North Korean Origins

N. Korea occasionally likes to fire 'satellites' over Japan. When I brought this up to Samuel and asked what he thought about it he said, “Satellites are cool but the Leader shouldn’t be firing them over people’s heads.” I told him that many people thought they weren't really satellites but test missiles for nuclear weapons. “ No doubt,” was all he had to offer, before returning to his Xbox game.

You’ll note he refers to Kim Jong Il as “the Leader.” When I asked him why he uses this term he only shrugged and said, ”That’s what’s he’s called in the Korean newspapers,” which he apparently reads in order to stay in touch with his mother country. After doing a quick web check, however, nowhere in the Korean papers did I see KJL referred to as “The Leader.”