Well things are starting to look up...sorta in rural North Korea. Black Markets are opening up, people trade with U.S dollars and Chinese Yuan(some smuggled, some air dropped by South Koreans tying dollar bills to balloons) for things the state can't or won't provide, and if some KPA tries to shut them down, the market vanishes until the military police leave. They're becoming a lot smarter about getting what they need under the government's nose.
Course it's not all good. Last I checked, a Chinese man at the border can still buy a North Korean bride for a bag of rice so...
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Well things are starting to look up...sorta in rural North Korea. Black Markets are opening up, people trade with U.S dollars and Chinese Yuan(some smuggled, some air dropped by South Koreans tying dollar bills to balloons) for things the state can't or won't provide, and if some KPA tries to shut them down, the market vanishes until the military police leave. They're becoming a lot smarter about getting what they need under the government's nose.
Course it's not all good. Last I checked, a Chinese man at the border can still buy a North Korean bride for a bag of rice so...