“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom 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 asks about how North Koreans feel about war.

David — who was born and raised in North Korea and lived there until he defected in 2012  — writes about how the DPRK marks the end of the Korean War, childhood memories he has playing war games with his friends and