North Korean Envoy 'Drowned' in Moscow Pond: Reports
As a heat wave swept Russia, Kim Geum Chol, 64, reportedly went to the Bolshoy Gorodskoy Pond in Moscow for a swim to cool off, and "disappeared."
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Swimming is often a recreational activity, North Koreans aren’t well known for their luxuries such as recreation.
I suspect in school they learnt how to worship eternal ruler and his family instead of swimming lessons as well.
So not too many opportunities for a nork to swim.
I imagine somebody well connected enough to be an envoy doesn't share in the living conditions of the average citizen
I don't know much about North Korea geography (rivers, lakes) but where I am originally from, swimming was something boys learned when playing as children. It didn't cost anything, you were just using local lake. So this assertion is bullshit, unless this is a cultural thing about North Korea.