Monique Macias, daughter of African dictator, shares experiences of living in NK

[kuromusha]

I found this story incredibly interesting. It's one thing to visit NK as a foreigner but to be essentially raised and educated there as one (especially an African one) is insane. Thought I would share this story with you guys.

New memoirs by an African woman that document her bizarre childhood living in exile in the secretive state of North Korea could shed new light on the totalitarian regime.
Monique Macias spent 15 years living in the capital Pyongyang, where her school days consisted of firing Kalashnikov rifles at the same prestigious military academy that heir apparent Kim Jong-il was educated.

Now in her 40s, Ms Macias said: 'All my childhood memories start from when I arrived on that plane in Pyongyang.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-dictator-tells-life-growing-North-Korea.html

Some pretty interesting pics.

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Found this quote hilarious:

She said: 'At that time no one there spoke English and I was lost. I saw a white guy passing and I asked him if he spoke English but when he started talking he had an American accent,' Macias said.

'I was so scared. I thought "oh my god, it's an American". My palms were sweating and I just started to run. He was shouting "hey, stop! I'm not going to eat you".'

 

[Gus Fring]

Somehow related to Dennis Rodman imo.



Jk... or am I...


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I also like how the commentary of this picture pointed out where Monique was positioned. "Classmates: Monique (fifth from the left) poses with fellow pupils of the Mangyongdae Revolutionary school during her primary school graduation in 1981

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[kuromusha]

Haha, I know, right? It's not like we couldn't find her.

 

[Scrody]

Huh. interesting

 

[Iroh]

Like the guy said in the other thread about this, would not hit.

 

[Osculater]

Did she get to snoo snoo any commies