“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of who left the DPRK within the last few years.

Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing [email protected] and including their first name and city of residence.

Today’s question is from Lulu in Canberra, who asks about the types of toilets used in North Korea.

Hyun-seung Lee — who comes from an elite North Korean family and defected in 2014 — spoke with NK Newsabout the prevalence of squat vs. flush toilets, what people use instead of toilet