@@mr.objective6936 it’s a matter of ignorance. It’s really easy to say you’re a socialist from your comfy armchair, when you’ve never had to live in a socialist country
Century-old bullied practice of Capitalist Imperialist Western Sanctions over other nations throughout the whole wide world, ( including in N. Korea, where Western sanctions caused over a million innocent N. Koreans deaths in famine/starvation in the past) are nothing more than "Economic Terrorism"; plain and simple. For more truths, pls read my 'Ole Fella' comment at, th-cam.com/video/H6nkAVegk0g/w-d-xo.html
Don't forget that what the person in this video described is common to any current third world country or what was a third world country only a decade ago. We're very fortunate to have grown up in the society we live in
@@UhtredOfBamburgh sorry, it's hard for me to catch sarcasm so I'm unsure what you're getting at and not really sure how that's bragging. My comment wasn't in response to yours. It was to Skip Person's.
@@UhtredOfBamburgh I was merely pointing the reality of the situation in most of the world. Still unsure how I'm bragging or conjuring up guilt but no need to explain yourself :). Have a great day.
@@UhtredOfBamburgh neither were you. You're even worse because this video was about certain segment of the with world facing extreme hunger. Yet, you joked about how you are similar to people in North Korea because you consume one meal pre day by choice. If anything, your comment was even more insensitive because you "pat yourself on the back" on how much food you have to make the choice to fast. On the otherhand, many people in the world don't have the luxury to decide how many meals they choose or not choose to eat. Also, what do you suggest I do in this case? I, as one person, cannot solve world hunger. And what's wrong with pointing out that many people in the world are facing similar levels of food insecurity? Isn't it important to bring attention to these issues and it's not just North Koreans who are facing extreme food insecurity? Don't project your terrible human selfishness on me lol. You have issues.
It was the same for the Irish after England invaded and took their land. They exported all the good Irish products and left the people with potatoes and cabbage. When they came to the U.S. Irish labor was cheap so many were hired for household staff. People would hire them to cook and then get mad when they didn't know how. They only knew how to cook cabbage and potatoes because that's all they'd ever had.
I mean it is… what poor person buys a cookbook? 😂 we used to have a cookbook that I could never use because they always require expensive ingredients/tools or the luxury of a a lot of time! Now with the internet it’s easy to find cheap and affordable recipes but with cookbooks it really isn’t
@I need help cookbooks are cheap? Uhhh what lolll If you're struggling to find money for your next meal you wouldn't say 'cookbooks are cheap' lol I hope your entire comment was a joke
I find it hard to wrap my head around the fact that he is overweight, and then the masses of people there have to stand there so very skinny and literally starving and sing his praises and worship him???? maybe they should eat him?
The story about your father is heartbreaking. At least he passed away knowing you and your family were in a better place. Your bravery and tenacity is inspiring and I'm sure he would be utterly proud of you!
@@brothaman1571 I agree with you. People eat way too much. Good health begins in the gut. Feed it too much and diseases will manifest in your body. The overconsumption of animal foods in North America is revolting.
@@carressa yes you are right normally prisons are not that bad either. But still these conditions are like extreme prisons which only exist to torture people.
Have you ever thought about the cause? West sanctioning!!! West is not allowing the world to trade with north korea and let them live in poverty. What would you do if you were president of north korea? Give ppl freedom to kill each other for food? let them enjoy life without working? I don't think anyone can come up with a better system that what they have now. It is the sanctioning that make them suffer!
@@youguanhen9389 well i wasn't aware of such sanctioning, if it's really the case then their situation is justified. But at least they can allow their people to work outside and leave the country so they can bring something back for their country. Why they do not allow their people to go outside?
I have lived in poverty in my life, but I looked like a rech woman compared to this. When I was in college, I lived severa hours from home. I earned $135 a month and my rent was $125. I qualified for $10 a month food stamps. I would buy a big bag of rice or potatoes and a couple of lbs of hamburger or pork chops which I devided into smaller servings. This had to last me for a month. I worked at the dollar store and toilet paper was $1. My boss took out $. 25 a week to pay for it. But even though I thought this was tough, comparatively seeking, that was just an inconvenience I still had a roof over my head, and all utilities. And I find it extremely irritating that all the ads that played during this video were about some weight loss gimmick or another. Boy if that isn't a smack in the face.
Adds are are often based on your search history, as such, I got food as I was looking at recipes yesterday. And I also got storytel as I buy so many books and search for books.
I was about the same for a few years, lived off $10 every two weeks for food, bought mostly spaghetti sauce and noodles, chicken hind quarters because they were so cheap back then for a huge bags ramen noodles were a staple.. It was so hard to live that way.
It all goes to show that nothing is black and white. We are made to believe that "human trafficking" is the epitome of evil. We sometimes forget to look for how it could be a good thing.
The trafficers in NK put themselves in great danger to do what they do. It is a business, they don't do it only out of kindness, but they risk getting executed if they are caught.
Because they don’t want her message heard. Communism is being promoted in colleges all over the west as a panacea. They spew the same filth the North Korean leaders spewed. The definition of insanity.....
This wasn't boring at all. I was hanging on every word you said. I wish I could help them and send food parcels, but I know they will not get there. All I can do is pray for them.
You must be either a White American or from a privileged country. Instead of offering "prayer", why not petition to stop American interference that has destabilizing influences all across the world? You realize that European/American interference and colonization is the reason why there's such a huge wealth gap in the world? Also, what an Aunt Becky thing to say smh.
And I also feel that people now a days use the word "poor" very loosely and most of us have these things that most people in North Korea can't even see 😖
@@thekatvita No, it’s not. It’s about how the richer you are, the greater your ego. To the point that you can’t bear to be told you’re having it better than other people so you have to make up the whole “poverty is relative” or “pain is relative”. It’s not. There’s a big difference between poor in America than everywhere else in the world. The “poor” in America are OBESE, while the rest of the world a literally skin and bones. So NO. “Skipping meals” in a first-world country isn’t the same as starvation to the point that cannibalism is an option. Stop trying to equalize other’s Real suffering so that you can pet your inflated ego.
@@thekatvita yeah poverty is relative in each country. it does brings things into perspective though and that you wouldn't want to be in the situation you are in from where you are now and rather take everything you get as a blessing rather than hate yourself or others just because you seem more well off than the poorest of the poor. imo take it as a lesson.
@@LucielStarz123 yo muppet pea brain ignorant fool, the rest of the world is NOT "literally skin and bones"! that has got to be the single dumbest commment I have seen in YEARS! Your kind of mental midgets should be banned from the internet.
There's a difference between relative and absolute poverty, both bring suffering though. All experiences are relative. If I break my leg and you sprain your arm, aren't we both injured and in pain? Don't we both require medical attention? Same principle applies here.
I know yeah they show you all these pictures of orphanages and factorys producing all this food but the reality is all that food is going to the elites of the country. I saw a picture of kin watching something being made and there was a factory worker who was skin and bones and motionless as if he was afraid to smile in front of the leader.
@loveless aiI lived in a prosperous California in the 80's when it was largely a conservative state with hardly any homeless. As the Democrats took over the state eroded. I got the hell out ten years ago. It still pains me deeply to see what they did to that once beautiful state. Believe what you want but you wont change what my own eyes have seen.
@@BOOMER-rs5qn Same with NC, it was beautiful before Cooper came. Flowers planted at every highway, every street. It was beautiful. Cooper came, those flowers are dead, garbage littering every major Highway / street. I saw a tire made in 2015, and I guess it’s been there for a year or two.
I'm completely drained and devastated emotionally knowing that they cannot even afford a balanced meal, while their leader can literally get everything he wishes on the spot.
Dear Yeonmi, this is Vini from India, I have watched your speech in One Young World Summit 2014 Dublin, and that was the first time I come to know about the condition of peoples in North Korea, literally I have tears in my eyes, Yeonmi you have suffered those things that we even can't imagine , but now you are at right place and yes you are an inspiration to the world also. May God bless you always. Lots of Love and wishes from India.
@@YeonmiParkOfficial you have a lot of influence over these people my friend. 🙂 You are a leader, and it is your responsibility to lead these people in the right direction. A leader must anticipate the outcome of it's actions. A leader must be wise. Your Friend, Chief RedCloud.
@@YeonmiParkOfficial : Dear Yeonmi: This makes me so sad. I knew that the people were starving, but to know that they've never, ever trasted, let alone *KNEW* of such breakfast/egg dishes as Bipimbap (a favorite of mine) really hurts!
I’m afraid the world doesn’t realize how much North Korean people are suffering . Omg my heart is breaking ! I love everyone and I can’t stand this suffering that goes unnoticed. Keep spreading the truth dear angel Yeonmi . You talk for those who can’t have a voice right now . You are doing so well . Never stop dear 🙏🙏,
I remember coming to the USA and my mom asking my aunt :"when do you get to buy strawberries here?" (meaning, when does the season start...) And my aunt, having lived in the USA for a while, responding :"when the stores open, around 8am...." The fact that one could buy AND afford food no matter the season, was a huge shocker...
