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Lost in Translation
North Korea frightening customs declarations form

I still can't get over this incredible customs document we had to fill out to enter North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Already, our nerves were on edge... the ancient plane was filled with smoke, we'd heard references to "American imperialist bastards," and we were about to land in North Korea. But... no ...





