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North Korean defectors can usually tell when other defectors are lying about their past. Lee Hyeon-seo
Past Other Lying Tell About Korean North North Korean
It was very shocking for me to read newspapers that openly criticised the government in South Korea. That is impossible in North Korea and almost impossible in China. I was really impressed, and I became addicted to reading the news and watching the media so I could learn about the world. North Koreans would be stunned if they experienced this. Lee Hyeon-seo
Government News Me World Impossible Reading Addicted Would Would-Be About Could Almost Openly Stunned Learn Read Became Korea Koreans South Impressed South Korea Very Shocking North North Korea Experienced China Newspapers Really Media Watching
We were taught North Korea is a heaven. They told us how people in western countries die in hospital or have no money to study in school. Lee Hyeon-seo
People Money School Hospital Study Countries How Korea Were Western Western Countries North Die North Korea Heaven Taught Us
I know North Korea is the most ridiculous country in the world, but for me, my mum, my brother, and my families and old memories are so important. Lee Hyeon-seo
Me Memories World Old Country Important Brother Know Most Korea Families North North Korea Ridiculous Mum
North Koreans are forced to work at state jobs in a moribund economy. Countless parents watch their children go to bed hungry. Many North Korean families feel they have no option but to try to escape. Lee Hyeon-seo
Work Try Parents State Hungry Jobs Feel Countless Economy Forced Bed Korean Koreans Go Escape Families North Option North Korean Children Many Watch
I am one of the lucky North Koreans who made it out of China. North Korean defectors in the country are terrified of trying to leave because they are often caught at the borders as they attempt to cross into Mongolia or Laos. Lee Hyeon-seo
Made Country Out Borders Cross Attempt Terrified Because Am Korean Caught Koreans Leave North Trying North Korean Often China Who Lucky
I can't be sure of exactly when and how North Korea will change. But I do believe it will happen, hopefully in my mother's lifetime. Lee Hyeon-seo
Change Mother Will Believe Hopefully Exactly Lifetime Sure How Korea North North Korea Happen
North Korean defectors who speak out against the regime always feel nervous. We never know what the North Korean government is planning. It's really difficult for us to show our faces and speak out, but we feel obligated to do something to inform people about the ongoing tragedy inside North Korea. Lee Hyeon-seo
Government People Speak Nervous Difficult Our Out Inside About Ongoing Faces Something Obligated Never Feel Know Always Korea Korean Tragedy North North Korea North Korean Inform Regime Against Us Really Planning Show Who
I don't think the North Korean leadership is interested in a genuine deal to end their WMD programs or their stranglehold on the North Korean people. Lee Hyeon-seo
Leadership People Think Programs Deal Genuine Korean End North North Korean Interested
When many Chinese escaped to North Korea during the Cultural Revolution, we embraced them. People in China have forgotten about this. Lee Hyeon-seo
People Revolution Embraced About Korea Cultural Escaped North North Korea Forgotten China Chinese Them Many
China is a heaven compared to North Korea. Lee Hyeon-seo
Korea North North Korea Heaven China Compared
Yes, I don't believe that the inter-Korean relationship has, quote, 'deteriorated' since I assumed office. Rather I believe that the relationship between the two Koreas is entering into a new phase - a time of transition. And so I think that the North Koreans are trying to see what they can build with this, with my new administration. Lee Myung-bak
Time Relationship Build Believe Think Assumed Entering Administration See Deteriorated Rather Between Since New Koreans Yes North Office Trying Quote Transition Phase Two
One of the most important reasons for North Korea continuing its nuclear ambitions is to consolidate the power to stay within the Kim Jong Il family. Lee Myung-bak
Family Power Important Ambition Consolidate Kim Stay Most Within Korea Continuing North North Korea The Most Important Reasons Nuclear
I, too, am interested in identity and Islam, which is what people expect of us. But one must not write what is expected. It's important for North African writers to show they have other things to say. Leila Slimani
People Important Islam Too Other Say Must Write Writers Identity Am Expect North Expected African Which Interested Us Show Things
We should advocate that the North should stay in the customs union and the single market and that any customs checks should be in the ports and airports, not on land borders. Leo Varadkar
Single Market Airport Borders Stay Checks Advocate North Any Land Customs Should Union Ports
Tottenham was a dope place to grow up because it's so community-based. It's a melting pot of cultures. I'll always be a north London girl. Letitia Wright
Girl Dope Melting Melting Pot London Pot Because Always Cultures Up North Place Community-Based Grow Grow Up
On 15 July 2007, I swam across an open patch of sea at the North Pole to highlight the melting of the Arctic sea ice. Lewis Gordon Pugh
Melting Arctic Open Highlight Pole July North Patch North Pole Ice Across Sea
Italy is so influenced by others: couscous in the south, cinnamon in the north because of the Venetian spice trade - I just want to divulge as much information as I can. Lidia Bastianich
Others Spice Because Trade South Italy North Just Influenced Want Information Much
Wherever you're from, you adapt to your environment. It definitely made my music a little bit more explicit. Because I really was in North Philly, I listened to State Property and stuff. Everything my dad listened to, I listened to. Lil Uzi Vert
Music You Property Made Philly State Everything Bit Definitely More Environment Stuff Because North Listened Wherever Little Little Bit Explicit Really Your Dad Adapt
I had had to quit a few jobs in North Carolina because of how anxious they made me. Lili Reinhart
Me Made Few Carolina Jobs Had Because How North North Carolina Anxious Quit
Taking the entire globe, if North America and Western Europe can be called the 'cities of the world', then Asia, Africa and Latin America constitute 'the rural areas of the world'. Lin Biao
World Latin Latin America Cities Rural Rural Areas Constitute Entire Area Taking Globe Western Western Europe North North America America Africa Asia Then Europe
We are deeply conscious of the fact that our north and west must be developed. Lionel Murphy
Our Must Fact Developed West North Deeply Conscious
I have nothing against President McKinley whatsoever, but I would rather have this peak be called by the name it has gone by for centuries by Alaskans than a man who never set foot in our state. This is the tallest mountain in North America, and we deserve to have this Alaskan landmark bear an Alaskan name. Lisa Murkowski
Man Gone Nothing President State Our Would Rather Bear Foot Never Name Tallest Mountain Than North North America America Whatsoever Against Centuries Landmark Who Deserve Peak Set
We can't just pop off and drop a bomb on North Korea and think everything's going to be OK. It just doesn't work like that. It's a complicated puzzle. Lois Frankel
Work Complicated Drop Think Everything OK Puzzle Like Korea Off North North Korea Going Just Pop Bomb
We must engage with China to try and put as much pressure on North Korea as possible. Lois Frankel
Try Pressure Possible Must Put Korea North North Korea China Much Engage
In sum, as we enter the 21st century, the Euro-Atlantic community - North America and Europe together - has to face some tough challenges when it comes to improving our capability. Lord Robertson
Together Challenges Face Tough Community Sum Our Enter Some North North America America Improving Capability Century Europe
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