Well, depends on the fruit or berry. Not all are available year-round. Cherries are going to be in season soon. 😊 And persimmon is only available in winter.
Jules Élan the point was that for many other countries anything fresh or green is seasonal availability. USA ships strawberries, raspberries, mangoes, avocado, all sorts of tropical and “seasonal” items year round.
The website of Gareth Johnson, the founder of Young Pioneer Tours, contains pages that describe some North Korean foods. Search for " Gareth Johnson North Korean Foods". Johnson states as follows: " It’s now over 11 years since Young Pioneer Tours started taking budget tours to North Korea, and whilst there are many things we love about the country, one of the top ones is the food. Us and our friends have written a lot about the cuisine of North Korea. Here are the best 5 blogs about eating in North Korea (in our own humble opinion)."
@@YGH10 looking at your replies, you’re probably some poor North Korean worker being forced to call Ms. Park a liar and make up lies about “how great” the disgusting prison that is NK! No one believes anything positive about North Korea, we all know your people are starving and your selfish, man child leader doesn’t care smh
@@nicolew8347 Park Yeon Mi asserted in one of her videos that the life expectancy in North Korea is 60. However, according to more solid sources (do a little search) the number is 71.9. This figure, namely 71.9, is not good, but it is a far cry from 60. Now tell me who is a liar?
Wow. When she said she used to snack on flowers, I felt so lucky to be in Ghana with so much to eat and even spare. Thank God for my parents and life 🙏🏾
@@simplyvalour486 you know how many charity drives and mission trips my school and church has done for and in Ghana other countries in africa? Not my fault I didn’t know.
“I hope this was not boring for you, because there was not much that we ate”. That sentence made me so sad. How can we even justify being bored hearing about this, when for so many people, this is daily life! They don’t get “bored with it”, because it’s their way to survive ❤️ No, dear Yeonmi, I am humbled by watching your videos. Knowing that right now, in 2020, there are still so many people that are forced to live like this. I think it is important that you bring attention to this, so that perhaps, one day, we can put a stop to it. Oh, and as a vegetarian, I am quite intrigued by the no-meat-rice concept also!
The website of Gareth Johnson, the founder of Young Pioneer Tours, contains pages that describe some North Korean foods. Search for " Gareth Johnson North Korean Foods". Johnson states as follows: " It’s now over 11 years since Young Pioneer Tours started taking budget tours to North Korea, and whilst there are many things we love about the country, one of the top ones is the food. Us and our friends have written a lot about the cuisine of North Korea. Here are the best 5 blogs about eating in North Korea (in our own humble opinion)."
This is almost identical to how my 90 year old Chinese grandma described her diet as a girl which is around when North and South Korea split. It’s almost like North Korea made no progress on quality of life since they split.
Is comedy and jokes a part of North Korean culture? Are there "genres" of jokes in the same way we know it in the west? I'd love to know more about entertainment in North Korea. Edit: Yeonmi has now adressed this topic in th-cam.com/video/urEN83U3EIY/w-d-xo.html Thank you Yeonmi for educating us ❤
Regina Phelange Apparently, they have the longest running comedy show, It's So Funny. The joke is that it's not very funny, it's just propaganda masquerading as jokes.
There is a band called morangband or something like that formed by the kim jong un whose song 'let's study' is famous (and funny)....the song is like my mom singing to me TT
In Poland we also ate our vegetables and fruit in season. My favorite thing was when my mom would bring the first tomatoes of the season and I made a sandwich with it! Yummy!
The thing I find notable is that people who come from countries with repressive, controlling governments frequently give a specific weight when describing a particular food item. In the US I rarely ever pay attention to how much things weigh.
I come from the US in a very low income family and we definitely ALWAYS have paid close attention to the weight of the meat and the price by weight. If it is too expensive by weight I just cant buy it. Obviously our problems with hunger were nothing compared to the suffering of the North Korean people though. It makes me feel so privileged to watch.
@@skellbo absolutely!!! That’s called smart shopping. When you have a lot of mouths to feed and you need to stretch money you always pay attention to the price per Oz.
@@skellbo I grew up poor, too. Some weeks there was nothing but PB&J and spaghetti. I still do tend to shop for what's cheapest. I'll look for the cheapest per pound. But, what I and most other Americans do not do is the "250 grams of chicken per person per month" kind of calculations that she does in the video. We do not because these things are not rationed by the government to us. My cuban relatives that have been able to emigrate here tend to talk like this for the first couple months until they realize nobody is keeping track of them. I'm not saying what they do is bad or stupid. It's just a notable difference of the way they've been trained to perceive consumption coming from a place where they must depend on the government to supply them goods.
I am not from a poor family... Or well we used to be but now were like upper middle class to rich I guess. I always check thongs by weight. Weight cost is important. And ingredients.
@Rose Mary 39 my comment has nothing to do with metric v imperial measurement. Or that things are sold by weight. It is about the fact that people coming from repressive governments that ration goods tend to obsess about the weight of produce *per*person*, *per*time*. People in free economies don't ordinarily count how many grams or ounces of something each person gets in a month.
This made me tear up bc I never realized how bad other countries have it....I don’t even know what to say. I’m praying things get better and I’m happy you are here to inform us on things that don’t get talked abt enough.🙏🏻💕
When she said that she didn't even know the word "cheese" and some other time that words like "stress" and "depression" didn't exist in her North Korean vocabulary, it really makes me wonder how people actually communicate to make themselves understood on some complex notions. My guess would be there is a lot of ignorance and circumlocutions.
Girl, it just doesn't exist (this doesn't mean people don't have them) . Psychiatric llnesses are something of the upper class in the West. When you are worried about your next meal, you toughen up and go find something to eat, you just don't lay in your bed and wait for the food to appear. Even being able to be diagnosed of a mental illness is a luxury and people don't even realise it. For example, eating disorders are something of the West. I laugh at stuck up vegans believing everyone should renounce meat, easy to say when you have the choice.
Depression comes into picture when your needs (food, shelter, clothing) are met but your wants and desires are not.But what happens when you are unable to meet your basic needs. Then you are busy in making ends meet and have no time for depression or anxiety.
Anyway if anyone wants to help her. Subscribe with bell notifications set to all. Buy her book. Or subscribe to her Patreon. And don't put people down for sending positivity. ~
th-cam.com/video/hwuujiHvduc/w-d-xo.html Western diets can’t last unless they are more like Loma Linda. North Korea tries to plan this in traditional communist fashion, but fails in production amounts
@@redcloud2593 Coronavirus is very much going to kill many people this winter and several subsequent , I don’t need to read it. A communist dictator based on petroleum-age protocol cannot make the world effectively balanced in production. We already learned this in South America and the Rhineland in 1000 AD
It's so sad. Breaks my heart. I do remember a time when all I could have was 1 meal a day. A small portion of rice and half a chicken breast. So I know the pain of hunger. It's maddening, dehumanizing, and devastating. I can't imagine a whole nation going through this.
Im so curious how a north korea house looks, like, can you have your own room? Do you have a kitchen? There are people with more floors? Do you have your own yard? Are there fances for your yard? From where do you take tables and other things to decorate? Do a couples usually buy land and make a house to start a family?
@@kuronekoo96 true, that's why I'm curious about howwww a house would look like and if by any change they would get those things (maybe because it would be a one time buying and not something that you need to replace?) I have a vague idea of how it would look by looking at olddddd poor-ish houses in my country, but I may get surprised about her response
If they belong to the “elite” class, the families are allotted houses by the govt. The apartments don’t have elevators or electricity though. That’s a bummer! But better than the rest of the country I guess.. the “interiors” or wadever that is jus dull and dated. And I don’t think it’s more than a 1bhk or prolly a two bedroom apartment if they’re top govt officials. They don’t have the luxury to buy and decorate their homes. “You take what I give” is the only goddamn rule there.
I honestly sit with my family after watching these videos, talking about everything I've learned and heard her say, I love hearing her stories, even though it makes me so very sad, and breaks my heart, it's so important that we talk about these things
The website of Gareth Johnson, the founder of Young Pioneer Tours, contains pages that describe some North Korean foods. Search for " Gareth Johnson North Korean Foods". Johnson states as follows: " It’s now over 11 years since Young Pioneer Tours started taking budget tours to North Korea, and whilst there are many things we love about the country, one of the top ones is the food. Us and our friends have written a lot about the cuisine of North Korea. Here are the best 5 blogs about eating in North Korea (in our own humble opinion)."
@@YGH10 I dont actually agree with going on a "vacation" to North Korea. Where do you think the money goes that people spend while they are there? It doesnt go to the people. Your only helping North Korea suffer more by visiting. My opinion anyway.
