These are fascinating, but please keep in mind that this is Pyongyang, not North Korea proper. The city itself is managed to look as modern as possible; a more interesting look would be into the villages, where they use horse-drawn carts and have barely a television in each home.

People who live in Pyongyang are selected, usually because of their connection to politicians. The rest of the country resides either in primitive villages or labor camps in the north, where they are barely clothed and fed during the harsh winters.