It is difficult to get eye-glasses in North Korea.

It is difficult to get eye-glasses in North Korea. In North Korea only high-rank officials and scholars can wear eye-glasses.

North Korea produces eye-glasses made of glasses. You can hardly find eye-glasses made of plastic in North Korea.

Eye-glasses is not enough and its quality is not good for eyes. The old need eye-glasses that have magnifying functions, but it is not easy to get reading glasses in North Korea.

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