Not a second was boring. This is extremely eye opening. My heart breaks for the North Korean people. 💔 Praying and hoping that a big change happens soon.
I was annoyed earlier today that my wife didn't want me putting any meat in the stuffed portobello mushrooms I made for dinner. Good Lord, are my concerns and preferences petty in the grand scheme of things!
This breaks my heart. You and you family have suffered so horrifically yet NO1 IS HELPING The North Korean Ppl!!!!!!!!!! Prayers and love I wish we could just go Save them all and bring them here to the u.s!!!!!!
Well, if we tried to help we might end up in a nuclear war, that’s why nothing has been done. I totally agree with you, though. It’s horrible that the quality of life is so bad there, but one day they will be free
@@aballetgal6788 Its just so sad, especially now 2020 that these ppl dont know there is ANYTHING Other then suffering & "Their beloved leader" and us Evil Bastards" Just horrific that us EVIL bastards would treat them better then someone who "Supposedly loves them" just HORRIFIC Hells hot n his whole family will be frying 1 day!!!!!! Prayers n LOVE keep safe 💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜😔😔😔😔😔
The problem with trying to help is anything sent in is taken and consumed by the government. We would have to go in and physically take over the country, throw out fatty, and replace the government with a democratic one. To do that we have to go through China which means world war. China will not give up their "connection" to North Korea without a fight. It is very sad that these people are stuck in the middle of politics starving.
There are starving people in rich countries also. Average life expectancy of a homeless person in UK is 43 yrs old and they die from cold weather injuries and malnutrition. It's happening everywhere. Here the government will do nothing for you. No food stamps no help just plenty of abuse from the police and sent to jail for begging.
@@MICKEYISLOWD couldn't agree more! You're so right. More needs to be done here in the UK (and abroad) to solve the homeless and poverty stricken families. Literally millions have needlessly died in N Korea though, and all because of a dictator. The human rights abuses are beyond comprehension.
The website of Gareth Johnson, the founder of Young Pioneer Tours, contains pages that describe some North Korean foods. Search for " Gareth Johnson North Korean Foods". Johnson states as follows: " It’s now over 11 years since Young Pioneer Tours started taking budget tours to North Korea, and whilst there are many things we love about the country, one of the top ones is the food. Us and our friends have written a lot about the cuisine of North Korea. Here are the best 5 blogs about eating in North Korea (in our own humble opinion)."
So scary and it can happen to anyone. As hungry as I am everyday the cold is more bitter and the nights are sooo long. My heart bleeds for them. I know hunger so intimately, it's my only companion. The beauty of NK life is that the families stick together for the most part. They are such a wonderful people to be suffering so needlessly
they probably arent even recognized because no one has the time or luxury to give certain people the time to figure out that they have a mental disability...they probably think, oh they are just weird and dont even think of them as people. so sad to think about.
I cry over every video that you make and I watch, but continue watching more and more of your videos. This time I felt ashamed that sometimes I have only two meals a day just because feel lazy to cook or don't have time or something like that... Felt ashamed that sometimes I have to throw away the food because it goes bad even in the fridge... So happy that you are allright now.
I just thank God every day I’m in America. In some of Arab countries it’s awful too, and I’m so incredibly sorry North Koreans have to go through this 😭😭🙏🏼
13 million children live with food insecurites in the United States. They don't have proper nutrition to maintain good health. I'm sure they aren't thankful knowing they don't eat daily. Nobody deserves to live like this.
@@ebethrexhaeyonexmel5853 the homeless in slum areas. The other person isn't lying. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't happening. It's happening everywhere in the world.
Yeonmin Park, thanks for informing us .I really don't know how to react I feel like crying 😭 The North Koreans need divine intervention. Please Lord help this people save them from this kind of situation. In Jesus name Amen.🙏
you are so brave for going through everything you went through and be able to speak about it to help raise awarness. I am so invested in this subject now and you have been my main source of inspiration to explore it further. :) wishing you all the best x
I’m so sorry for your father. It breaks my heart when I watch your videos and imagine the life in NK. I think we all need to be more aware of what’s happening in the world as few years back I didn’t even know that such a bad place still exist! It’s insane! Thank you so much for what you are doing. I wish your people will be free soon... 💔
This was amazing! None of your videos are boring. It just breaks my heart hearing you tell your stories like having to eat grasshoppers or flowers to fill your hunger. Makes me appreciate the fortunate life I live.
I feel so sad, people in my country spoilt for choice. My kids don’t eat everything, they are very picky about food. They won’t eat food which was left from yesterday the next day. Even my cats are spoilt, I buy them the best cat wet food with 100% meat or chicken in it, but they still refuse to eat some times and waste a lot. I wish I could feed a family in North Korea the food I make, I love cooking and love when people appreciate the food.
Thank you so much for making these videos. They're so educational, and while I've watched a lot of documentaries about North Korea they never seem to cover the same things you do. I want to know about the people. So thank you. Stay safe ✨💕
So is she working to overthrow that dictator in North Korea?! If so I am in!!!!!!! I mean if it is bad enough to have to "escape", then it is bad enough rise up and remove the dictator!
Yeah that would be interesting. I wonder is there anything positive about North Korea, or anything she likes about it (even tho, i doubt anything could be positive about NK)
@@anamaj9672 what I concluded from the video, one positive aspect is relations. No hookup culture as she said. True love still exist there, I know not in all of them but still it exist in NK
I noticed your eyes were shining when you were talking about the north Korean tofu chilly 'burger'. And then I realized it's pride of having survived hell and even in that situation found small moments of happiness. It's amazing how human spirit can be so strong. More power to you. North Korea is in my prayers. 🙏
People need to get closer to this reality and remember this every time they throw away half their plate cus they just didn’t feel like ut anymore. Also this video is not boring at all it’s incredibly interesting keep them coming ❤️
@@Word187 Are you nuts? They pride themselves on being a Socialist Pardise. Your dream of what "socialism" should be simply never works in practice. North Korea and all other socialist/communist societies soon discover that without dictatorial powers and extreme force it can't begin to approach their dream.
@Visterie socialism/communism only ever dissolves into tyranny. If you think it doesn't it due to your own personal ignorance and refusal to see the truth.
@@777mantikor Socialism and communism are not the same thing. Socialism and socialist ideas are on a spectrum, for example universal healthcare and college tuition coverage in Europe. You can still own property and get paid/rewarded for your hard work. Communism, however, is on the extreme end of that spectrum, and the reason communism does not work is because people inherently want more for themselves and do not want to be equal to others, and by having a power enforcing people to be equal, that power is by default creating discrepancies between people and creating state-enforced socio-economic classes. Of course, North Korea is not actually a socialist paradise...there is nothing about the way of life there that makes it a paradise, just like putting "democratic" in their country title is a joke.
We eat 3 meals a day and sometimes I feel hungry in between too. I thought North Korea is a country with a lot of restrictions, I never thought it would be so hard to even afford 2 meals a day, I think Kims are only fat people there, but still they have to love their leader. Sad reality😭
I work in a preschool and it saddens me how much food these kids throw away. Seeing that picture of the starvings kids really broke my heart. I understand the children I work with don’t understand food waste yet but seeing how much food is trashed just because “its yucky” upsets me because so many kids don’t have the luxury of doing that. I try to teach them as much as possible about finishing food or saving but its a hard concept to teach 3-4 year olds. Just breaks my heart. thank you for sharing your experiences Yeonmi.
grasshoppers are ok. Nutritious and an emerging microlivestock industry. Fried grasshopper Its just a culturally caused aversion, nothing about them is gross actually.
Javier Solorzano it’s not about left or right wing, this is an entirely inhumane and evil way to lead a country. Quite sad really, u can’t even watch a video about what’s happening in third world country’s without bringing up American politics.
@@chrysopylaedesign Yes you’re right. We were all living like the common North Korean under Obama’s era. Cry us all a river. Your life is just so hard little ❄️. Just so heartbreaking.
This is how many people had to eat a hundred years ago before modern refrigeration and transport... you ate what was in season and preserved things for the winter time. It’s a shame... not only that some people in our world need to stretch their food this drastically and then here in America, we are literally eating ourselves to death! Humans aren’t designed to eat meat EVERY meal, EVERY day! It’s also disgusting how much food gets thrown away here and sad that there’s no way to get it to North Koreans and others who desperately need it! I was literally homeless in the states, but could walk around the food court at my local mall and pull half eaten gigantic portions of food from the trash.... STILL WARM! It’s amazing. You can literally be homeless here but have a full belly and be fat! So damn right we should be grateful and try our best to find a respectable charity or any way to help others who are less fortunate than us. I live on a boat now and own my own business, but I’ve never forgotten what being homeless was like and it’s made me much more grateful and empathetic to the plight of others. Some people will never get it. And I have never had to go hungry! I can only imagine!
We also have people starving here in America. The fact we can't get excess food to people in our own country is even sadder. Humans can eat three meals a day, you just eat three small meals not three huge meals.
