Posted on 01/07/2025 1:15:49 AM PST by Libloather
North Koreans have reportedly been banned from eating hot dogs as part of a crackdown on Western culture infiltrating the hermit kingdom.
Dictator Kim Jong Un has declared that serving the sausage was an act of treason, The Sun reports, amid the rising popularity of a South Korean dish inspired by the US.
People caught selling or cooking hot dogs face the prospect of time in the country’s infamous labor camps, while Pyongyang has also decreed that divorcees could also be jailed.
As part of the regime’s efforts to quash capitalist culture among citizens, it has forbidden the sale of budae-jjigae – a dish imported from pro-Western neighbor South Korea.
**SNIP**
Reports also emerged in December of citizens claiming divorcees in North Korea faced one to six months in labor camps for their “crimes.”
Divorce is frowned upon in the communist nation as it is considered an anti-socialist act, with the government required to sign off on any legal separations.
A divorced woman who claimed to have served three months of labor in South Pyongan province told RFA that women received harsher sentences than men.
“There are about 80 women, and 40 men imprisoned in the county labor training camp,” she said.
“About 30 men and women were imprisoned due to divorce decrees, and the women’s sentences were longer.”
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I call BS on this story . The Sun reports ? LOL !
lol!
That could’ve been us in 13 days
Where do you think the hot dog meat came from?
Ban hot dogs! But that’s not real communism.
They can still eat hamburgers. King Jung Il invented the hamburger.
I had to chuckle at the “oldies music station” scene in “Demolition Man”.
Beware of the sausages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6O5NxkShVQ
Guess it’s back to real dogs.
I guess Joey Chestnut won’t be going to North Korea anytime soon.
I cannot understand why the North Koreans put up with this moron.
“I had to chuckle at the “oldies music station” scene in “Demolition Man”.”
cain’t say as I recall Demo Man, though Loco NoKo news gave me a chuckle. Brought to mind old radidio days in Beth-Sada, Maryland. Late night revealed tunes that even “Hotdog Man”
L’il Kimmy might like...
“Butterbeans & Susie - I Wanna Hot Dog for My Roll” (3:25)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8zrhgK1Rio
I cannot understand why the North Koreans put up with this moron.
Maybe because they want to eat?
I couldn’t contain myself:
“Armour Hot Dogs; What kind of kids eat Armour Hot Dogs? Fat kids, skinny kids, kids who climb on rocks; Tough kids, sissy kids; even kids with chicken pox; Love hot dogs, Armour Hot Dogs; the dog kids love to bite.”
“I’m not dead yet!”
Just asking, what is the connection between hot dogs and divorce?
Heck even being “free” is nowhere someone wants to be in nk, but yes, the torture camps are horrendous. Kim has a special place in hell prepared for him and his cronies. He eats lobster important frequently, aged steaks, gourmet foods of all kinds while his people starve.
A nk woman told the story of how when she was young, authorities thought that she was a boy, and gave extra rice because male chi,dren get more than female. The family kept quiet agout it, but authorities eventually found out, and threw her in prison, which I’m sure was hell on earth for her.
I’d rather individuals make the choice whether to eat a hot dog or not. I’m not thrilled the government getting involved with eating habits. It’s amazing how conservatives have changed their tune since Michele Obama was changing eating habits. It’s only been 8 years since they left and now it’s becoming acceptable.
I thought this was from The Bee when I read the headline.
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