These images of insular North Korea are jarring next to images from South Korea (whose democracy is pretty similar to the U.S.'s). The image parings show how radically different life is in each half of a divided Korea.
<p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <em><strong><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4NzIxNC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzMDg5NTY2Mn0.suZ-Fydr2XUBsb_TqGAh3zcv5Q_MclfotcUUxkFfEs4/img.jpg?width=980" id="e51a1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d400ee2aec690dd75f567eb615bb96d7" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"><br> <br></strong></em></p><p><strong><em>Street scene in Insa-dong (Seoul, South Korea)</em></strong></p><p> <i><strong><br> <br></strong></i></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4NzIxNS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNTcxNDg4MX0.oWkyW6UM4gP5L2s1zT8F2lyWmsaOjy4viVaivr_pQOI/img.jpg?width=980" id="515c3" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="da621c5f46a369fdbaf602d31a926a92" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> <strong><em> Street scene in Pyongyang (North Korea)</em></strong></p><p> <em><strong><br> <br></strong></em></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <em><strong><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4NzIxNi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNDM5MzAwOX0.m58bGFFZ11kAdnOP8EBkP1AFD0Y8uVEwdZOVRDhE9CY/img.jpg?width=980" id="dd041" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="cba76fe87ac3f010e10eea46f1362efe" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></strong></em><em><strong><br> <br></strong></em></p><p> <em><strong>Bus stop for Boseong Girls' Middle & High School (South Korea)<br> <br></strong></em></p><p><div id="upworthyFreeStarVideoAdContainer"><div id="freestar-video-parent"><div id="freestar-video-child"></div></div></div></p><p> <em><strong><br> <br></strong></em></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <em><strong><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4NzIxNy9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0NDEzMDc4Mn0.Vmsi4D3N22r0fO6nLvc4MmF2N9h3GBUlABGlt9nrhDU/img.jpg?width=980" id="f5e06" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="32eabe18de4cd0ee5b093ac81c7545b7" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"><br> <br></strong></em></p><p> <em><strong>Bus stop in Pyongyang (North Korea)</strong></em></p><p> <em><strong><br> <br></strong></em></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <em><strong><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4NzIxOC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1MjM4MDA3OX0.YU12LK3slXC-Rm9iRWM0vpCf1Gax7J7gJZYNsEC7WXQ/img.jpg?width=980" id="924a0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c4bb6a68ba348724b89eab86603e5e58" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></strong></em></p><p> <em><strong>Hat seller on Insa-dong Street (South Korea)</strong></em></p><p> <em><strong><br> <br></strong></em></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <em><strong></strong></em><em><strong><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4NzIxOS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2NjY4NjE0NH0.6m-nb1YQYlyhjsWL3gsilevPbjUZYA_XqbULwNgzAj8/img.jpg?width=980" id="c8ec3" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="04444fc50bce4ec22f0066b9c079eb41" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></strong></em></p><p> <em><strong>Policewoman on Janggwang Street (North Korea)</strong></em></p><p> <em><strong><br> <br></strong></em></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4NzIyMC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzMzYzNjI1NX0.e0dwiNK-uYFmOH4WEH6dNMdTWgvz7PUn4T7imr6OXR4/img.jpg?width=980" id="ba526" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f04544cee4b91aee75516877cdf248b1" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"><em><strong><br> <br></strong></em></p><p> <strong><em>Seoul Metropolitan Subway (South Korea)<br> <br></em></strong></p><p> <em><strong><br> <br></strong></em></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <strong></strong><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4NzIyMS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNTIzMjI0MH0.wOlAsgSaJfikXgFYN5wHJtQNvypf2oZLRwoTIKgZ8Q4/img.jpg?width=980" id="75273" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="cce04e3315a3be1a01d881e79392ef1c" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p> <strong><em>Pyongyang Metro (North Korea)</em></strong></p><p> <em><strong><br> <br></strong></em></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <em><strong><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4NzIyMi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0NzMzNzcyOH0.0TbQXvo-hrnztyJIv4yfwerHDhU9wgmLWdjdQYOxs1Y/img.jpg?width=980" id="434c0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="00467be0040c50960f2c03dd9feb2c76" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"><br> <br></strong></em></p><p> <strong><em>Suburb of Seoul (South Korea)<br> <br></em></strong></p><p> <em><strong><br> <br></strong></em></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <em><strong><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ4NzIyMy9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NTIyMTg3MX0.cyg70umjKFSGk0zNemp8i5mxgUrFWhMO7li2K11eIdk/img.jpg?width=980" id="257b3" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="33d08824956aaf9b9fea1bada547d2de" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"><br> <br></strong></em></p><p> <strong><em>Fields in the Gangdong district (North Korea)</em></strong></p>
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