Reply #282: it's always nice when people take part of a statement to make it say something it didn't.

[Hannah Bell]

as you know, that was referring to *one* picture.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/mytripsmypics/5177559691/i...

"The best thing when you visit North Korea is to see that people are not the robots described in the western medias. yes, they smile, they laugh, they try to share with foreigners when they can, even if they suffer a lot from the country policy..."

(Though the folks in this picture don't look to be suffering too dreadfully.)


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1193414&mesg_id=1194335

This is that picture:



http://www.flickr.com/photos/mytripsmypics/5177559691/in/pool-northkorea#/photos/mytripsmypics/5177559691/in/pool-97362195@N00/

and this is what the photographer wrote:

"The best thing when you visit North Korea is to see that people are not the robots described in the western medias. yes, they smile, they laugh, they try to share with foreigners when they can, even if they suffer a lot from the country policy..."

now, if you think the people in *that* particular photo look like they're suffering, that's your business.

but don't post spun bullshit.