Gas Station in Pyongyang, North Korea - Part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2016
- Since I came to Pyongyang in November 2012 until I left Pyongyang in March 2016 I got so many experiences.
I just wanna share a bit of my life experience in North Korea, mostly in Pyongyang. We are foreigners (Diplomats, Expatriates) who live in Pyongyang can roam freely around Pyongyang, and diplomats got more privileged than other expatriates.
There are also many Americans (USA), Canadians, Korean American who works as teachers and professors in Pyongyang.
Foreigners can travel to other cities outside Pyongyang, but we must request permission to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Korea.
Since I lived in North Korea, I already travel to other cities in Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern side. Sometimes I travel with a minder, sometimes I just drive my car by my own and with my family (without a minder),
#NOTE: I am not a diplomat and didn’t work for embassy.#
I bought a car in March 2016, I bought it second handed from a Russian woman whose an expatriate too.
I have North Korea driver licence.
In this video is a Petrol station that located near Foreigners compound, I always bought petrol in this petrol station, because the petrol quality in this station is better than the other stations in DPRK, but the price is sure more expensive.
Since I Iived there, the price of petrol (Benzene 95) is fluctuate in in range of 0.74 USD - 0.92 USD per litre. Yes the price in USD, but we can pay in Euro and Chinese Yuan.
Ok, so this is my 50th video that I uploaded, many people asked me..
"How could you upload youtube video in NK?".
"He uploads the video after he back to Indonesia, because he didn't dare if he upload directly from NK".
Nope..that is not entirely True..
The answer is..
I already back to Indonesia, and currently I live in Indonesia..
My first 23 videos was uploaded when I was in North Korea.
The most different thing that when I uploaded video in NK, for a 15 minute video needed two days to upload, because the internet there was unstable due to electricity on off several times in a day..I can’t subscribe for cellular internet mobile because its way too expensive and..not reliable too...
but..when in Indonesia, I can choose which provider for internet and to upload a 15 minute video need only few minutes...
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www.theguardian.com/world/2015...
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These videos is about my daily life in NK...so I only posted about my routines things that I am doing in NK).
Any viewers who understand Korean language might be laughing hearing me trying to make conversations with the locals.. please pardon me..
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Read these links for more information about me and other expatriat lives in North Korea:
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2. www.rappler.com/indonesia/1282...
3. www.theguardian.com/world/2015...
4. www.nkeconwatch.com/2016/02/04...
5. www.nknews.org/2015/10/reside...
6. www.vocativ.com/213820/these-i...
7. www.businessinsider.co.id/thes...
8. www.washingtonpost.com/news/w...
9. all-that-is-interesting.com/no...
10. www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-ne...
11. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic...
12. all-that-is-interesting.com/da...
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So Pyongyang is pretty much New Jersey.
(spits drink out on keyboard) That was a good one!!
Live in jersey. Can confirm.
@Adam Taylor and sadder
Gas Jockey or Fuel Attendant.
That lady pumping the gas is gorgeous.
I must agree.. I was thinking the same ... she's outstanding from the others.
I would bang 10/10
Koreans have always been gorgeous. the thing with south Korea being extremely skinny oily face and surgically altered faces/bodies are ruining themselves. look at natural beauty Korean women. search for the female League of legends female champion. well I think it was league. or some other mainstream game.
Dave Difuntorum Totally agree with you 100%
There's an old Korean saying, "Northern women, Southern men"
Thank you for the interesting videos!
Most things look like former USSR.
you're right
+DannyDiamondEntertainment I believe China gives them some stuff as well, right?
Нью-Джерси ТВ DocentUSA north Korea is a capsule back to the 1950's
Actually the USSR was the most successful communist regime, or at least second maybe to China. I would not consider North Korea to be similar to the Union, but much much worse.
THE BUILDINGS & LAYOUT (for obvious reasons)LOOK A LOT LIKE THE FORMER USSR AND MOST PLACES IN ASIAN-RUSSIA.
Wtf almost every video you upload it's "They saw my camera" I would have figured you had found a better hiding place by now.
Malachi Robinson Lol!!
He plays find Waldo with the North K using his camera.
