Every week or so, we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about.

Got a question? Email it to [email protected] with your name and city. We’ll be publishing the best ones.

Today’s question comes from Liz Hetherington: Does the concept of something being ‘cool’ exist in North Korea? And if so, what are some trends they could speak of?

What I want to say first is that North Koreans are not the unusual people that many people think them to be, and that their thinking does not deviate far from the universal.