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 Peter Kim in the U.S. asks:

What kind of products are missing or difficult to acquire in North Korea that yourself or others have wanted to purchase before?

Although I lived in North Korea for 20 years, there was never anything I knew of that money couldn’t buy. Of course, things might be be different for North Koreans living far away from the busy cities or the Chinese border, but as long as I