A North Korean defector, who calls himself a “victim of brainwashing education,” explained what “surprised” him the most when he set foot on American soil.
Kim Geum-Hyuk spoke to YouTube channel “DIMPLE”, which shares stories and videos involving North Koreans, earlier this month. She grew up in the Hermit Kingdom and went to university in Pyongyang before deserting.
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“They taught us how to fight [Americans] Until the end, “said Kim, who now lives in Seoul, South Korea, adding that Americans are considered” stray dogs “or” wolves “represented as” people who torture and kill “in North Korean education, that he found to be “Completely wrong.”
“[Americans are] so nice, fun and open to everything, “Kim shared.” I was very surprised when I went to California the first time. What they taught me in North Korea was an image of the coldness and evil of Americans. “
He said he was walking in the morning and a running man said “hello” and began to realize that “everyone said ‘hello’ on the street” and that it was part of American culture.
“So there are Mexicans, Chinese, Koreans … so many people formed a community,” he said. “I was so amazed at the diversity.”
And the landscape of America was also impressive for Kim, who said that visiting the Grand Canyon was looking forward to going to Mars and that he was amazed at how big Texas was. He added that he was surprised that there was no public transportation in California, noting that “subways in New York City are really bad and suck.”
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Due to what the North Korean media reported, he was made to believe that Iraq was going to win the Iraq War in 2003.
“I thought, ‘Iraq is amazing, they are going to win,'” he said. “And I found out that the United States wiped them all out in 57 days. So I fixed my thoughts.
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On a lighter note, he said the United States is a place where “you can gain weight,” noting that he gained nearly 10 pounds during his visit.
Kim is working to bring freedom to his home country as an ambassador of peace for One Young World. He studies political science and diplomacy at the University of Korea.