Malachi Robinson He acts like he is restricted too. Hahahaha. However, he is open to take it perhaps due to the permit retrieved from those communist officials. We know he belongs to them. Observe the angles and all, the camera is obviously in a conspicuous area.
Stop bitching and make videos
of your trying no to be so dum dum
Biente Singko only high ranking officials can drive cars so yeah...
he has the camera just attached to his chest how hidden can that be obviously this dude work for the government in north Korea, he has a car and is allowed to shop at The Privileged store, so he must be government so he is probably allowed to film in Pyongyang, hahah i just read the description it says everything i just wrote lol hahah
they videos are probably sanctioned by the government lol they probably think it make the counrty look better
Thank you for taking the time and effort to post these. I have been wanting to find these sorts of videos for YEARS. Haha, I am so happy to have found your channel. These videos are beyond interesting to me. :)
+Joe Mc'Laughlin lmao. Troll elsewhere Joe. Or maybe get better at it sweetheart. Have a good day. ;)
+Joe Mc'Laughlin
+Joe Mc'Laughlin
Why be so damn rude?
Like you grandma used to tell you, If you've not got anything decent to say, don't say anything.
She's worth 10 of you with her polite comment and I bet she'd last longer than you in NK.
+Joe Mc'Laughlin wtf is your problem?
I was gonna say the same thing about you. Are you American?
+Joe Mc'Laughlin you would not last 1 day in my hood here in America with that attitude.
I love your vids I live in Pyongyang since 2009 and I am working as diplomat from Slovakia,I am happy that I am no in Pyongyang alone!!thank for your vids!!!;)
Nicolae Timofti diplomat ?
+Maxim Cool yes
@@prince8610 you still in Pyongyang ?
@@nerox59 I hope that Mr. Prince is okay
I wish the traffic is like that here...😐😐😐
yass
Imagine driving a lambo on those empty roads x)
Levo GAMES and get shot for speeding.. nah I don't think so..
+Dave Difuntorum *years
GTA Pyongyang would be kinda boring.
That girl from the petrol is so beautiful, no plastic surgery, pure natural.
The women of North Korea are very beautiful
Only for tourists, my friend. Not likely you could just walk around to know better. You see and go only what they want you to see.
Blogdoff Same.
Blogdoff Ikr
For the Republic!
Blogdoff lol you're a moron
Really amazing videos. You clarified alot of things about the country. Thank you so much
I love the beautiful 'tree lined' streets that lead to the gated petrol station! Postcard tree trunks!
*Parker: I always bought petrol in this petrol station, because the petrol quality in this station is better than the other stations in DPRK*
right, right. we all know you're here just for the quality gas parker. lol
Yes you right hehe i can see that..
Because it's all bad quality?
@@FMAiscool no, this station has beautiful employee
You guys are soo funny. north korea has china as allie. They build everything. Anything that you can find in china. You can find it in north korea. Cause they provide them
You can basicaly call north korea as a china welfare state
All of the Gas stations over there have pretty women pumping gas, someone who escaped mentioned it's a really well payed job, and seen higher then a doctor, due to having a car in NK is pretty much impossible unless your top top tier.
They pump petrol for you?? The service looks better than in Australia...
its the same in greece. not a big deal to pump petrol on your own... unneeded service tbh
They pump it for you in poorer countries, here in Newzealand in Australia and US you do by yourself, also Ive visisted pakistan (3rd World Country) they do it for you there aswell....
Harris Tahir Bajwa ignorance at its finest...
Harris Tahir Bajwa Hmm... It's not always in the poor country. Here in UAE, only the crew of the station can operate the pump. The government is keen about it as only trained personel should handle the procedure for safety and efficiency.
+Harris Tahir Bajwa Clearly, someone doesn't have a car...
I have seen a lot of beautiful Asian women from visiting a few Asian countries , but wow , for the natural looking Asian woman , North Korea doesn't seem to have a shortage on beauty at all .
SouthJerseySound ewww
I married one once. A starfish in the bedroom department, obsessed with having to have a Westerner's nose, the latest iPhone, chicken feet soup and sending all my wages back to the village every month.
