The United States, the public enemy number one – the learning, the North Koreans already in the Kindergarten. Books, movies and music from the United States are banned in the Communist country. The US Fast-Food culture has been held in the capital, Pyongyang, nevertheless, to enter.
Green Leaf, the Burger is-Locally, with a view to the new Ryomyong-Boulevard. On the menu grilled beef Burger, Burger with cheese and bacon, but also regional custom Burger with rice and Kimchi, the fermented Korean vegetables. Uniformed waitresses serve the Hamburger, wrapped in paper, on plastic trays. The French fries in a red cardboard bags. Only the yellow Logo is missing.
But the ambience has little in common with McDonald’s: The décor is in shades of brown and looks like from the 70s. On the walls pictures of “Kimilsungia” and “Kimjongilia” – the hang after the ruling family named flowers. The music comes from the TV: In the state program of the national choral singing.
300 to 500 visitors come every week in the Restaurant, says managing Director Kim Yong. Between the equivalent of 1.80 euros and 3.60 euros, the Burger cost more than many North Koreans in a day to earn.
state Propaganda in the United States
Above all, a family, and young couples sit to this day at the tables. To many, it is not clear that they will eat just American, says Kim. “People think of hamburgers is more like a sandwich than a McDonald’s. Some also believe that it is a dish from Singapore.” Because behind the Restaurant man Patrick Soh, a franchisee of the US to the Singapore-business-Fast-Food-chain waffle town.
The state Propaganda power of the United States for the division of Korea and the economic problems of the country responsible. Not only in schools, museums, and memorials to teach the North Koreans hate the United States.
“people are influenced in a variety of ways, but not all believe everything,” says Sokeel Park of Liberty in North Korea, the supports to China as refugees North Koreans. Although the media are under the control of the state, listened to some North Korean Radio Free Asia or Voice of America. US films would be secretly widely used on USB-Sticks. If you are caught, the threaten harsh penalties.
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