I'm Funding North Korea's Regime (addressing your concerns)
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You should go to South Korea next year
Indigo Traveller What don't fund North Korea lol jk
Indigo Traveller
🤔 If you were CIA or MI6, your TH-cam channel would be the perfect cover! 😁
I hope you visit DPRK again in future ..like 10-15 years.
Mike Bennett really?
This North Korea series is the best North Korea travelling series I have ever seen.
ShikashiKnight what about louis?
Ikr and he's not obnoxious about it
ShikashiKnight Agreed! And by far the most objective too, no pro or against propaganda like most other
Agreed. I’ve seen them all.
Love how he focused on the people in their natural state on the side of the roads. The raw human emotions set the stage for the series.
I hate how opinionated everyone is about this video series. They pretend that they're the ones who visited the peninsula.
This guy is very well spoken and honest. Take it for what its worth.
Thank you.
ok communist.
wolf1096 ok stupid
If you want to understand, I was hesitant even watching these videos because it is supporting someone who supported North Korea through tourism(even if he only made a penny off my view). So is North Korea an extreme example, yeah. I don't know of a single other country that brainwashes people on a daily basis for a single goal and position. I will use this more as a scholarly point then a religious one. In the Bible, Jesus gives Christians the right to judge in two and only two circumstances. When children are being used and when the church is being used. While Christianity has been corrupted today, even it's founders saw two things as so evil it is ok to judge. I think the rulers of a country setting themselves up as the de facto "God" means they are corrupting the church. Unquestioning reverence of anything takes away what it is to be human, the ability to think. Name one other country that does this? And you will see the difference between NK and everyone else. There is no human right more important than the ability to think for oneself.
@@justindadswell8610 shut up...and why you talking about christianity? Do you really think NK cares about christianity? Why dont you go there and tell them all about christianity and see what happens lol
Just don't tear any posters off the wall.
Surely anyone going to North Korea would be thoroughly briefed on what not to do, which is probably just about anything they are not directed to do. I would never go to North Korea for that reason, the consequences of a screwup, intentional or not are just too great.
That is an extreme gradation. Having different laws and culture does not justify such an extreme misuse of sovereignty.
Tearing a poster off the wall could reasonably be seen as a dick move pretty much anywhere, but in NK it’s punishable by death. That makes it an evil state.
..and dont work for the CIA!!
@@Deadross988 If you already know what to expect dont get angry with the results. Always be humbled in other countries.
@@alexburke5289 I doubt Otto was cognisant of the fact that Death was a reasonable expectation of punishment for that act.
Although I agree, on a personal level it is not intelligent to provoke an obviously evil and unstable regime. This says nothing of what is a proper and justified response by foreign legal authority.
Humbling or being humbled demands a requisite respect that DPRK's actions preclude. This is quintessentially an insane statement, to say that respect must be given in absence of the work necessary to deserve said respect. Major difference between western and eastern cultures, that still fuels issues today.
Everything about how you express your ideas are sane, well collected and super classy. Right on my man.
Man, you've become my idol. You get the point of traveling, which is to empathize with people whose backgrounds are totally different from yours, instead of judging them or feeling superior. I traveled to Egypt recently and engaged a lot of locals (your openness is one thing that inspired me to do so) and they were really surprised, because the vast majority of visitors they get stay away from them! I would show up at a local restaurant and they would be amazed, as the other westerners prefer to visit McDonald's (they told me so!)! I was taken aback by that. I hope you read this, I send you a hug, man.
I feel you man. Why on earth would anyone eat at McDonalds when travelling? Sure, if it's to grab something fast because you're in a hurry, fine, but the whole point with going abroad is to experience that place.
THIS!
@@Imtotallydiggingthis some people are drawn to the regional offerings that are not available in the US locations. There are TH-cam videos about the unique foods that McDonald's locations abroad may offer. Beyond that, maybe intimidation trying something new without a backup option.
Idolatry mid God better
So what, you travel. You have disposable income, I really don't care
Came about this channel by chance one day, and been obsessed with it ever since! Fantastic work, keep it up!
