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February 6th, 2007

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eDating in NK

I am aching for some North Korean loving.

In the latest edition of The Economist appears the article Weird but wired which talks about North Korea’s burgeoning Int(ra?)net. In the article we learn that though the Norknet is “mainly for educational and scientific purposes,” Internet dating is also popular. Egads! As soon as I read this I fired up Google to see if I couldn’t rustle me up some North Korean honey to cuddle into the electricity-less frozen night and make me some tree-bark stew. But alas, to no avail. I searched Technorati to see if some enterprising blogger could provide a link to Hermit Kingdom heaven. That too failed.

My heart aches for want of a Chosun chick.

So, I hereby issue a challenge to our Korean blogger friends The Marmot’s Hole, OneFreeKorea, DPRK Studies and any other Nork-watching blog: use your Korean language skills to find me a DPRK darling on the Net!

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Robert
February 6, 2007
12:12 pm
Unfortunately, I hear DPRK darlings are going quite cheaply in China these days...
The Marmot’s Hole » Yeah, but do they play BF2 online?
February 6, 2007
12:18 pm
[...] The Economist looks at North Korea’s burgeoning intranet, complete apparently with online dating. (HT to Coming Anarchy) Related Posts (Maybe)The Argus and Coming Anarchy suck [...]
Chief Wiggum
February 6, 2007
12:22 pm
Who needs a NORK babe when "this lady":http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_on_re_us/astronaut_arrested may be available soon?
Younghusband
February 6, 2007
12:40 pm
I could always give "these chicks a call":http://www.asian-sirens.com/blog/comments.php?id=1225_0_1_0_C. (NSFW "via":http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/06/couldnt-you-just-use-your-cell-phones/#comments)
Sonagi
February 6, 2007
1:01 pm
Since it's intranet, I don't think anyone outside the Hermit Kingdom can help you.
Joshua
February 6, 2007
4:49 pm
How to put this delicately: I think your approach may need some work.

I don't really have it in me to make light of conditions in North Korea these days, but rather than being completely dour, monastic, and unhelpful, let me suggest you check out the Protest Babes of Hanchongryeon.
Younghusband
February 8, 2007
11:53 am
Well, "here is Richardson's contribution":http://www.dprkstudies.org/2006/05/19/dprk-soldiers-female-type/. Sorta reminds me of the "goose-steppers":http://www.cominganarchy.com/2006/08/10/north-korean-military-marching/ from last summer...
davesgonechina
February 8, 2007
1:34 pm
Well, a glance around the Chinese 'net uncovered this:

http://silibank.com/silibank/english/

Has Korean, Japanese and Chinese versions as well which appear to be far easier to read. They claim they have a direct email line from Shenyang to Pyongyang - assuming, of course, the person you want to talk to has an account with Silibank on the other end, and its probably limited to a trade company. So look for those cute foreign trade reps at the next Pyongyang International Trade Fair!