Young North Koreans are choosing the mobile phone over engagement rings as the symbol of their engagement, according to a dissident newspaper
Exchanging smart phones has surpassed the more traditional giving and receiving of rings, the Japan-based Daily NK reported, quoting sources within North Korea.
"In small and medium-size cities, the top-ranking present for people trying the knot is the mobile phone, without questions," a woman living in North Hamgyung Province said. "Rings are the second most popular."
A symbol of the younger generation, mobile phones are popular because they enable young couples to stay in contact even though they may be apart, she said. And in the same way as a ring in other cultures signifies that a woman is getting married, showing off a new mobile phone conveys the same message in North Korea.
"Apart from women from affluent families, it's hard to own a mobile phone if you're from a poor family or single," the source said. "Women have so much to invest in - like household goods, cosmetics and clothes - that it's hard for them to think about getting one of those devices." Full story...
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Exchanging smart phones has surpassed the more traditional giving and receiving of rings, the Japan-based Daily NK reported, quoting sources within North Korea.
"In small and medium-size cities, the top-ranking present for people trying the knot is the mobile phone, without questions," a woman living in North Hamgyung Province said. "Rings are the second most popular."
A symbol of the younger generation, mobile phones are popular because they enable young couples to stay in contact even though they may be apart, she said. And in the same way as a ring in other cultures signifies that a woman is getting married, showing off a new mobile phone conveys the same message in North Korea.
"Apart from women from affluent families, it's hard to own a mobile phone if you're from a poor family or single," the source said. "Women have so much to invest in - like household goods, cosmetics and clothes - that it's hard for them to think about getting one of those devices." Full story...
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