Not Everyone Is Poor

Of course, not everyone in North Korea is poor. The picture above is a secret photo taken of one of North Korea’s few elites. She’s wearing a very lavish gown and her tiny cart is full of groceries. Snapping a picture of an elite’s house or cars is almost impossible, so this photograph alone is a pretty rare sight. Compared to the last man who was scavenging for grass, there’s a pretty startling contrast. The divide between the wealthy and the poor is very strong in North Korea. Apparently, in one year, Kim Jong-Il, the father of Kim Jong-Un, spent over $100,000 alone on Cognac!