The statistic here in Canada is that 60% of our food ends up in landfills... There is such an abundance of food and it's so heartbreaking that it ends up in the trash 😢
I think in a way it is, but also in a way it isn't. North Korea doesn't have enough power for it to be super dangerous against a defector that is now an American citizen. I think Yeonmi has mentioned before that there are a few things she should avoid doing ever again because it could put her at risk--such as going to China.
Sure. Calling for removal of west sanctioning and let korea trade with the world and develop its economy. They do not need your liberate because they saw what your country has done to the middle east.
It is a Prison Sentence to live in NK. This is also a hell hole: Havana 2020: th-cam.com/users/shortskaAqvTYS_PQ Havana 2020: th-cam.com/video/pKQoIn7MzVo/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Yeon-Mi for your channel. I remember reading about your story a while ago and it’s been stuck in my head ever since. I want to learn about what the average North Korean goes though and your channel is perfect. I’m so thankful you escaped and made it to America to make videos like these. So much to learn! I have the bell turned on so I won’t miss any of your videos! Love from Canada ❤️
Oh my sweet I'm so sooo sorry I don't even know where to start, I'm just so glad you got out with your family and your daddy died I'm so sorry you are wonderful ❤️
@@Missalicelewis What on earth? That literally means that you could easily be vegan in North Korea - are you saying North Koreans are privileged now?! Being able to eat meat is a privilege, as described in this video very succinctly.
@@lucyinthesky9479 not at all, I meant people in privileged countries that have meat available but choose to be vegan just because they can whereas people in North Korea are starving and wish they had a little meat... choosing to be vegan is a privilege that these ppl don’t have they just can’t find/afford meat
@@Missalicelewis That's true. But no one should have to eat meat just because it's available when there are other options they prefer for whatever reason.
@@Missalicelewis I guess you hate non-cannibals too, because I'm sure some of those starving North Koreans would be willing to eat human meat if it was offered to them, too. In fact, a person from North Korea said that he saw a merchant with a roadside stand selling human lower legs/feet and hands and other human body parts for sale as food! So yes, selling human meat on the black market does happen in North Korea. I guess you hate non-North Koreans who don't eat human meat, because they are priviledged enough to turn down human meat?
Korean food is actually my favorite food to eat. I love Korean kimchi, cold noodles, Bibim-bop, bulgogi, nangmyun, jajang myun, and Korean Army stew. Those are my top faves.
Who are the people who dislike this?? kim jong uns multiple accounts? Your content is so powerful and you are an amazing person! I am so glad you are in a safer place now!
Wow I am shocked... Even in Malaysia we do eat fermented stuff like fish... But this is really just showing how bad the poverty is in NK... Thanks for sharing with us... This is really one eye opening.... By the way my favorite is Kimchi.... We're all rooting for you to be an activist that will set NK free...
This is the only channel I watch where I don't skip the ads. I hope this channel becomes huge.
Same here. 👍👌
Same. And I would add her to my ad blocker exclusion list if I ended up watching this on my computer.
@@user-lt2rw5nr9s I didn't even know something like this existed 😆
@@ruchivriesekoop1968 I use the extension Enhancer for TH-cam. It let's you allow ads from certain creators you add to the list in the settings.
@@user-lt2rw5nr9s interesting. I'll check it out
Makes me realize how lucky i am to eat 3 meals a day. I pray that all north korean people can eat 3meals a day too.
@jesus_isaking:4 Christians, Jesus died so u can be forgiven&have life repent so u won't go heck
3 a day? Damn you must be rich
Pray all you want dummy, but even better make moves that will make a change. Most people in North Korea are starving.
@@berryaries 💯
@@berryaries No need to be calling people dummies
"When you're hungry, you lose your humanity." It's truer than we'd like to realize
Much like my parents went thru during the depression. Younger generations in America are so spoiled.
The leftists/ socialists among us who push for governments like North Korea are the dangerous, clueless "useful idiots".
@@mr.objective6936 it’s a matter of ignorance. It’s really easy to say you’re a socialist from your comfy armchair, when you’ve never had to live in a socialist country
@@mr.objective6936 Mr Objective is not that much objective oops
Century-old bullied practice of Capitalist Imperialist Western Sanctions over other nations throughout the whole wide world, ( including in N. Korea, where Western sanctions caused over a million innocent N. Koreans deaths in famine/starvation in the past) are nothing more than "Economic Terrorism"; plain and simple.
For more truths, pls read my 'Ole Fella' comment at, th-cam.com/video/H6nkAVegk0g/w-d-xo.html
one meal, you are poor, two meals, you are middle-class, three meals you are rich!! Simple, brutal and really puts it in perspective...
@@UhtredOfBamburgh same in europe
Don't forget that what the person in this video described is common to any current third world country or what was a third world country only a decade ago. We're very fortunate to have grown up in the society we live in
@@UhtredOfBamburgh sorry, it's hard for me to catch sarcasm so I'm unsure what you're getting at and not really sure how that's bragging. My comment wasn't in response to yours. It was to Skip Person's.
@@UhtredOfBamburgh I was merely pointing the reality of the situation in most of the world. Still unsure how I'm bragging or conjuring up guilt but no need to explain yourself :). Have a great day.
@@UhtredOfBamburgh neither were you. You're even worse because this video was about certain segment of the with world facing extreme hunger. Yet, you joked about how you are similar to people in North Korea because you consume one meal pre day by choice. If anything, your comment was even more insensitive because you "pat yourself on the back" on how much food you have to make the choice to fast. On the otherhand, many people in the world don't have the luxury to decide how many meals they choose or not choose to eat.
Also, what do you suggest I do in this case? I, as one person, cannot solve world hunger. And what's wrong with pointing out that many people in the world are facing similar levels of food insecurity? Isn't it important to bring attention to these issues and it's not just North Koreans who are facing extreme food insecurity?
Don't project your terrible human selfishness on me lol. You have issues.
A cookbook is a luxury broke my heart - it's insane how much we don't even know we are taking for granted
I didnt even process that. The book is the luxury, the "futility", whoa.
It was the same for the Irish after England invaded and took their land. They exported all the good Irish products and left the people with potatoes and cabbage. When they came to the U.S. Irish labor was cheap so many were hired for household staff. People would hire them to cook and then get mad when they didn't know how. They only knew how to cook cabbage and potatoes because that's all they'd ever had.
Speak for yourself. Westerners in general are the most annoying and spoiled people ever
I mean it is… what poor person buys a cookbook? 😂 we used to have a cookbook that I could never use because they always require expensive ingredients/tools or the luxury of a a lot of time! Now with the internet it’s easy to find cheap and affordable recipes but with cookbooks it really isn’t
@I need help cookbooks are cheap? Uhhh what lolll
If you're struggling to find money for your next meal you wouldn't say 'cookbooks are cheap' lol I hope your entire comment was a joke
And when you see how their leader is quite chubby while his people are eating mud...
I find it hard to wrap my head around the fact that he is overweight, and then the masses of people there have to stand there so very skinny and literally starving and sing his praises and worship him???? maybe they should eat him?
@@chrisfry436 eat the rich fr 🤚
It's hurtful to hear.
@@chrisfry436 They have to cheer or they will be interned and die
@@chrisfry436 he’s like a jelly where I can just jiggle
I'm so glad u r here and I'm so proud to have u as a fellow American. U r a treasure, I adore u dear
Google global truth project and click "The Present" tab to see the truth about life/death in four pages.
@jesus_isaking:4 Christians, Jesus died so u can be forgiven&have life repent so u won't go heck
@@sgt.pepper4362 @jesus_isaking:4 Christians, Jesus died so u can be forgiven&have life repent so u won't go heck
@@vvjjjio5549go heck your self
@@vvjjjio5549 pray to help these people in North Korea then...
The story about your father is heartbreaking. At least he passed away knowing you and your family were in a better place. Your bravery and tenacity is inspiring and I'm sure he would be utterly proud of you!
This certainly wasn't boring. Heart breaking. That's what it was. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Yes. Idk how many yrs North Koreans have to wait until they can finally be free.
Humans aren’t designed to eat meat everyday… or eat everyday in general, you people are decrepitly sick because of your greed
@@brothaman1571 is that what they tell you? You poor man
@@mustwereallydothis I’m a farmer
@@brothaman1571 I agree with you. People eat way too much. Good health begins in the gut. Feed it too much and diseases will manifest in your body. The overconsumption of animal foods in North America is revolting.
This doesn't seem like a country, its a prison.
Prisoners in the USA don’t even have it that bad.
@@carressa yes you are right normally prisons are not that bad either. But still these conditions are like extreme prisons which only exist to torture people.
Have you ever thought about the cause? West sanctioning!!! West is not allowing the world to trade with north korea and let them live in poverty.
What would you do if you were president of north korea? Give ppl freedom to kill each other for food? let them enjoy life without working? I don't think anyone can come up with a better system that what they have now.