Appreciate that!
Same again.. Also 3 yrs late as well.
Also same. But 3.5 years later
I think the biggest thing to be exposed in any country you’ve visited: the government of any nation and the people that nation consists of are two different entities entirely.
What a profile pic dang
Yet, civilians are the ones who go and die in wars
Say what?
Of course crime isn't a big problem. Watching public executions tends to keep people in line.
Did a lot for the French Revolution... not!
Jay Philip Williams: LMFAO
Have u seen those public executions??
If a few public executions of low class thugs in U.S. cities would stop the endless crime and murders, I would be all for it. So think about what you are saying. North Korea may be to one extreme, but the U.S. is way too lenient towards crime and thug youth.
I've heard its pretty bad beyond the areas they let you see
being isolated from the world for some days can be appreciated... north koreans though have been cut off for more than 60 years... that's oppression... that's heartbreaking.
xooox Thanks As a result of American aggression.
ww2: the US vs Soviet Union duality is the reason of the divide of Korea. It is very sad to see one country split in two, each part only evolving in a direction far from the other through decades and decades... because of an ideoligical fight of foreign powers. Germany could make it through it... but at that time, the west didn't care that much about Korea.
xooox Thanks Nope. The USSR recognized the unified Korean partisan government, the US dissolved it and installed a military dictatorship in the South. The West then murdered a quarter of the Korean population in the Korean War.
spit your alternative facts somewhere else plz.
xooox Thanks Which bit of what I said was untrue exactly?
Totally agree with your statement about appreciating freedom when you haven't had what we're used to for 8 days, the concept of not being able to walk or wander at your own leisure for 8 straight days is mind boggling. The simple act of walking next door to grab coffee or beer without having someone walk behind you is taken for granted I imagine
Thank you, Dean!
Funny, that's how I've been living since I was born for 20 years but no one talks about it or defends me because my country is America's friend instead of its enemy.
@@user-bx8sj6qm3w can you explain? Also which country are you from?
This guy is really down to earth and honest about his oppinions🙂✌
Thank you
yes 🙂
"You can't walk by yourself down the street and you're pretty much being watched at all times." That's something I think most of us cannot fully comprehend, myself included.
Well it’s true, the NSA even does it in your own room!
@@100Mmore I know that domestic surveillance has gotten really bad since 2001, but I don't see any hidden cameras.
The only way I think they'd be able to spy on you everywhere you go is through what you take with you willingly-your cellphone. It has at least one camera and a microphone. Not to mention GPS tracking. Your smartwatch or fitness band you wear (if you wear one) also has GPS tracking, a microphone, too, if it's specifically a smartwatch.
Video game companies also track your gameplay usage. With parental controls enabled, I can get a glimpse of what gameplay information the Switch probably collects anyway, which is what game any system played on what day, and for how long.
It also tells if anything was downloaded from the Eshop.
Library systems track what books are checked out to who.
TH-cam stores watch history.
Truly we are all being watched.
The reason why I'm not too anxious at the thought is because I have nothing to hide.
I am a law-abiding citizen as far as I'm aware. I don't do anything illegal; the only drugs I take are prescription medicines. I don't steal from stores or anybody else. I don't harm anybody. Heck, I don't even drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes, e or otherwise. I have a job. The only gray area thing I've done that they can possibly hold against me is pirating old video games that I own(ed) to emulate.
There's also the fact that I am very religious that I feel they might hold against me, but I don't think they could hold that against me, considering freedom of religion is a thing.
@100Mmore Are your friends and family disappearing bc of this surveillance? No?.... okay then stop talking
Thank you for sharing your experience with us! It felt like we were there with you, experiencing pretty much everything, and even though we didn't get to see some of things you did, it was still much more than we could get from like, a Google search.
P.S. I've only seen your NK series, so it took me a bit to realize the "in case I don't see you" is probably how you end your videos in general, so hearing it for the first time in a video about NORTH KOREA... sounded very ominous XD again, thank you for sharing in such detail!
