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  • Le_Wokisme [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.net
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    4 days ago

    i’ve wondered why many of DPRK signs have English translations.

    lingua franca for international tourists, although i might’ve guessed they don’t have the numbers coming through to need it.

    • purpleworm [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      4 days ago

      Pyongyang (and to some extent a few other places) get a meaningful volume of tourism (though it has waned with Covid, that waning is regarded as temporary I think). I don’t really know why a pet store has English signage like that though, since I don’t think the tourists have much business there. Maybe just for when they take pictures and videos to publish for an international audience?