It is the sanctioning that make them suffer!
@@youguanhen9389 well i wasn't aware of such sanctioning, if it's really the case then their situation is justified. But at least they can allow their people to work outside and leave the country so they can bring something back for their country. Why they do not allow their people to go outside?
In-mates are actually fed a few meals a day
I have lived in poverty in my life, but I looked like a rech woman compared to this. When I was in college, I lived severa hours from home. I earned $135 a month and my rent was $125. I qualified for $10 a month food stamps. I would buy a big bag of rice or potatoes and a couple of lbs of hamburger or pork chops which I devided into smaller servings. This had to last me for a month. I worked at the dollar store and toilet paper was $1. My boss took out $. 25 a week to pay for it. But even though I thought this was tough, comparatively seeking, that was just an inconvenience I still had a roof over my head, and all utilities. And I find it extremely irritating that all the ads that played during this video were about some weight loss gimmick or another. Boy if that isn't a smack in the face.
Wow really, I am so impressed by seeing you work so hard. Someday you'll have money to spare for luxuries.
Adds are are often based on your search history, as such, I got food as I was looking at recipes yesterday. And I also got storytel as I buy so many books and search for books.
@@LumiSisuSusi my ads are not about anything I have searched recently..
I was about the same for a few years, lived off $10 every two weeks for food, bought mostly spaghetti sauce and noodles, chicken hind quarters because they were so cheap back then for a huge bags ramen noodles were a staple.. It was so hard to live that way.
@@LumiSisuSusi makes sense on why mine is all about dogs lol
not even ancient civilizations or hunter-gaterers tribes had this soo poor life quality, kim jong un really its a monster
Yeah, even tribes living in the jungle are rich compared to this!
Now if there was oil there......
And a fat one. He ought to be ashamed of himself. His people are eating tree roots and mud.
And they learn from early age to hunt their food, eat bugs and spiders etc. Things we think is gross, saves many peoples life.
Welcome to Communism- starving people to death is a tradition.
Make a video about “how people get married in North Korea."
She did a video on what dating life was like in North Korea
she did
Ohhhh i didn't know
@Simpsons LOL XD wtf what do u mean?
@@kanakmishra3444 just a drunk fellow. Ignore
The surprising thing is when she says “my human trafficker” like she’s speaking of an uncle or aunt.
She says it that because he saved her.
It’s a bizarre concept when a literal human trafficker is the one saving lives.
@@BMarie774 human trafficking in china is like getting an ambulance for a sick person.
It all goes to show that nothing is black and white. We are made to believe that "human trafficking" is the epitome of evil. We sometimes forget to look for how it could be a good thing.
The trafficers in NK put themselves in great danger to do what they do. It is a business, they don't do it only out of kindness, but they risk getting executed if they are caught.
Why isn’t yeonmi monetized? Cmon TH-cam get it together
We thought / assumed that she was! Really, she should be, her channel is very good.
How do you find out?
Because they don’t want her message heard. Communism is being promoted in colleges all over the west as a panacea. They spew the same filth the North Korean leaders spewed. The definition of insanity.....
Lol yet capitalism is spread throughout the world also she makes money through her interviews and her books lol she lives comfortably
@@steveboy7302 Yes, because she escaped North K.
This wasn't boring at all. I was hanging on every word you said. I wish I could help them and send food parcels, but I know they will not get there. All I can do is pray for them.
They get food parcels. But that goes to the elite and is sold on the black market. It doesn’t go to the people that actually need it most.
@@horsewithnoname12345 my point exactly. Prayer is all we have right now. 😌
I know. I wish we could sponsor children or families there.
I will do lots of projects in the 3rd world countries in 5 yrs time. I’m so excited. Still preparing 😊
You must be either a White American or from a privileged country. Instead of offering "prayer", why not petition to stop American interference that has destabilizing influences all across the world? You realize that European/American interference and colonization is the reason why there's such a huge wealth gap in the world? Also, what an Aunt Becky thing to say smh.
And I also feel that people now a days use the word "poor" very loosely and most of us have these things that most people in North Korea can't even see 😖
@@thekatvita No, it’s not. It’s about how the richer you are, the greater your ego. To the point that you can’t bear to be told you’re having it better than other people so you have to make up the whole “poverty is relative” or “pain is relative”. It’s not. There’s a big difference between poor in America than everywhere else in the world.
The “poor” in America are OBESE, while the rest of the world a literally skin and bones.
So NO. “Skipping meals” in a first-world country isn’t the same as starvation to the point that cannibalism is an option.
Stop trying to equalize other’s Real suffering so that you can pet your inflated ego.
@@thekatvita yeah poverty is relative in each country. it does brings things into perspective though and that you wouldn't want to be in the situation you are in from where you are now and rather take everything you get as a blessing rather than hate yourself or others just because you seem more well off than the poorest of the poor. imo take it as a lesson.
@@LucielStarz123 yo muppet pea brain ignorant fool, the rest of the world is NOT "literally skin and bones"! that has got to be the single dumbest commment I have seen in YEARS! Your kind of mental midgets should be banned from the internet.
There's a difference between relative and absolute poverty, both bring suffering though. All experiences are relative. If I break my leg and you sprain your arm, aren't we both injured and in pain? Don't we both require medical attention? Same principle applies here.
%100.
I just got really disgusted with kim jong uns picture standing over lots of food
I know yeah they show you all these pictures of orphanages and factorys producing all this food but the reality is all that food is going to the elites of the country. I saw a picture of kin watching something being made and there was a factory worker who was skin and bones and motionless as if he was afraid to smile in front
of the leader.
Kinda reminds me of Nancy Pelosi showing off all her ice cream while homeless people are starving just blocks from her home.
@loveless ai Yes she did. Our elitist, socialist government officials are the same as those in other countries.
@loveless aiI lived in a prosperous California in the 80's when it was largely a conservative state with hardly any homeless. As the Democrats took over the state eroded. I got the hell out ten years ago. It still pains me deeply to see what they did to that once beautiful state. Believe what you want but you wont change what my own eyes have seen.
@@BOOMER-rs5qn Same with NC, it was beautiful before Cooper came. Flowers planted at every highway, every street. It was beautiful. Cooper came, those flowers are dead, garbage littering every major Highway / street. I saw a tire made in 2015, and I guess it’s been there for a year or two.
This made me realize how much I take for granted.
SAME
I love your videos! Keep them coming
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Kaway kaway sa mga pinoy😂
I'm completely drained and devastated emotionally knowing that they cannot even afford a balanced meal, while their leader can literally get everything he wishes on the spot.
his interpretation of communism...
I wish there was something we can do.is there anywhere we can donate to help the people of NK?
You can't rebel if you're hungry,
Honestly this vid made me tear up, CCP🇨🇳 is so evil for funding such a horrible regime not to mention the stuff they're doing in their own country.
@@canavero4288 spread awareness and do not travel to N.K because you'd be funding the regime
Dear Yeonmi, this is Vini from India, I have watched your speech in One Young World Summit 2014 Dublin, and that was the first time I come to know about the condition of peoples in North Korea, literally I have tears in my eyes, Yeonmi you have suffered those things that we even can't imagine , but now you are at right place and yes you are an inspiration to the world also. May God bless you always. Lots of Love and wishes from India.
The most beautiful and intelligent human rights activist ever!
I agree
Thank you so much for your kind words and I love you all very much ❤️
You are a credit to your people. North Koreans are truly lucky to have you advocating on their behalf.
@@YeonmiParkOfficial you have a lot of influence over these people my friend. 🙂
You are a leader, and it is your responsibility to lead these people in the right direction. A leader must anticipate the outcome of it's actions. A leader must be wise.
Your Friend,
Chief RedCloud.
@@YeonmiParkOfficial :
Dear Yeonmi: This makes me so sad. I knew that the people were starving, but to know that they've never, ever trasted, let alone *KNEW* of such breakfast/egg dishes as Bipimbap (a favorite of mine) really hurts!
I’m afraid the world doesn’t realize how much North Korean people are suffering . Omg my heart is breaking ! I love everyone and I can’t stand this suffering that goes unnoticed. Keep spreading the truth dear angel Yeonmi . You talk for those who can’t have a voice right now . You are doing so well . Never stop dear 🙏🙏,
I remember coming to the USA and my mom asking my aunt :"when do you get to buy strawberries here?" (meaning, when does the season start...) And my aunt, having lived in the USA for a while, responding :"when the stores open, around 8am...." The fact that one could buy AND afford food no matter the season, was a huge shocker...
Well, depends on the fruit or berry. Not all are available year-round. Cherries are going to be in season soon. 😊
And persimmon is only available in winter.
Jules Élan the point was that for many other countries anything fresh or green is seasonal availability. USA ships strawberries, raspberries, mangoes, avocado, all sorts of tropical and “seasonal” items year round.
but you didnt mention the hard reality: puppies die for that fruits in wintertime.