I agree with you completely about travelling in the moment rather than glancing at scenery in between checking your mobile. I rarely take pics now... just enjoy the experience. After all millions have same pics. Love your series...you're very honest and respectful of all host countries you're visiting.
I think it's very hard to judge a country during a trip where you were under so much control. The control is of course designed to produce "good reviews". To truly understand North Korea, one would have to interview those that risked their lives to escape.
It's not entirely fair to only go by what those who escaped say either. But for sure, there's a lot to tell that will never be seen in one of these controlled yours. I think it was very obvious that Nick is aware of that though.
YOu mean defectors? that dont value their country, i guess we should interview defectors of America to understand america then
@@nisrrah8198
It's true that it's not fair to only consider what the leavers say, but the comparison to 'murica is not fair since people can leave 'murica as they please, unlike NK.
@Benjamin Washington
quit the whataboutism. NK is extreme. yes, other countries have their downsides too. all of them. but none are as bad as NK.
@@Imtotallydiggingthis worse than the ethnic cleansing currently under way in China?
Worse than the lives of women in Saudi Arabia?
Worse than the plight of slaves currently used to construct Dubai or the Qatar world cup stadia?
Worse than those fleeing ISIS across the Sahara only to end up enslaved in Libyia?
So much for your 'Free World'.
Absolutely AMAZING series!
I really felt like I was there! Keep it up 👍🏼
Those who live in Pyongyang are those who have earned that right to live in that city based on their loyalty and help to the regeime. So anyone including children you talk to are not regular North Koreans, but are part of the privileged few. They don’t need actors. The people you encountered on the Pyongyang street are party apparatchiks and their children. If you were able to talk to them in English, they are educated. So who has the right to be educated? Those who have shown their loyalty to the regime or whose parents have shown their loyalty to the regime are educated. The others doing cleaning and repair work, you can’t talk to anyway because they don’t understand English.
Chloe Moon Probably research..I studied some of this in grad school and it sounds familiar. Why did you even ask him that..it’s not like he claimed some off the wall stuff that makes zero sense. He gave you the city name, if you’re interested you can look it up.
@Chloe Moon Its common knowledge and besides that is literally an official stated policy of north korean. you have to have a proven family loyalty and social standing to be allowed to live there
Are you talking about USA? (Money = Good education - No money = Die in the streets like a rat)
Lewis Doherty Funny how people don’t say “I” don’t understand Korean, but “they” don’t understand English.
So 2.6million people are part of the privileged elite? That’s roughly 10% of the population do you really think the bus drivers, shop workers, cleaners and all the other menial workers are, A. Part of the elite, or B. Don’t live in the city? When you put that statement under scrutiny it starts to fall apart
There's a lot of sophistry here. When you go to other countries you are not, by the by, directly enriching the government because the government rarely has that totalitarian control over every aspect. Your dollars/euros/pesos go to the people who live there, who will pay some taxes but in general will be able to use your money to make purchasing decisions that benefit them as individuals.
North Korea is a special case because they so brutally control their people that everything you do is for the country's direct benefit or it does not happen. EVERYTHING. Defector after defector has described the tours like the one you went on, how everything is carefully staged from top to bottom by the government, every itinerary checked, nobody is allowed to go anywhere or show anything that is not designed to pain the government in a good light. The shops you were allowed to shop in were approved and made full and presentable. Your feasts were not typical food, but designed to impress you and make you compliment it. Farmers working in fields is no problem to film, they are proud of that. The overwhelming military presence is not, because they know it looks bad to have so many soldiers/civilians, so if you do you are in trouble.
And rest assured, you probably were not always routed on the most direct roads to your destinations. If there was anything shameful or negative that could be seen by a road you do not go that way. That's also why you can't approach construction sites, because many of them are hollow shells to create an outward appearance of prosperity (China has this same problem, btw). Bottom line, do not forget you are permitted to do this tour only because it is an infusion of hard currency and propaganda.
