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I'm still amazed at how he stayed there 20+ years and never learned Korean.
by mitchi 13y ago
I'm still amazed at how he stayed there 20+ years and never learned Korean.
- vinceguidry 13y agoHe probably realized early on that it wasn't in his best interests to, and so just turned that part of his brain off. Curiosity seems like a dangerous thing in North Korea.
- marshray 13y agoPeople's sense of self-interest is a strange strange thing.
- yitchelle 13y agoI was wondering about the same thing. Could it be a self protecting strategy? In the article, it mentioned that the Kims see him as an outsider, and by continuing speaking to them via a translator, it kept the sense of him being an outside for the 20+ years.
- yoster 13y agoWith an interpreter there, why would he need to?