In this Asian country, poor residents get to live in high rise penthouses

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Why only the poorest North Koreans live in the country's high-rise penthouses



“In North Korea, the poor live in penthouses rather than the rich because lifts are often not working properly, and they cannot pump up water due to the low pressure," Jung Si-woo, a 31-year-old North Korean defector, told Reuters.

Jung gave an example, adding, “A friend who lived on the 28th floor of a 40-story block had never used the elevator because it was not working. Most elevators worked just twice a day, during peak commuting hours from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., and the same timing in the evening.”

North Korean citizens are not given many options because housing is assigned, and the buying and selling of homes is illegal.