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brooklynite

(94,585 posts)
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 02:35 PM Mar 2014

All Men In North Korea Are Now Reportedly Required to Get the Same Haircut as Kim Jong Un

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Until now, everyone in North Korea had to choose their haircuts from a list of state-approved styles. But now, all men in the hermit kingdom will be required to sport the same hairstyle as supreme leader Kim Jong Un, the BBC reports.

Pyongyang introduced the new law two weeks ago but is now rolling it out across the country. Unfortunately, some North Koreans may not be thrilled about the new look. According to a former Pyongyang resident now living in China, the Kim Jong Un cut is unpopular because it apparently resembles the style of Chinese smugglers. “Until the mid-2000s, we called it the ‘Chinese smuggler haircut,” the source told the Korea Times.


Fortunately, he's not apparently taking his grooming cues from Dennis Rodman...
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All Men In North Korea Are Now Reportedly Required to Get the Same Haircut as Kim Jong Un (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2014 OP
I just knew this was the Onion. nt rrneck Mar 2014 #1
Looks like something my old Italian uncle the barber gave us .. Historic NY Mar 2014 #2

Historic NY

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2. Looks like something my old Italian uncle the barber gave us ..
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 03:21 PM
Mar 2014

as kids but he didn't lower your ears as much....

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