Mencius Moldbugman

A thread on my recent North Korea trip. No real insights or woke takes to share, this is merely to describe what a trip to the DPRK is actually like.pic.twitter.com/PCTO0rGm8t

If going by plane, your North Korean experience will begin in Beijing airport as soon as you set sights on your Air Koryo plane awaiting you.pic.twitter.com/kPN7E31260

The interior is a throwback to the days of air travel before personal in-flight movies and air stewardesses trying to flog you bottles of Chanel No. 5pic.twitter.com/hp0NrzVSWB

Our inflight meal was a simple but not horrendous cup of tea (no milk) and a pork burger. North Korean brand sodas were also available. I’ve experience worse on American flights to be honest.pic.twitter.com/2wkyITYr5I

Service was friendly, if robotic. This stewardess was quite foxy. Halfway through the flight they push out a duty free trolley but it’s only selling North Korean dolls, cigarettes and ginseng.pic.twitter.com/uMcYx1CtGo

The entertainment left much to be desired. Our shared monitors displayed the very best of Socialist films and lots and lots of images of Kim Jong Un.pic.twitter.com/xAaV7UqPdl

Far far more interesting was the complimentary issue of The Pyongyang Times. North Korea’s record of note included some fascinating articles. I had to be careful with this paper later in my hotel room as folding an image of one of the Kims is not allowed.pic.twitter.com/tS2iUdr8Fh