Today’s question is: In Korea, people are 1 or 2 years older than they would normally be in other countries. Do you use Korean age in North Korea, too?

We use both Korean age and international age in North Korea. When you ask ordinary North Koreans how old they are, they will give you their Korean age. But, the Party and public servants will tell you their international age.

My uncle was the head of a local police office until I left North Korea. He graduated from the college of Security and Political Science which was an elite school to