@@dunkel-zombi_fiziert-heit wdym? please explain
That's because your mom is from a 3rd world.
If you compare the USA to any other country, it's by far the biggest shithole there is.
This makes me cry. I truly hope for a better future for the North Korean people. I’m so glad you were able to escape.
The website of Gareth Johnson, the founder of Young Pioneer Tours, contains pages that describe some North Korean foods. Search for " Gareth Johnson North Korean Foods". Johnson states as follows:
" It’s now over 11 years since Young Pioneer Tours started taking budget tours to North Korea, and whilst there are many things we love about the country, one of the top ones is the food. Us and our friends have written a lot about the cuisine of North Korea. Here are the best 5 blogs about eating in North Korea (in our own humble opinion)."
@@YGH10 looking at your replies, you’re probably some poor North Korean worker being forced to call Ms. Park a liar and make up lies about “how great” the disgusting prison that is NK! No one believes anything positive about North Korea, we all know your people are starving and your selfish, man child leader doesn’t care smh
@@nicolew8347 it's kind of disheartening how many comment bots are in this section disparaging her :(
@@nicolew8347 Park Yeon Mi asserted in one of her videos that the life expectancy in North Korea is 60. However, according to more solid sources (do a little search) the number is 71.9. This figure, namely 71.9, is not good, but it is a far cry from 60. Now tell me who is a liar?
@@YGH10 you are
Wow. When she said she used to snack on flowers, I felt so lucky to be in Ghana with so much to eat and even spare. Thank God for my parents and life 🙏🏾
Wait, there a lot to eat in Ghana? Isn’t that another country suffering from starvation?
@@flan6449 No there's lost to eat in Ghana and Nigeria
@@flan6449 How uneducated of you. Yes, Africa is a continent and the majority of people have access to internet, water etc.
@@simplyvalour486 you know how many charity drives and mission trips my school and church has done for and in Ghana other countries in africa? Not my fault I didn’t know.
@@flan6449 Assuming you have access to the internet, you can always learn about the continent you have decided to "help" :)
Yeonmi, honey, you are NOT boring. Thank you for your beautiful light and your voice.
“I hope this was not boring for you, because there was not much that we ate”. That sentence made me so sad. How can we even justify being bored hearing about this, when for so many people, this is daily life! They don’t get “bored with it”, because it’s their way to survive ❤️ No, dear Yeonmi, I am humbled by watching your videos. Knowing that right now, in 2020, there are still so many people that are forced to live like this. I think it is important that you bring attention to this, so that perhaps, one day, we can put a stop to it. Oh, and as a vegetarian, I am quite intrigued by the no-meat-rice concept also!
The website of Gareth Johnson, the founder of Young Pioneer Tours, contains pages that describe some North Korean foods. Search for " Gareth Johnson North Korean Foods". Johnson states as follows:
" It’s now over 11 years since Young Pioneer Tours started taking budget tours to North Korea, and whilst there are many things we love about the country, one of the top ones is the food. Us and our friends have written a lot about the cuisine of North Korea. Here are the best 5 blogs about eating in North Korea (in our own humble opinion)."
This is almost identical to how my 90 year old Chinese grandma described her diet as a girl which is around when North and South Korea split. It’s almost like North Korea made no progress on quality of life since they split.
She lived during the Great Leap Forward huh
Is comedy and jokes a part of North Korean culture? Are there "genres" of jokes in the same way we know it in the west? I'd love to know more about entertainment in North Korea.
Edit: Yeonmi has now adressed this topic in th-cam.com/video/urEN83U3EIY/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Yeonmi for educating us ❤
Regina Phelange Apparently, they have the longest running comedy show, It's So Funny. The joke is that it's not very funny, it's just propaganda masquerading as jokes.
There is a band called morangband or something like that formed by the kim jong un whose song 'let's study' is famous (and funny)....the song is like my mom singing to me TT
Yes I am also curious about this!
@Rasputin Potter haha sameeeee
I'd be surprised if they did. Comedy pushes boundaries, doing such there gets you killed.
In Poland we also ate our vegetables and fruit in season. My favorite thing was when my mom would bring the first tomatoes of the season and I made a sandwich with it! Yummy!
Ooh, tomato sandwiches, my favorite!
The thing I find notable is that people who come from countries with repressive, controlling governments frequently give a specific weight when describing a particular food item. In the US I rarely ever pay attention to how much things weigh.
I come from the US in a very low income family and we definitely ALWAYS have paid close attention to the weight of the meat and the price by weight. If it is too expensive by weight I just cant buy it. Obviously our problems with hunger were nothing compared to the suffering of the North Korean people though. It makes me feel so privileged to watch.
@@skellbo absolutely!!! That’s called smart shopping. When you have a lot of mouths to feed and you need to stretch money you always pay attention to the price per Oz.
@@skellbo I grew up poor, too. Some weeks there was nothing but PB&J and spaghetti. I still do tend to shop for what's cheapest. I'll look for the cheapest per pound. But, what I and most other Americans do not do is the "250 grams of chicken per person per month" kind of calculations that she does in the video. We do not because these things are not rationed by the government to us. My cuban relatives that have been able to emigrate here tend to talk like this for the first couple months until they realize nobody is keeping track of them. I'm not saying what they do is bad or stupid. It's just a notable difference of the way they've been trained to perceive consumption coming from a place where they must depend on the government to supply them goods.
I am not from a poor family... Or well we used to be but now were like upper middle class to rich I guess. I always check thongs by weight. Weight cost is important. And ingredients.
@Rose Mary 39 my comment has nothing to do with metric v imperial measurement. Or that things are sold by weight. It is about the fact that people coming from repressive governments that ration goods tend to obsess about the weight of produce *per*person*, *per*time*. People in free economies don't ordinarily count how many grams or ounces of something each person gets in a month.
This made me tear up bc I never realized how bad other countries have it....I don’t even know what to say. I’m praying things get better and I’m happy you are here to inform us on things that don’t get talked abt enough.🙏🏻💕
When she said that she didn't even know the word "cheese" and some other time that words like "stress" and "depression" didn't exist in her North Korean vocabulary, it really makes me wonder how people actually communicate to make themselves understood on some complex notions. My guess would be there is a lot of ignorance and circumlocutions.
You don’t simply don’t need the word for a specific food that you’ve never eaten or know the existence from
Girl, it just doesn't exist (this doesn't mean people don't have them) . Psychiatric llnesses are something of the upper class in the West. When you are worried about your next meal, you toughen up and go find something to eat, you just don't lay in your bed and wait for the food to appear. Even being able to be diagnosed of a mental illness is a luxury and people don't even realise it. For example, eating disorders are something of the West. I laugh at stuck up vegans believing everyone should renounce meat, easy to say when you have the choice.
Instead of the word "stress" and "depression" you said something like "I'm miserable" or "the world goes against me"
@@luisafernanda9453 “eating disorders are something of the west” did you even watch the video they starvin bruh.
Depression comes into picture when your needs (food, shelter, clothing) are met but your wants and desires are not.But what happens when you are unable to meet your basic needs. Then you are busy in making ends meet and have no time for depression or anxiety.
I can't live without food for a minute 😭😭😭😭 those poor people did nothing, they don't deserve starvation, IM PRAYIN FOR THOSE PEOPLE
Prayers won't give them food or safety
@@Daisy_Mawgan Neither will your reply. Served no purpose. Could have told them how you could help support her. So get off your high horse.
@@Daisy_Mawgan It's about sending positivity lol
Anyway if anyone wants to help her.
Subscribe with bell notifications set to all.
Buy her book.
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@@ねこ男の子 well said! 👍
Ur blowing upppp been here since 10k
I think it's cause she got reccomended, good thing
She is doing well on Patreon as well.
Her message deserves our support, IMHO.
I found her on Laowhy86 channel. Great interview.
God I can’t imagine what winter must have been like.....
Hunger games
th-cam.com/video/hwuujiHvduc/w-d-xo.html Western diets can’t last unless they are more like Loma Linda. North Korea tries to plan this in traditional communist fashion, but fails in production amounts
Loma Linda: www.bluezones.com/exploration/loma-linda-california/
Her book will give you a better idea of NK winter.
@@redcloud2593 Coronavirus is very much going to kill many people this winter and several subsequent , I don’t need to read it. A communist dictator based on petroleum-age protocol cannot make the world effectively balanced in production. We already learned this in South America and the Rhineland in 1000 AD
It's so sad. Breaks my heart. I do remember a time when all I could have was 1 meal a day. A small portion of rice and half a chicken breast. So I know the pain of hunger. It's maddening, dehumanizing, and devastating. I can't imagine a whole nation going through this.
As I sit here watching this while drinking a vitamin water and having my breakfast, my heart breaks and I realize (yet again) how lucky I truly am...
