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Originally Posted by KingKrunch
Regarding the concrete issue: Have a look at this post by Mark Rejhon on SSC:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...&postcount=959
As you can see in the before and after pictures there has been significant work on the concrete. Take a good look at the balconies, they appear to be a lot smoother.
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Most dramatic is the difference between this BEFORE and this AFTER.
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The concrete under where the new plates are going to go is definitely whiter. Whether that means real concrete cleanup and reinforcing or whether that's just primer or something for the plates is beyond me, but they definitely had to work on it some.
You know, North Korea makes me sad. Most places with totalitarian governments, when you peel back the skin, aren't so totalitarian at all, or of they are they don't last very long at all, but here, the Jong Ils have literally established a dynasty, and one that is maintained through fear and collusion and propaganda. North Koreans are quite literally thralls of the state. There's even an underground railroad going through China to Thailand for those among them who wish to escape!