What Do South Koreans Think Of North Korean Defectors | ASIAN BOSS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ส.ค. 2017
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I can't believe how many people thought she was a spy
I totally agree with the guy at the end. don't judge them because of where they come from. it is already hard for North Koreans to escape through the Tumen River. Best way is to accommodate them. Put yourself in their shoes before making any judgements.
Nah, that girl was abducted. Her boyfriend that she was meeting or smth was probably paid by the nk government to get her to go back to china so they could take her from there. And why would they kill her when she could be of valuable use in this way. Getting sk to be more suspicious of defectors. Wanting a more rigid process, so they can't end up in sk. Wanting her to be the spokesperson for "don't defect to sk, it's horrible! even this celebrity hated being there!" and i can't believe how many people they think were spies. my guess was less than 1%.
This goes to show how much prejudice there still is against North Koreans. I'm disappointed at the attitudes of the majority of the people interviewed.
It was a little disheartening to hear the level of wariness in their voices when they talked about North Korean defectors. Just like North Korean defectors have no choice in where they come from, I had no choice in being adopted and taken away from Korea. Can you really blame us for being different? I view North Korean defectors and North Korea like an abusive relationship. They flee even though it terrifies them to do so. They talk about their experiences even at personal risk. Or they stay silent about their past out of fear that people may call them needy or dislike them for no other reason than not understanding what the abused person went through. Leaving an abusive relationship is scary. Unfortunately, some of those who have been abused return to their abusers out of fear. At the very least you can't say that that life is an easy one when so many of their decisions revolve around fear and instability. I imagine a little more compassion and effort to sympathize would go a long way.
The real question is that, is she still alive after making that video.
The dude at the end! He ain't only good lookin but he had the best response to! Empathy is so important.
What is the point in a spy posing as a civilian? What information could North Korea possibly gather that they do not already have?
When she was in SK she looked very happy. When she was back in NK where she said she wanted to be she acted scared and crying. It seems obvious to me.
I GIVE MY RESPECT TO THE LAST GUY WEARING IN BLUE, THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN. I HOPE OTHER SOUTH KOREANS ARE LIKE HIM
I reckon that North Korean girl was abducted by North Korean government while she was staying with her husband in one of cities in China near the North Korean border 4 months ago. As one of interviewees said in the video, the North Korean girl looked like a person forced to give an interview for North Korean media.
i was so happy when the last guy interviewed actually mentioned to put yourself in the defectors shoes before judging.. that’s so true! it’s not like anyone has asked to be born into the crazy nation of north korea and of course they’d find it difficult to intergrate into south korean society, they’ve just spend their lives believing that kim jong un is a God..
I taught English in SK and I taught 4 kids who were born in NK. I would never have known if my co-workers hadn't told me. They looked and acted like normal kids. The other kids didn't treat them any differently. Prejudice and fear is taught, if not by parents, then by society
At least she had food in South Korea. Besides, the video was nothing but North Korean propaganda if they allowed it to air on TV.
So much paranoia. From both sides. Please South Korea, don't lose your compassion because of fear of betrayal. Protect yourself in other, more productive ways. Thank you ASIAN BOSS for presenting such an unbiased, boots-on-the-ground report, as always.
I find it interesting that they don't consider the high pressure of South Korean society, be it with education, beauty standards etc. Even people from other capitalist countries would find it difficult to adapt to that. I know people of Korean ethnicity born in other countries who moved to South Korea, and many of them really struggled with that.
I personally believe that she was abducted. She was famous in South Korea so she was in the public eye and her talking about the North will reach to many people. The most likely reason she was abducted was because she was a threat to the North. If she did return voluntarily it would most likely be because of her parents but that's it.
Love the tall handsome man in the blue shirt at the end! So compassionate and the only person to suggest putting yourself in the defectors shoes
If I was a North Korean I would become a spy simply to escape and then never return 😂