That said, I am NOT saying you shouldn't have gone. You do you. But the honest thing would be to state that you feel the value in shining light on these places requires you operate within a certain framework, not create false equivalencies with other countries. Britain, United States, New Zealand do have their problems of course, people are imperfect everywhere. But it is nowhere the near the same thing. You do not get beat up and left brain dead if you make fun of Boris Johnson or Donald Trump, in fact many people make their living doing it. You choose your religion, or no religion at all. You keep most of the money you earn, you spend it how you wish. You have freedom in the West, that's why everyone runs to it, and away from places like North Korea.
And the reason its so safe for you (and also so clean) is simple: the people live in terror of their government. Can you imagine what would happen to them and their families for generations if they made the country look bad, especially in front of outsiders? You don't have to, defectors have said. One disloyal family member thrusts the entire family down into the lowest caste, suitable only for manual labor and a terrible life in a work camp.
Your videos are well made, and I think it is important for outsiders to have a look into places like North Korea, even if it's an artificial look and sanitized. But do not justify your travel decisions by creating false equivalency.
I'm quite late to these videos but this was extremely educational and I binge watched them! I love your Q&A at the end and this was wonderful to put into perspective. Of course, taking everything you experienced with a grain of salt knowing they won't show you all there is bad and good to NK. Still was breathtaking to see just how beautiful the landscape is!
This Q&A was very good. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
"its not that strict or anything, there are people always watching and following you"
I just discovered your channel and I absolutely love it. I think it's awesome that you travel to these places and discover the country and it's people instead of the political or military views. I think it just proves that at our core, as people we all can get along and enjoy both our differences and things that are similar. Please keep up your travels and your videos
Loved the NK Series! One of the NK videos showed up in my feed and that's how I found your channel. Thanks for this video too, I was curious about your overall view about NK.
Amazing series. Nice to see such raw footage of a place many people know nothing about.
Blink three times if you're being taken hostage
blink blink blink
oh snap
No, he is just capitalizing on slavery and dictatorship, making money by promoting tourism and people spending money for our great leader. Fuck this guy. Hope he is making a shit ton of money because if I were making money by promoting such things I would not sleep at night
@@igormarcos687 brain washed much?
I am not american if that is what you are implying lol
Your series of videos in North Korea was amazing ! I enjoyed each second of it. And don't apologize for some videos being *bumby* when you are on the roads. I loved watching the landscape in the country and the people working... and we could feel what yourself were feeling in the bus. Thanks a million ! And now, I am going to watch another of your incredible journeys. Cheers from Canada. ❤️🙏
Thank you for everything you do. Found your channel few days ago and been obsessed since. I dont think I got much sleep because I'm traveling through your videos ❤ thank you Nick. If ever you're in Montreal, CA, dont hesitate to reach out! Cheers!
Amazing series my dude. Found your videos for the first time last night, binged 75% of the series and then finished it today. Incredible series and I also appreciate your open mind when it comes to things like this.
Everything wasn't staged. Everything was extremely controlled. You did not get to see the bad stuff.
He almost doesn't want to admit that either. Everyone else is just dramatic and his tour showed him the truth .... Riiiiiight
@@VaunShiz You're so brainwashed that isnt possible to your mind accept a different view from North Korea. That guy has been there, he felt these things and recorded, a lot of other yt channels also showed things apart from the usually "its a truman show every thing is controlled!1!!", so whats the problem with accepting it?
he got his clicks and subs and north korea got a very flattering youtube vlog series from a westerner.
just bingewatched this whole series, thank u so much! so interesting and fascinating.
same
I straight up loved these videos, wow. Totally enriching, some of the best on TH-cam. So impressed.
I LOVED the series, I'm loving your videos and I can't wait for your new stuff.
Thank you for the Q&A, very helpful and interesting!
Thank you for this incredible series. Such a fascinating country!
That intro song has been stuck in my head while watching this series, lol. Looking forward to your future videos!
thanks Andrew!
whats it called?
Mat S name please :)
This will take you to the intro song - th-cam.com/video/pB2RiwPgH3U/w-d-xo.html
Loved this series; thank you for sharing.
