In another clampdown, North Korea announces severe consequences for individuals caught using jargon or vocabulary that suggests any association with South Korea. Under the Pyongyang Cultural Language Protection Act, the punishment for using South Korean vocabulary may include hard labour in prison or death, according to South China Morning Post.
Since Kim Jong Un has made using South Korean slang and vocabulary punishable, now North Korean women have been restricted against using words such as “jagiya” which means “honey”. In North Korea, the women have to use “dongji” which means “comrade” to address their husbands.
Merely using such words shows that they have watched South Korean movies, the report mentioned.
A report has mentioned that saying “I love you” is also an indication that the North Koreans are watching South Korean movies. These restrictions have been imposed to wipe out the “rotten language of capitalism”, the report added.
The North Koreans would also have to avoid words such as ‘paesyeon’ (fashion), ‘heeoseutail’ (hairstyle) and ‘waipeu’ (wife).
Last year in December, two teenagers were reportedly executed for watching South Korean and American movies – something which is strictly prohibited in North Korea – with the government terming it as “evil”. A report in the Mirror said the two teenagers, who met in school, were executed in front of the locals.
During the mourning period for Kim Jong Un's father Kim Jong Il, the country had allegedly banned laughing, shopping and drinking.
