poundfoolish wrote:as read somewhere
"not such a polite way to remind your neighbour to give you some food"
C$P from BBC
Aid woes
The South Korean president's stance on economic aid has led to a marked deterioration in relations between the two sides.
Since Lee Myung-bak took office in 2008, the flow of aid has fallen to a trickle. He says that the provision of aid must be linked to progress on denuclearisation.
North Korea relies on aid to feed its people and under Mr Lee's predecessor, Roh Moo-hyun, received regular cross-border shipments - so the move has hit hard.North Korea has also been hit by flooding in recent years, damaging harvests, and both United Nations and US sanctions continue to bite, leaving its economy in chaos.
Sabre-rattling
North Korea wants both economic aid and the attention of the US - and has in recent weeks called for nuclear talks to resume, albeit on its terms.
The country has in the past used high-profile actions such as missile launches to position itself higher on the international agenda and refocus attention on it.
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt...
-Mark Twain