I subscribed because of you NK videos! I loved them all and also how hoy showed the beauty of the country. Thanks to you I'm planning on visit the country!
Really enjoyed your North Korea vlogs. I like your open minded attitude and tendency to lean towards the positives of your experiences. Good on you for being brave enough to go out on this adventure and then share your experiences with the world!
In a way, you did all you needed to do with this series for us in the audience. From the first episode I got the immediate feeling that the country is just like it's portrayed in the media: isolated and controlled. We could now see it in the footage that you captured, huge apreciation to you for doing that. With empty streets, empty hotels, empty beaches and other empty tourist attractions it's self-evident that the regular people are kept in strict government control. Nobody in their right mind would be saying that everything we saw here presents the NK in a good light and I'm glad you didn't frame it all like we were stupid. No over the top clarification of things, despite now some people of this audience demanding that you'd been clearer about the human right violations happening there. You (Nick) couldn't have seen them happening anyway, so in my opinion there's no point complaining about the choice of not focusing on that bad side. This video series is a stark but needed contrast for what I could read about the defectors and their own horrible reality. Every bit of new knowledge is valuable.
Exactly
The media paints a bad picture of anything when it suits them
Remember it was Obama that coined the phrase Islam is a religion of peace
Yeah right have you seen what goes on in Muslim countries
Far worse that North Korea
@@danielkirkland3366 "Islam is perfect, not Muslims"
For the "far worse" side... some things are horrifying unfortunately, people dying of hunger is downright shocking. Hopefully we get to a stage where we don't have to compare "what's worse" and leave human-induced suffering across the globe in the past.
All the best!
I just Subscribed to your channel after I was initially drawn here to look at the sights u were posting about North Korea..but as I checked out your channel I'm so thrilled to see ALL THE PLACES you have visited!! I love to learn about other countries..as I can not travel at this point in my life at least now I can see these beautiful places on your channel..thanks so much for sharing all your videos!
Really enjoyed watching this series, have just been to South Korea so was curious to see a bit more of the North (other than the glimpse I got on a DMZ tour). Thanks for making!
Thanks to you and your travel to NK we can experience something that probably most of us will never do. Thank you!
Love your videos!!
Loved this series, look forward to seeing where you go next :)
what a great fearless life you are leading .i am hooked .keep it up .many viewers on here will never see or experience these places .you bring these countries to life .
Great insight on North Korea! I've been binge watching all of your videos and you're amazing! I've been learning so much about the world because of you. Keep doing what you're doing :)
Thank you, Kristen!
I don't think it is staged in a sense that those people aren't actors. That is their "normal" life, but since they can't move, speak or even think freely, they are basically programmed. They play their roles through their whole lifes without knowing what they are part of. And the tourists are supervised, the regime decides what part of this "game" they are allowed to see. Similarly to a videogame, where one can't go everywhere but have to follow a certain way the creators/programmers decided beforehead.
Those who you can talk to (like the guys in that shop...) are probably "specially trained" people (anyone who speaks english really is I guess), maybe even spies or something similar.
different levels of NPC's.... unfortunately, none give out missions....
Exactly right. He clearly has no idea the extent to which he WAS really a part of a huge, highly managed stage show, a propaganda exercise. The idea that "lots of people have pretty normal lives there" is just so ignorant.
My feelings exactly!
@@cosmicmuffin322 You're so right. Calling it 'normal life' while you can travel the whole world is beyond me.
I really love your series and learned a lot. I also like how you are open minded in viewing the world and seeing the good and bad in all places. It is a refreshing moment to see this consciousness in another human
You've got a nice trip there. Almost everything is perfect [which is obviously odd] from arriving, the tours, and leaving in a train. Awesome shots always [as expected from a nk tour].
Best NoKor Video Series from a travel vlogger.
Your production, editing and narration are excellent. Just subb'd TKS
Thank you so much ❤️
I randomly spotted one of you videos and subbed just before the North Korea series, awesome work mate, I was quite surprised the you are also a kiwi, nice one bro
Really enjoyed this video series. It was educational and insightful and I really like your open-minded approach. It was very refreshing and its good to hear the perspective of someone who has actually experienced it. Thank You.
