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Ursprungligen postat av Tystnad
Har sett en hel del bilder från Nordkorea på Internet bla http://www.flickr.com/photos/kernbeisser/
Dock kan jag inte minnas jag har sett några bilder inneifrån matvaruaffärer eller liknande.
Någon som har någon kunskap om dessa ?
Liknar det möjligen gamla Östtyskland där man fick gå till tre olika diskar för att handla en vara ?
Dock kan jag inte minnas jag har sett några bilder inneifrån matvaruaffärer eller liknande.
Någon som har någon kunskap om dessa ?
Liknar det möjligen gamla Östtyskland där man fick gå till tre olika diskar för att handla en vara ?
mm, Kernbeisser har riktigt fina bilder! De ställen han har bilder på är som han säger typ. diplomat-shoppar! Faktum är dock att det finns marknader i Pyongyang som är fyllda med mat. Oftast är det privata affärsmän som fått tillstånd av staten att göra svarta affär vita då landet just nu har svårt med ekonomin efter monetär-reformen. Nu vet jag inte om det gäller just nu men för ett halvår sedan så var BBC eller något annat team på plats men fick inte filma en just sådan marknad. Men program-ledaren fick efter tjat personligen se det och hon sa sedan att marknaden var fylld med allt möjligt.
Men ja, Nordkoreas affärer är sorgliga. Jag såg en gång en lista på vad allting kostade. Var en rätt sjuk lista där så vitt skilda saker som en levande kyckling och skosnören stod vid sidan om varandra. Något mycket märkligt var hur saker vi tar för givet verkade liksom vara rena lyxprodukterna för nordkoreaner. Kläder var helt klart det dyraste. Men det är möjligt köpa alltifrån TV-aparater till Motorcyklar. Dock är det en omöjlighet för de flesta Nordkoreaner, även de som bor i Pyongyang och har det relativt bra. De flesta får sina TV-aparater etc. genom gåvor för något dem har gjort.
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4. An electric shaver only for trips
The electric shaver is another symbol of wealth.
It is not that they use electric shavers normally, because one cannot provide durability. At home, North Korean men generally use disposable shavers with two blades made in China or a conventional razor. However, when they take a business trip or have to take part in remote activities, they bring the electric shaver.
There are North Korean-made shavers but most are imported from China. Among Chinese products, you can see “Motorola” products and fake-South Korean products with fake labels in Korean. A Chinese-made electric shaver is around 20,000-40,000 North Korean Won.
The electric shaver is another symbol of wealth.
It is not that they use electric shavers normally, because one cannot provide durability. At home, North Korean men generally use disposable shavers with two blades made in China or a conventional razor. However, when they take a business trip or have to take part in remote activities, they bring the electric shaver.
There are North Korean-made shavers but most are imported from China. Among Chinese products, you can see “Motorola” products and fake-South Korean products with fake labels in Korean. A Chinese-made electric shaver is around 20,000-40,000 North Korean Won.
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Shenyang, China -- The North Korean authorities finally released fixed prices for 100 items across the country at 3 P.M. on Thursday.
A Daily NK source inside North Korea revealed the news today in a telephone conversation, saying, “The authorities announced state-designated prices for 100 items in a notice posted at the entrance to markets on Thursday afternoon.
Alongside the message came a warning, “If traders fail to sell goods at the stated prices, goods will be confiscated.”
The price list includes those for rice and corn. By implication, the selling of food has now been officially sanctioned in the market.
If the listed prices are enforced, however, confusion and anger are absolutely inevitable, because the gap between the newly-posted prices and real jangmadang prices is enormous.
For example, the latest real rice price in the jangmadang is 350 won per kilo, while corn is selling for 180 won; however the state-designated prices are 240 won and 130 won respectively. The jangmadang price of pork is around 300 won more expensive than its state-designated price.
Inevitably, therefore, traders’ increasingly wily attempts to circumvent the unrealistic demands of the state are continuing apace, “For now,” the source explained, “traders are pretending to sell for the released prices, but in reality they are selling for the existing jangmadang prices.”
According to the state price list, rice is 240 won per kilo; corn is 130 won; pork is 700 won; soy beans are 160 won; oil is 600 won; a kilogram of apples is 250 won; and a single egg is 21 won.
Meanwhile, a toothbrush is 25 won; bars of soap, tubes of toothpaste and laundry soap are all 50 won; sneakers are 500 won; toilet paper is 50 won; a notebook comes in various sizes between 25 and 55 won; lighters are 70 won; shoes are 1,300 won; a flashlight is 500 won and a single battery 100 won.
Children’s clothes are 1,500 won; children’s winter clothes are 5,000 won; and finally socks are listed as 350 won a pair.
A Daily NK source inside North Korea revealed the news today in a telephone conversation, saying, “The authorities announced state-designated prices for 100 items in a notice posted at the entrance to markets on Thursday afternoon.
Alongside the message came a warning, “If traders fail to sell goods at the stated prices, goods will be confiscated.”
The price list includes those for rice and corn. By implication, the selling of food has now been officially sanctioned in the market.
If the listed prices are enforced, however, confusion and anger are absolutely inevitable, because the gap between the newly-posted prices and real jangmadang prices is enormous.
For example, the latest real rice price in the jangmadang is 350 won per kilo, while corn is selling for 180 won; however the state-designated prices are 240 won and 130 won respectively. The jangmadang price of pork is around 300 won more expensive than its state-designated price.
Inevitably, therefore, traders’ increasingly wily attempts to circumvent the unrealistic demands of the state are continuing apace, “For now,” the source explained, “traders are pretending to sell for the released prices, but in reality they are selling for the existing jangmadang prices.”
According to the state price list, rice is 240 won per kilo; corn is 130 won; pork is 700 won; soy beans are 160 won; oil is 600 won; a kilogram of apples is 250 won; and a single egg is 21 won.
Meanwhile, a toothbrush is 25 won; bars of soap, tubes of toothpaste and laundry soap are all 50 won; sneakers are 500 won; toilet paper is 50 won; a notebook comes in various sizes between 25 and 55 won; lighters are 70 won; shoes are 1,300 won; a flashlight is 500 won and a single battery 100 won.
Children’s clothes are 1,500 won; children’s winter clothes are 5,000 won; and finally socks are listed as 350 won a pair.
Båda från Dailynk.com
