Since North Korea has been in the news recently, here's a "news piece" about the infamous Pyongyang Traffic Girls. It took me a while to tell whether it's a brilliant spoof or tragically bizarre propaganda. (Hint: it's the former.) But it's fun to watch and just plausible enough to be real Pyongyang propaganda.

Since North Korea has been in the news recently, here's a "news piece" about the infamous Pyongyang Traffic Girls.  It took me a while to tell whether it's a brilliant spoof or tragically bizarre propaganda.  (Hint: it's the former.)  But it's fun to watch and just plausible enough to be real Pyongyang propaganda.

PS: what's known for sure is that the traffic girls exist.  Never question that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-hyVzTVDLg

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