content: I vividly remember seeing one defector say that he hopped the border because he saw someone throw a pencil away. That had such disregard for an item so expensive in NK, there must be many riches across the border he was not aware of. I remember him saying he spent 20+ years always hungry. Imagine that.  I can't for the life of me find the article, so... don't take my word on that 100%.