSA), talks about the strange atmosphere at the only place where soldiers from North and South Korea face each other.

Since 1953, both countries have chosen their fittest and tallest troops to guard the line which symbolizes the divide of the peninsula and the ongoing stalemate between the DPRK and the ROK.

In many ways, it’s quite boring. Given the magnitude of its significance, save for the occasional negotiation and the flocks of tourists on both sides, not much goes on at the Joint Security Area in