SCOPE: N. Korean doesn't feel at home in South
By Hisashi Hirai
SEOUL, Aug. 24, Kyodo -Some North Koreans who have fled to South Korea have found that they never feel quite at home, and they sometimes dream about returning to the North if it ever becomes democratized.
One of these refugees, Li Ju Il, 39, calls himself ''silhyangmin'' (a person who has lost his hometown)....
''While in the North, I used to drink, but I would rather be sober here because I feel lonely if I drink,'' said Li, whose parents were doctors at a local hospital....
.... arrested at the border and repatriated to the North, where he was taken to a prison. He spent three months there and was harshly abused during interrogations....
.... ''I don't think either socialist or communist is wrong. The North has become an abnormal society because the people worship Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. Further development and completion of democracy based on humanitarianism will be a sure way toward communism.''....
....He also hopes for a brighter future in the South. ''I would be happy if a woman wished to marry me,'' he said.