Apart from that she was perfect.
Nat Sabuannam A finger full of hot sauce in the bum usually takes care of a starfish ;) It turns it into more of a rodeo ride instead lol
lol
SouthJersey, settle down? I think you are the gay one and masochist.
thanks for all your beautiful videos:)
it's really interesting this material, thanks for sharing. Regards from Chile
Jaka knows where every cute girl in North Korea works.
I'm confused. Are you giving them cash in Euros and they're pumping hat amount? Or is that some sort of tip or something? It seemed like they were barely even looking at the pumps. They don't take any sort of credit payment?
Wish you had a video of the inside of the station. I've been wondering about how they look for years.
One thing is you won't see any Slim Jims, because they were some of the first to die in the famine.
The Monster Slim Jims survived, but they're super thin now.
That's so weird, maybe you know that as well.
This is a not a regular station. It's in the diplomat/foreign zone
You've been wondering for years how the inside of a North Korean fuel station looks? Man, you really need to move out of your mom's house and get laid!!!
I finally read the description and it was a good choice ;p Now I understand a lot more :)
this music is great!
I've been watching your vids the last few days from here in the USA and have noticed the trees cut but not all the way down. Why is that?
Thank you for taking us into a country that very few can enter.
everytime I see a north Korea video, it's always so creepy and grim outside there..i would never ever go there
😂 Vete a las calles de Philadelphia 😂
that lady pumping the gas was very beautiful
thanks for these videos! they are so interesting! I was just wandering, why did they cut all the trees like that along the street?
Be they use the wood for heating
great video!!!
Please, tell me.... How did you buy this car?And, What were you doing in North Korea?
I always wanted to visit the DPRK and play some music there, but they didn't want me around, unfortunately. Jaka is one of my biggest heroes for being a very skilled player delivering these nice videos. I'd visit that gas station daily if I could ;)
Gas costs 1.60 € / liter where I live.
North Korean musics only. No KPOP, NO CPOP, no hollywood musics
It's weird seeing big cities with such low traffic
Inspiring :)
how are you managing to upload to TH-cam?. I was under the impression you cannot get access outside of North Korea.
then what do you do, since you said that you are not a diplomat?
Son Caster
He said he is a diplomat, but he doesn't work at the embassy. Go read the description under the video.
Son Caster he's a freelance photographer
Looks like Chernobyl
Hello, if you don't mind me asking, how did you work in North Korea?
Which tune is it about 50 sec into the clip? Would work perfectly as a call signal on my mobile :)
The girls are beautiful .
CAN YOU PLEASE TURN UP THE MUSIC, MY EARS WERE STILL WORKING AFTER LISTENING TO THIS VIDEO, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY MEANS I WAS STILL ABLE TO HEAR MY HORRIBLE WIFE YELLING AT ME TO SPEND LESS TIME ON TH-cam. NEED IT LOUDER TO DROWN HER OUT. THANK YOU.
+angrydachshund
LOL!
simple... don't watch this video dude
angrydachshund go be a good husband then nut
You two need couples counseling. She's not your parent, she's your spouse.
daironification whooosh
Niiiiice ¡¡¡¡
Congratulations by your daily videos ¡¡¡¡
I didn't see you pay in any of your videos, is it on credit or you have a tab?
What song was that called at the beginning?
The creeper of Pyongyang...
It's funny but I'm glad he does it to share with us
Which car do you own and how did you uploaded the video in North Korea?????
The 10 foot tree stumps are lovely.
The girl at the patrol station is cute
Still better than antrian pom bensin di cileduk.
Yovie Permana pom bensin bates
Yovie Permana salam dari Barata hahaha
What would have happened if you got caught filming? Thanks for the videos!
nice music in the beginning
2:33 Do you pay in Euro's in North Korea??
How did you get the job to be a photographer in North Korea? What kind of jobs did you have to do everyday? Any answer will be appreciated and thank you for making this channel! It's really interesting
because north korea and indonesia is more friendly, because the former president soekarno is besf friend Kim
he's an indonesian diplomat for the embassy and indo-nk relations very good
i have a question for you, if the nothe korea will fall down in the future. do you wanna live in the south province of
korea?
