one the law regarding haircuts in 2013
North Korea's leader Kim jong-un decided
that he was going to limit the way that
people of North Korea could wear their
hair he decided that there would only be
28 approved hairstyles allowed in North
Korea 10 for the men and 18 for the
women one of the styles that are banned
by zhang eun his spy ter the strangest
and most unfair thing about this law is
that Kim jong-un himself doesn't follow
it his hairstyle is actually not on the
list
number two the government decides who
lives in the capital if you live in
America and you want to live in the
nation's capital you would need to pack
up find a place and move in it is not
that simple in North Korea if you want
to live in Pyongyang you need to have
permission from the government first the
capital city is reserved for the people
who are the most successful and the most
loyal if you don't fall into either of
these categories and you want to live in
the capital you are out of luck number
three everyone must vote the law in
North Korea states that everyone must
vote the only thing about that is there
is never anyone running against Kim and
his family most people are afraid to
North Korea is known as the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea however the
people don't get much democracy nor is
it actually a republic there has been a
time or two that Kim and his family had
someone running against them however
these were just political actors who
were being paid to lose number for your
television watching is controlled if
you're living in North Korea you cannot
turn on the television and watch Game of
Thrones The Walking Dead or Keeping Up
with the Kardashians you cannot even
keep up on current affairs around the
world
in North Korea you have a choice of
three television stations and each of
them is strictly controlled by the
government if you're going to be in
North Korea you can expect to watch
nothing but propaganda and don't even
get me started on what they can watch on
the Internet imagine a world where you
can't watch facts verse how do you
survive number five it is illegal to own
a Bible in North Korea the Holy Bible is
considered to be a symbol of Western
culture which is strictly banned in
North Korea in North Korea the only God
that you are allowed to believe in is
the government and the ruling Kim family
the government will also lead you to
believe that the Kim family has godlike
powers it is said that the last dictator
Kim Jong Il was able to control the
weather with his mind if you're caught
with a Holy Bible in North Korea you can
be put in jail or even executed number
six your family is punished for your
crimes this isn't so much a crazy law in
North Korea it's more of a barbaric law
if you are in a prison camp and you try
to escape your entire bloodline
including your grandparents your parents
and your children would be punished this
law is in place to keep criminals from
attempting to escape however it is
considered so barbaric that the United
Nations has debated whether or not the
North Korean government is committing
crimes against humanity there are rumors
of mass starvation and slavery at the
prison camps crime certainly doesn't pay
in North Korea number seven you have no
privacy as a tourist if you are planning
to visit North Korea don't expect to go
anywhere without a chaperone tourists
must travel as part of a well
choreographed tightly controlled tour
group you cannot even leave your hotel
room or go outside without a guide with
you North Korea wants you to understand
that you have
no rights or independence just like its
citizens
number eight women soldiers have it
rough women soldiers must take part in
hours of drills and the barracks where
the conditions are deplorable they must
always march in perfect formation by
either linking arms or by being tied
together by the neck with a rope all of
the women must have the exact same
haircut and we're matching miniskirts
they are even subjected to ideological
brainwashing at a school where they
learn English phrases such as we are
killing Americans number nine driving is
not allowed for most in North Korea the
only people who are allowed to own a car
are state officials it is estimated that
only one to ten people out of every 1000
in North Korea owned a car the numbers
of people that own a car in most other
areas of the world are much much higher
number 10 you cannot make an
international call calling anyone
outside of North Korea could actually
get you killed
in 2007 a man was shot and killed by the
government when he was making
international calls while inside of a
stadium during the execution the people
in the stadium began to panic and six
people were crushed to death in the
Stampede the government did not take
responsibility for the deaths number
eleven opinions are against the law if
you have any type of opinion that goes
against the regime and Kim's rulings
including not liking any of the laws
I've just mentioned you will be sent
away to an educational camp while there
you will be brainwashed threatened and
tortured the hope is that in time you
will get over having your own opinion
and you will get in line with the rest
number 12
don't try leaving the country if you
live in North Korea you are forced to
stay there for the duration of your life
even if you try to take a vacation to
South Korea you will be hunted down and
punished severely subscribe for more
suddenly living in the United States
under Donald Trump doesn't sound all
that terrifying okay yeah yeah it does
it still does