I just wanted to say thank you for creating this video series, you have given me a real eye opener into a country I’ve only ever heard bad things about and I have really enjoyed watching your time there. Sadly I’ll probably never get to go myself so thank you again for sharing your amazing adventure with me 😊
He saw what the government wanted him to see. There was nothing real about that. The whole trip was carefully coordinated. Did he get to talk to the locals in any way? Did he get to travel where he wanted? No he didn't... that he still presents all of this in a positive light should tell you something about his lack of ethics and morality.
There's no eye opener here, if anything this series tries to close your eyes regarding the reality of the country.
Really enjoyed this series. That took a lot of courage. One conclusion I had - NK is desperate for attention and approval. ----- You only paid ~1500 euro for that whole trip yet there were literally hundreds of NK people who dedicated their time and resources just to your group (an entire hotel staff, factory workers, school kids for example). The 'Truman Show' reference is perfect.
This is indeed really big in North Korea.
It’s crazy. But they do it.
Nice vid Nick!!!! Keep it up!!!
Big ups to you man! :) Really enjoyed the series.
Very enjoyable vlog series, and I agree entirely with your reasons for going etc. What stood out to me was the people of NK seem really lovely despite what they are going through and I hope it gets better for them.
I get where you’re coming from, but not sure I agree with your reasoning. No country’s pure, of course, but in the other direction, the logical extension of what you’re saying would seem to be “All governments have done bad things so there’s no point in boycotting any regime,” which is kind of like saying, “everyone’s done bad things so there’s no point in imprisoning anyone for any crime they commit.” I get that one can’t boycott every country if one wants to travel, but on the other hand, one has to ask oneself, is there any regime so depraved that one wouldn’t/shouldn’t support them with one’s money, and where does one draw the line?
I felt like I went through an entire journey through North Korea without leaving my room in Brisbane. It was awesome.
i like what u do man.❤️❤️🙏 travelling around and sharing your experience good luck
Kia Ora fellow kiwi! We have been watching your videos for a while, after searching Egypt. Love the kiwi attitude and open mind in your videos. SO HAPPY you are going to Africa! I spent 3 weeks in Ghana 2 years ago and have been dying to go back ever since. You are the PERFECT personality for Africa and will absolutely love it and they will love you!!!!! We are headed back to Ghana in January for 2 months, after Egypt (thank you for convincing us ;)) cant wait to find out where and when you are going!
One thing that really bothered me about your videos was how well they were feeding you consider how much starvation there is.
Not really a critic of you, they wouldn't have given the food to their people anyway, just despicable.
I think it's one of the more well done aspects of the series, him showing the contrast of those two situations and alternate realities. One moment we can see a table filled generously just for the tourist group. In a while Nick shows them in a bus driving past people who are carrying sacks of rice which is probably the most they are let to bring home for their families. He doesn't have to tell how bad things are there in NK. And seems like many in his audience are pointing it as a criticism, like they are expecting the self-evident explained.
Katie There’s starvation all over the world.
Katie north Korean aren't even starving anymore unlike in the late 90s. They improve their agricultural science and farming situation a lot and got rid of the famine crisis. North Korea is improving everyday while America is dying into degeneracy and destroying the earth.
sasori obinna mii
Is that why people in North Korea still need to dig in the dirt for worms to eat?
Katie Where did you get this information about "digging worms in the earth"? Seems ridiculous..
Thanks for this serie!
Thank you very much for posting!!
I think what this tells us is that the only real way to find out what a place is like is to go there and experience it for yourself. This series was really interesting and not what I was expecting! Really enjoy your films!
Fantastic series, man! Thank you so much for sharing your experience with so many details. I have not seen anything similar before.
Thanking TH-cam personally for suggesting your channel to me.... Your travels are amazing and like no other! I felt like I was with you on this journey.
I enjoyed the whole series - very interesting!
Good job on the whole series
9:08 Answer to the title of the video
GormGear Thank you fuck. Hate click bait lmao
Hero and a legend, thank you.