Interesting video. I didn't happen to see even One person Enter or leave one building. Are most of these buildings apartments or Govt. buildings?
have you ever heard about a car accident over there?
Car accidents are illegal in North Korea.
Insurance must be really low
wow she is gorgeous
can you do the same video again pls during the summer:)
I see lots of antennas in the foreing building. Are you allowed to have TV reception from other countries? And yes!, shes so beauty!
Your videos are real treasure. Other videos from other channels are all the same - guided supervised tours and bunch of propaganda.
where do you find this weird music
+Simas A.
from TH-cam free licence music
Hey great videos. I just have one question: are there a lot of crimes in North Korea and how effectively are they resolved?
I would reckon most criminals don't re-offend
Due to the punishments being so severe.
This reminds me a lot of China 20~30 years ago, so familiar, Thanks for your video
I wanna visit / maybe live there. Looks peaceful and quiet
Hello
How much cost one litre of petrol there ?
+Klajdi Albania
around 74 cent - 92 cent USD
$3.48/gal
i dont know korean money, what is it in normal pounds?
To make you understand, An eggroll thing costs 2500 whatever their currency is...
+imheadshotsniper hello my fellow owl xd
the streets look so quiet there like a ghost town or something is the population alot less or people don't go out much?
Nice, kind of thrilling. What happened to all that trees? It looks quite gloomy in such winter around.
As I said to another, they are trimmed in fall so the snow does not break the branches and land in the street. They will grow back in spring.
I am from Russia, and i love North Korea! Спасибо(thank) за видео!
They're slowly becoming more and more like each other.
@@ependerin what world is Russia like north Korea? I am American and am actually in Russia right now. It's literally nothing alike LOL.
@@bldontmatter5319 used to be soviet. communist nation. share same breznevka style building, same economic system, health care, education, and intercontinental ballitic missile. i wonder if they also have satelite project in NK. if they can achieved it then they already surprass japan as independen nation. currently country who own GPS is only US. China. and Russia. india soon. and EU didnt own by itself because its all in commercial line
i love all ur video, north korea is so gorgeous
why the trees were cut by the street?
is the trees come alive when spring?
How you upload this? In North korea are "normal" web homepages locked? Are you use a other IP? Best greetings from Austria, Europe. Sorry for the bad live situation.
By...leaving the country
hey you should go outside Pyongyang and give us a tour of the country side! perhaps even the mountains!!:) I'd love to see what this "wonderful" country has to offer :)
no one can leave pyongyang without a permit, nor can people get jn without a permit
@@hoodzzeee no he is right jaka explain it himself in another video that you need permit to leave pyong yang
Already did it...
@@AyaSalamewhich video? He commented elsewhere that he wasn’t allowed to take videos in rural areas, just pictures
NK maintains a tense check on the internal movement of its citizens. You're not allowed to leave your town unless you have a permit from the government. Of course there are exceptions like the elite of the communist party, but that's it.
Driving around in the streets of Pyongyang..automatically makes you a G.
Even a 20 year old Nissan Micra will make you a G.
looks like a nice clean, efficient fuel station
0.92 USD for 95 octane is actually pretty cheap. Here in Germany we currently pay ~1.30€ which is about ~1.36 USD for 95 octane.
there seems to actually be a lot of pretty girls in NK.
I like to watch your vids, it's special to see how it is over there.
They hide the malnourished majority outside of Pyongyang
More Pyongyang Gas Station Girl videos!
What song is playing during drive in beginning of video??))
how was you able to get out the country with any of your film? I heard it is really hard to freely film over there
dipolmat.
@@itsve8632 I'm so glad you show this I've always appreciated the simple things in life cause I know like this country they don't have the luxury of what they want or do
Why are the trees chopped in half?!!
Have seen trees like that in centers of cities in several of countries of the Northern hemisphere... Only the methods of chopping them may vary...
Jorge Héreth I've never seen such a severe cut in my life! Most extreme cut is pollard cut that I know of, where much of branches are cut off but main ones are left. There's no branches at all here. Looks like someone just hacked the top off completely!