Im so curious how a north korea house looks, like, can you have your own room? Do you have a kitchen? There are people with more floors? Do you have your own yard? Are there fances for your yard? From where do you take tables and other things to decorate?
Do a couples usually buy land and make a house to start a family?
Good question.
@@robin8537 *questions
they barely can afford candles...how in the world are they gonna afford all that?
@@kuronekoo96 true, that's why I'm curious about howwww a house would look like and if by any change they would get those things (maybe because it would be a one time buying and not something that you need to replace?) I have a vague idea of how it would look by looking at olddddd poor-ish houses in my country, but I may get surprised about her response
If they belong to the “elite” class, the families are allotted houses by the govt. The apartments don’t have elevators or electricity though. That’s a bummer! But better than the rest of the country I guess.. the “interiors” or wadever that is jus dull and dated. And I don’t think it’s more than a 1bhk or prolly a two bedroom apartment if they’re top govt officials. They don’t have the luxury to buy and decorate their homes. “You take what I give” is the only goddamn rule there.
You actually inspire me, im writing an essay about you!
Me too. I'm writing a song. Number one hit, every penny going to that incredible lady.
I honestly sit with my family after watching these videos, talking about everything I've learned and heard her say, I love hearing her stories, even though it makes me so very sad, and breaks my heart, it's so important that we talk about these things
The website of Gareth Johnson, the founder of Young Pioneer Tours, contains pages that describe some North Korean foods. Search for " Gareth Johnson North Korean Foods". Johnson states as follows:
" It’s now over 11 years since Young Pioneer Tours started taking budget tours to North Korea, and whilst there are many things we love about the country, one of the top ones is the food. Us and our friends have written a lot about the cuisine of North Korea. Here are the best 5 blogs about eating in North Korea (in our own humble opinion)."
@@YGH10 I dont actually agree with going on a "vacation" to North Korea. Where do you think the money goes that people spend while they are there? It doesnt go to the people. Your only helping North Korea suffer more by visiting. My opinion anyway.
@@YGH10 but yes the food is amazing.
Not a second was boring. This is extremely eye opening. My heart breaks for the North Korean people. 💔
Praying and hoping that a big change happens soon.
I was annoyed earlier today that my wife didn't want me putting any meat in the stuffed portobello mushrooms I made for dinner. Good Lord, are my concerns and preferences petty in the grand scheme of things!
You should be concerned when someone doesn't want you eating meat. It's the only thing that keeps us from starvation.
Gonna make me cry with the situation of the children dying in hunger and lack of nutrition.
This breaks my heart. You and you family have suffered so horrifically yet NO1 IS HELPING The North Korean Ppl!!!!!!!!!! Prayers and love I wish we could just go Save them all and bring them here to the u.s!!!!!!
Well, if we tried to help we might end up in a nuclear war, that’s why nothing has been done. I totally agree with you, though. It’s horrible that the quality of life is so bad there, but one day they will be free
@@aballetgal6788 Its just so sad, especially now 2020 that these ppl dont know there is ANYTHING Other then suffering & "Their beloved leader" and us Evil Bastards" Just horrific that us EVIL bastards would treat them better then someone who "Supposedly loves them" just HORRIFIC Hells hot n his whole family will be frying 1 day!!!!!! Prayers n LOVE keep safe 💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜😔😔😔😔😔
The problem with trying to help is anything sent in is taken and consumed by the government. We would have to go in and physically take over the country, throw out fatty, and replace the government with a democratic one. To do that we have to go through China which means world war. China will not give up their "connection" to North Korea without a fight. It is very sad that these people are stuck in the middle of politics starving.
It just breaks my heart that people are starving like this, in this day and age 💔 😔
There are starving people in rich countries also. Average life expectancy of a homeless person in UK is 43 yrs old and they die from cold weather injuries and malnutrition. It's happening everywhere. Here the government will do nothing for you. No food stamps no help just plenty of abuse from the police and sent to jail for begging.
@@MICKEYISLOWD couldn't agree more! You're so right. More needs to be done here in the UK (and abroad) to solve the homeless and poverty stricken families.
Literally millions have needlessly died in N Korea though, and all because of a dictator. The human rights abuses are beyond comprehension.
The website of Gareth Johnson, the founder of Young Pioneer Tours, contains pages that describe some North Korean foods. Search for " Gareth Johnson North Korean Foods". Johnson states as follows:
" It’s now over 11 years since Young Pioneer Tours started taking budget tours to North Korea, and whilst there are many things we love about the country, one of the top ones is the food. Us and our friends have written a lot about the cuisine of North Korea. Here are the best 5 blogs about eating in North Korea (in our own humble opinion)."
Not only NK. All countries that get sanctioned from the west are living in poverty.
So scary and it can happen to anyone. As hungry as I am everyday the cold is more bitter and the nights are sooo long.
My heart bleeds for them. I know hunger so intimately, it's my only companion. The beauty of NK life is that the families stick together for the most part. They are such a wonderful people to be suffering so needlessly
You are Humanity 🙏 This was in no way boring but touching .
Imagine eating with the fear of getting a round-worm infestation... truly horrible
Would you be able to talk about how people with disabilities and mental illnesses are treated?
they probably arent even recognized because no one has the time or luxury to give certain people the time to figure out that they have a mental disability...they probably think, oh they are just weird and dont even think of them as people. so sad to think about.
That's Kim jong un...mental illness treated well i guess
They are killed or left to die
I think they either inject them with a 100%lead supersonic "vaccine" or heal them with a pure fasting diet. I guess?
I cry over every video that you make and I watch, but continue watching more and more of your videos. This time I felt ashamed that sometimes I have only two meals a day just because feel lazy to cook or don't have time or something like that... Felt ashamed that sometimes I have to throw away the food because it goes bad even in the fridge... So happy that you are allright now.
I just thank God every day I’m in America. In some of Arab countries it’s awful too, and I’m so incredibly sorry North Koreans have to go through this 😭😭🙏🏼
Stop lyin. Even the poor in arabe countries eat better
13 million children live with food insecurites in the United States. They don't have proper nutrition to maintain good health. I'm sure they aren't thankful knowing they don't eat daily. Nobody deserves to live like this.
@@ebethrexhaeyonexmel5853 the homeless in slum areas. The other person isn't lying. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't happening. It's happening everywhere in the world.
Yeonmin Park, thanks for informing us .I really don't know how to react I feel like crying 😭 The North Koreans need divine intervention. Please Lord help this people save them from this kind of situation. In Jesus name Amen.🙏
Every person should watch this....we are SO BLESSED
you are so brave for going through everything you went through and be able to speak about it to help raise awarness. I am so invested in this subject now and you have been my main source of inspiration to explore it further. :) wishing you all the best x
Hey Yeonmi! Thank you for uploading so often to spread your message. Clicked as soon as I got the notification lol. Hope you’re doing well 🥰
I’m so sorry for your father. It breaks my heart when I watch your videos and imagine the life in NK.
I think we all need to be more aware of what’s happening in the world as few years back I didn’t even know that such a bad place still exist! It’s insane!
Thank you so much for what you are doing.
I wish your people will be free soon... 💔
I am a big fan for your speech yeonmi park.....
This was amazing! None of your videos are boring. It just breaks my heart hearing you tell your stories like having to eat grasshoppers or flowers to fill your hunger. Makes me appreciate the fortunate life I live.
I feel so sad, people in my country spoilt for choice. My kids don’t eat everything, they are very picky about food. They won’t eat food which was left from yesterday the next day. Even my cats are spoilt, I buy them the best cat wet food with 100% meat or chicken in it, but they still refuse to eat some times and waste a lot.
I wish I could feed a family in North Korea the food I make, I love cooking and love when people appreciate the food.
Thank you so much for making these videos. They're so educational, and while I've watched a lot of documentaries about North Korea they never seem to cover the same things you do. I want to know about the people. So thank you. Stay safe ✨💕
Yeonmi, I can’t even tell you how proud we are to have you in this country🇺🇸
Please be careful! You are such a strong girl for speaking out and keep going! Your father is proud of you. God bless you.
So is she working to overthrow that dictator in North Korea?! If so I am in!!!!!!!
I mean if it is bad enough to have to "escape", then it is bad enough rise up and remove the dictator!
Since it's thanksgiving next month Everyone make sure your grateful for what you have because some people unfortunately don't have much
Next video should be on thing u like in North Korea Which u don't like in western world
Yeah that would be interesting. I wonder is there anything positive about North Korea, or anything she likes about it (even tho, i doubt anything could be positive about NK)
@@anamaj9672 what I concluded from the video, one positive aspect is relations. No hookup culture as she said. True love still exist there, I know not in all of them but still it exist in NK
Yes
I noticed your eyes were shining when you were talking about the north Korean tofu chilly 'burger'. And then I realized it's pride of having survived hell and even in that situation found small moments of happiness. It's amazing how human spirit can be so strong. More power to you. North Korea is in my prayers. 🙏
This is making me cry. I think everyone should watch this.
