https://www.businessinsider.com/tanzania-student-visited-north-korea-summer-camp-kids-enjoyed-it-2024-7

Since there was no internet, nobody could call or text me, which I really enjoyed.

  • PointAndClique [they/them]
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    4 months ago

    If you go to a camp/camping and expect constant internet connection, you ain't camping

    Also waow-based

  • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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    4 months ago

    Sounds like typically how a summer camp should be, like in nature away from society and shit. ofc it's most likely framed as evil since it's fucking business insider.

    • Antiwork [none/use name, he/him]
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      4 months ago

      It’s not which is wild. Just a clear and direct account of what it was like. Honestly denounces most of the myths they normally push

  • Speaker [e/em/eir]
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    4 months ago

    Do people normally have constant internet access at summer camp? Aside from that, I don't think I've ever tried to make my phone work when traveling abroad, I just steal WiFi whenever I can get some, so this seems doubly normal.

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    4 months ago

    Kid has a great time at summer camp

    is-this

    Is this newsworthy?

    • barrbaric [he/him]
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      4 months ago

      Look you're not going to get any clicks with that headline. Try this:

      I Went To Communist Summer Camp, And You Won't Believe What Happened Next! (GONE WRONG) (BATBOY) (NECROMANCY)

  • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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    4 months ago

    Um....North Korea has summer camps (probably among other activities) that gets foreign visitors? Don't misunderstand, I think that's awesome, but I had no idea they had places/events like that which got international visitors. If I was the kind of guy who liked traveling I would've loved to go for a visit.

    • Speaker [e/em/eir]
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      4 months ago

      You have to enter from China or Russia, air or rail, but as far as I know you can very much just go there as long as you're not a citizen of the US or Puppet Korea.

      • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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        4 months ago

        citizen of the US

        Actually apparently that won't be a problem as I've read the DPRK very specifically don't stamp your passport to avoid even non-Americans from visiting the US

  • LaughingLion [any, any]
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    4 months ago

    ah, the sinister machinations of the enemy to sooth the souls of children with fun summer camp activities and lifelong friendships

    • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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      4 months ago

      To Western media, there is nothing more evil than an unbombed child from the global South. To see those happy faces brings to them the question of "have we run out of missiles?"