Domo
Yes, Domo, I was referring to another scene than most people here, as I found out after.
For the trees so extremely chopped of, maybe I got a clue what it might be about: it's more or less that way we cut coffee trees on farms when they are old in order to renew their life. They grow again, flourish and return to produce coffee beans like when they were at their best.
Well, I can't guarantee for the idea behind the chopping of North Korea's trees, nor do I know if nor how far the idea behind coffee tree chopping works on other species of bushes and trees, but my guess would be old trees are to flourish again.
Coffee trees get cut so harsh? I learned something new. I've never seen coffee trees. Wish I lived where I could grow coconuts, coffee and cacao. Saw mango and guava trees in Hawaii, big island. Tropical beauty.
Chopping trees makes them smaller. They are not dead!
And just think about the wood they got of them...
How are you in North Korea for this long? As far as I know you are only allowed to visit North Korea for 10 days if you are American
He works there.
Read the description. He isn't American.
Not an American then.
I could be wrong, but he is from Indonesia and is a diplomat in NK. He can roam around freely in Pyongyang.
I think his wife is a diplomat, this part of the city is for foreign workers and privileged North Koreans.
Jaka, at 2:41 there are a lot of people stood around as you pull into the fuel station (on the right hand side - dressed in gray). What are they doing? Who are they? Thanks!
+Dakine108
They are the employees of the station and the store inside the station.They doing weekly exercise.
+Jaka Parker thanks for taking the time to reply. Love your videos (& Instagram) - great to see this side of DPRK.
question.. any reason why the trees chopped off to that extent ?
Why those trees has been cut off?
Funny i act was thinking the samething
Because it's winter and the snow will break those tree branches and land in the road. SO they cut them back in the fall and they will grow come spring.
O cool thanks for the info it's something we do not see done in the u.s
I don't think that these trees will ever grow again.
To print money that NK badly needs
Where are the cars at this gas station?
only the bourgeois have cars in nk,viva communism
Hi,i'm watching your vedio,it's intresting.I want to know the name the music you have put in the background this vedio.
What a lovely NPC ❤️
Pantes nih Kerja diPertamina si Mbaknya Hahaha...
And I bet the fuel is still cheaper than in the UK! 😂
how is this guy able to upload vids ? i thought it was only a few people who have acsess to the net
How are you driving around by yourself?
You have really captured the beauty of the Country with those tree-lined streets and the riveting commentary, stunning vistas & soundtrack..
Quite incredible piece of work.
Worth every second.
What a beautiful girl!
jaka, isn't youtube are blocked in nk?! then why you still could access youtube like usual?!
Only 16 cars in 3 minutes driving through the capital! No stress and congestion. Amazing place...In a way..
you got like... half a gallon? also, not worried about them seeing these vids? seems like you push your luck?
Wow you were the only one driving a car... Thats crazy
Do they cut off power to the foreigner's compound like they do to the rest of the country, or does that get special treatment?
What happened to all the trees? Like a logging crew came down the street
Thank you for sharing this kind of video and not hate against north Koreans . As a fellow Asians I don't want american "democracy" to reach nk because all it does is causing chaos in a nation and I wish you best of luck Mr jakaparker. Btw I'm from S.E.A south east asia and big fan ❤️
So much for "no american democracy" if they say in the description that they pay in united states dollars
How did you upload these videos ?
Isn't it true that North Korea is not connected to internet ?!
Read the description you dumass
bdr_ I did, but my question is still unanswered: Isn't it true that internet is non-existent in North Korea ?
Not any more.. They have internet but it's unstable and very expensive (for the usual citizens that probably have only one option to get internet, by using 3G or 4G or maybe WiFi .. ) Foreign workers as Jaka here probably have it in the apartment included)
The internet does exist but it's highly filtered and monitored,not to mention that only certain people like scientists and Dr's are allowed to use it for work...........Now for the regular people there's a intranet that is essentially North Korea's internet.But it is more like a work network than the real internet so to speak.
it's not true, internet is exist in NK.
Se ve que les falta mas autos, se ven un poco tristes!
Un saludo desde México!
In this video the life there seem so much peace...