ABSTRACT DESIGN T SHIRTS

Going to a department store is one of those things that you just have to endure when you?re in North Korea as a foreign visitor. This place was mighty weird. Of course mr Jang made a big deal out of this being a place for "normal citizens" and of course the whol deal is that you seeing all of the modern appliances will come home thinking - "Man, what?s the big fuzz about food shortages and crap, I mean, why don?t everyone just buy Mars-bars and flat screen TV?s at the jolly good department store?!"

Of course some koreans do shop here. I?m not saying that this whole store is there for show. I?m just saying that it partially is. I?m just saying that most of the north koreans, hell the vast majority of them, don?t make enough money in a decade to buy a flat screen. Or horrible looking furniture. Or the short sleeved shirts priced at 75€.

So yeah, come to think about it... Yes, you are right - this place is there just for show.

Walking around in here on your own had kind of a weird feeling to it. Not only because you can?t really decide whether to laugh or cry when you see all of the luxury appliances for sale in here, knowing that it?s been about ten years since the great famine took the lives of somewhere between 200 000 and 3 000 000 people (and the country still suffer from severe food shortages every here and there). The there?s the whole situation of you walking around in a pretty big (four stories) department store on your own. With dozens of clerks watching your every move.

Bonus "odd-North-Korea" fact: The signs tell of yet another floor but the stairs to that section is blocked. I looked past the ropes and found that the stairs did lead up to a brick wall. Spoooooky.

7/19/07:
At my favorite thrift store!
Heather pink-y polka dot shirt- F21
Cream linen tent dress- old navy clearance- i hadn't been into an old navy in ages. i don't know if it is me or old navy, but we haven't been getting along lately. this dress may make me drop the grudge.
patterned tennies- mervyn's clearance
tan purse- thrifted
unseen flower locket- thrifted!

I had an awful horrible day. To make myself feel better, we went to thrift stores and got cheese enchiladas. The only problem: this is the exact same thing I did after work yesterday!!!