I sent it to all
Five of my adult children
i watched this eating minced pork in konjac … feel so lousy that i chose konjac over rice
People need to get closer to this reality and remember this every time they throw away half their plate cus they just didn’t feel like ut anymore. Also this video is not boring at all it’s incredibly interesting keep them coming ❤️
Heartbreaking - to think of someone eating mud or tree roots....I cannot imagine. :(
please talk about the ideas that have lead to this society.
Socialism.
@@firmman4505 its a Stalinist totalitarian state. Has nothing to do with modern “socialism”
@@Word187 Are you nuts? They pride themselves on being a Socialist Pardise. Your dream of what "socialism" should be simply never works in practice. North Korea and all other socialist/communist societies soon discover that without dictatorial powers and extreme force it can't begin to approach their dream.
@Visterie socialism/communism only ever dissolves into tyranny. If you think it doesn't it due to your own personal ignorance and refusal to see the truth.
@@777mantikor Socialism and communism are not the same thing. Socialism and socialist ideas are on a spectrum, for example universal healthcare and college tuition coverage in Europe. You can still own property and get paid/rewarded for your hard work. Communism, however, is on the extreme end of that spectrum, and the reason communism does not work is because people inherently want more for themselves and do not want to be equal to others, and by having a power enforcing people to be equal, that power is by default creating discrepancies between people and creating state-enforced socio-economic classes.
Of course, North Korea is not actually a socialist paradise...there is nothing about the way of life there that makes it a paradise, just like putting "democratic" in their country title is a joke.
We eat 3 meals a day and sometimes I feel hungry in between too. I thought North Korea is a country with a lot of restrictions, I never thought it would be so hard to even afford 2 meals a day, I think Kims are only fat people there, but still they have to love their leader. Sad reality😭
Same here.
I had no idea North Koreans were actually starving.
And the generals too.
I love your content!! You're amazing
I work in a preschool and it saddens me how much food these kids throw away. Seeing that picture of the starvings kids really broke my heart. I understand the children I work with don’t understand food waste yet but seeing how much food is trashed just because “its yucky” upsets me because so many kids don’t have the luxury of doing that. I try to teach them as much as possible about finishing food or saving but its a hard concept to teach 3-4 year olds. Just breaks my heart. thank you for sharing your experiences Yeonmi.
Eating grasshoppers,mud,roots!!!
This is inhumane
grasshoppers are ok.
Nutritious and an emerging microlivestock industry.
Fried grasshopper
Its just a culturally caused aversion, nothing about them is gross actually.
It is Left wing Communist Marxist.....Paradise!!!!!
Javier Solorzano it’s not about left or right wing, this is an entirely inhumane and evil way to lead a country.
Quite sad really, u can’t even watch a video about what’s happening in third world country’s without bringing up American politics.
@@chrysopylaedesign Yes you’re right. We were all living like the common North Korean under Obama’s era. Cry us all a river. Your life is just so hard little ❄️. Just so heartbreaking.
This is how many people had to eat a hundred years ago before modern refrigeration and transport... you ate what was in season and preserved things for the winter time. It’s a shame... not only that some people in our world need to stretch their food this drastically and then here in America, we are literally eating ourselves to death! Humans aren’t designed to eat meat EVERY meal, EVERY day! It’s also disgusting how much food gets thrown away here and sad that there’s no way to get it to North Koreans and others who desperately need it! I was literally homeless in the states, but could walk around the food court at my local mall and pull half eaten gigantic portions of food from the trash.... STILL WARM! It’s amazing. You can literally be homeless here but have a full belly and be fat! So damn right we should be grateful and try our best to find a respectable charity or any way to help others who are less fortunate than us. I live on a boat now and own my own business, but I’ve never forgotten what being homeless was like and it’s made me much more grateful and empathetic to the plight of others. Some people will never get it. And I have never had to go hungry! I can only imagine!
We also have people starving here in America. The fact we can't get excess food to people in our own country is even sadder. Humans can eat three meals a day, you just eat three small meals not three huge meals.
The statistic here in Canada is that 60% of our food ends up in landfills... There is such an abundance of food and it's so heartbreaking that it ends up in the trash 😢
God it’s so unfair that this could literally be fixed so quickly if it wasn’t for the greedy people running the country; it’s genuinely heartbreaking
I’m so glad you are here. Thank you for your videos. So sad to hear of the suffering of the North Korean people.
Very clear and calming voice 🙌🙌🙌
🇬🇧 I wasn't a huge fan of algorithms, but I am now.
Amazing lady. Quite wonderful. 😍"
Thank you for the education. Makes me feel guilty for the abundance we have in the west that we take so for granted.
Is it dangerous for her to talk about this and admitting she escaped from north korea?
Yes. It is very dangerous. She should be considered a heroine for speaking out.
Yes. She has spoken about how she is on a list that the North Korean government has created. You know that that means.
I think in a way it is, but also in a way it isn't. North Korea doesn't have enough power for it to be super dangerous against a defector that is now an American citizen. I think Yeonmi has mentioned before that there are a few things she should avoid doing ever again because it could put her at risk--such as going to China.
She herself is safe in USA but if her family is still in NK they might already be imprisoned
Oww at least she is safe, praying for her family and all people still in north korea 🙏
Thank you for teaching me so many details about NK, May God protect and bless you, girl😍
In your opinion, is there anything that can be done by other nations to free North Koreans? This kind of torture can’t continue, it’s unthinkable.
Nuclear Bomb goes **Kaboom**
@@Nobelbaral People need to be freed and then they can blow the country off the map.
Sure. Calling for removal of west sanctioning and let korea trade with the world and develop its economy. They do not need your liberate because they saw what your country has done to the middle east.
@@bethrow2002 Nazi
It is a Prison Sentence to live in NK. This is also a hell hole:
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"Civilization is only possible when you're fed. When you're hungry, you don't think logically..."
Ah, that explains the snickers commercial.
I get it, but kinda not appropriate to be joking here. Her people eat mud and roaches dude.
@@AMcDub0708 Hey, it's a free country.
As a Cuban I can relate.But it has never gotten so bad for us.My heart break for our people.😢
Thank you Yeon-Mi for your channel. I remember reading about your story a while ago and it’s been stuck in my head ever since. I want to learn about what the average North Korean goes though and your channel is perfect.
I’m so thankful you escaped and made it to America to make videos like these. So much to learn! I have the bell turned on so I won’t miss any of your videos!
Love from Canada ❤️
Oh my sweet I'm so sooo sorry I don't even know where to start, I'm just so glad you got out with your family and your daddy died I'm so sorry you are wonderful ❤️
The average North Korean meal: [Redacted]
Sounds delicious to me
"North Korea is the perfect place for vegans..." That has to be the funniest unintentionally funny thing that has ever been said!
Exactly because being vegan exists only in privileged people. Another reason I dislike vegans
@@Missalicelewis What on earth? That literally means that you could easily be vegan in North Korea - are you saying North Koreans are privileged now?! Being able to eat meat is a privilege, as described in this video very succinctly.
@@lucyinthesky9479 not at all, I meant people in privileged countries that have meat available but choose to be vegan just because they can whereas people in North Korea are starving and wish they had a little meat... choosing to be vegan is a privilege that these ppl don’t have they just can’t find/afford meat
@@Missalicelewis That's true. But no one should have to eat meat just because it's available when there are other options they prefer for whatever reason.
@@Missalicelewis I guess you hate non-cannibals too, because I'm sure some of those starving North Koreans would be willing to eat human meat if it was offered to them, too. In fact, a person from North Korea said that he saw a merchant with a roadside stand selling human lower legs/feet and hands and other human body parts for sale as food! So yes, selling human meat on the black market does happen in North Korea. I guess you hate non-North Koreans who don't eat human meat, because they are priviledged enough to turn down human meat?
Thanks for you good work.
Hopefully more people here will appreciate what they have here.
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And I get mad when McDonald’s forgets the sauce for my nuggets. I gotta get my act together.
Korean food is actually my favorite food to eat. I love Korean kimchi, cold noodles, Bibim-bop, bulgogi, nangmyun, jajang myun, and Korean Army stew. Those are my top faves.
Somehow commenting that under this particular video feels extremely tone-deaf.
It is so endearing that she thinks she could ever bore us ♡
Never been this early lol
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@@YeonmiParkOfficial god bless u love from India
I love your video editing!! Where do you get all the photos from?
Watching at the photos helps so much to understand the things your talking about
Huge respect and love from india❤
Who are the people who dislike this?? kim jong uns multiple accounts?
Your content is so powerful and you are an amazing person! I am so glad you are in a safer place now!
Wow I am shocked... Even in Malaysia we do eat fermented stuff like fish... But this is really just showing how bad the poverty is in NK... Thanks for sharing with us... This is really one eye opening.... By the way my favorite is Kimchi.... We're all rooting for you to be an activist that will set NK free...