# Do North Koreans actually believe this crap? ("the great Kim Jong Il looked over me") **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 30, 2012, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-north-koreans-actually-believe-this-crap-the-great-kim-jong-il-looked-over-me/629833 "2012-07-30T09:23:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Jormungandr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-north-koreans-actually-believe-this-crap-the-great-kim-jong-il-looked-over-me/629833/41 "2012-08-01T22:36:00Z")
One thing I remember hearing about the first family reunions for the divided families is how the North Koreans responded when asked how things were in their country. I wish I could find a reference, but supposedly the North Koreans would stand up straight and say how the “Great Leader” was providing for and taking care of them. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-north-koreans-actually-believe-this-crap-the-great-kim-jong-il-looked-over-me/629833/42 "2012-08-02T01:11:39Z")
> [@simple\_homer](#): > > Did you spend most of your time in larger cities like Shanghai and Beijing ? > > My experience is that the few hundred million that live along the east coast of China tend to be more educated and open minded than the billion or so that live in the mid and the west. Yes, I lived in the major cities, with more educated folks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-north-koreans-actually-believe-this-crap-the-great-kim-jong-il-looked-over-me/629833.md?page=2)