The title of the video isn't a question.
MischievousMoo the title of the video has changed since I posted this comment, genius
Well done Q&A. No way to avoid controversy around this country.
True that.
Thank you for the great series.
Really good series, so glad I found you.
im a big fan of your page man, I really enjoyed your Bangladesh series as I am going to be there in the middle of august, keep of the good work my friend.
How's the trip going Ian?
hey! it was great thanks for asking, I was in dhaka for 4 days, and I'm back in Phnom Penh where I live. I will be uploading my first vlog tomorrow, you're still in Bangladesh right? hows it going?
LOVED LOVED LOVED this series cant wait for your next adventure!!!
intriguing series thanks Nick!
Thumbs up for your video. Interesting is the word you use a lot, and that's spot on. I like the things you said about leaving the social media and the distractions to the experience.
What struck me most about your videos on North Korea was that very few, if any, people you filmed out your bus windows were smiling.. They all looked seriously stressed. It was very interesting to see what the tour there was like, but all the tour experiences were as you say, entirely managed and there was no possibility to talk with any person in secret .
Many cultures do not smile by default. It's seen as extremely bizzare and only something you do when you're genuinely full of joy or something is really funny. Go to any Eastern European country and you will note that even store clerks and service staff don't typically smile. It doesn't mean that they're stressed, it's simply a cultural difference.
Yeah ok?! Lighten up Ali.
What struck me was the meals. Everywhere he went it looked like the best spread I have ever seen. Endless bowls of food, all looking appetizing. I would love to go to North Korea one day.
Thank you for this brilliant series; you are a sincere and genuine individual - your answers were profound and intelligent. As always, I am looking forward to your next video. Cheers!
Thank you, Sia!
Apparently you didn't watch nor listen to this video
Superb series of videos. Thanks for sharing these with us.
Thanks for the vids upload going with my father to NK for 10days holiday this summer. Was told by the tour company to bring along some thick clothing for the night as it can get quite cold even in summer. Took me 3 years to plan for this trip the first and second time was due to lack of people going so cancel :(
The empty convenient store was so staged. I have never seen a store that perfect in my life. I felt like the locals in the area couldn't buy anything in there.
Yea that's why visiting NK is just a giant tightly controlled tour. I find it quite self unaware he is at times because these tours making life there look normal .... Is literally the whole point 😂. Most of the NK population is starving
@@VaunShiz Is that what you saw when you went there?
@@Rasputin.Bogard The country has little to no food, no power, no running clean water. Most people have to bathe and clean clothes in rivers. It's a sad sight. The tours are completely staged which is why they are on a time frame with no freedom to go anywhere. You can't leave the tour group because what's past the tour group is a country that can't hold itselfs up to the power they say they have.
I'm not saying the people aren't happy, im just saying that Kim Jung un needs to keep up the big bad nuclear country look since they are most likely pretty weak.
Yeah they're all staged, journalists who have made it into the country have proven as much.
Regarding stuff being staged...this doesn’t mean “staged for the bus” etc. There are varying degrees of this. Let’s say you’re NK citizen, you clean the streets at 5AM with soap and water, then you are assigned to some meaningless job just for you to have a job - like field work that’s not really productive etc. and you have orders to look nice, have a shirt etc.but not talk to strangers, it just so happens a tourist sees you fulfilling duties. Not staged, but staged, as your behavior is modified by tyranny and knowledge that any deviation from script means uranium mines work/death. It’s self-censorship based on fear and paranoia what makes the behavior inauthentic. You go through the motions as anybody can be an informant. And even if today it’s not as easy to keep NK citizens from all western material, they still learnat school that South Korea is starving etc. and are intetionally weakened by school system, for example they have to publicly criticise friends. They try to work around it and make private deals “you criticise me I criticise you” etc . There are good videos with NK survivors on youtube.
This goes to show how you look down on workers by calling their jobs "meaningless." Labor is labor whatever field you are in, my good bich.
Mia Nakano I don’t believe that’s what he was saying..i think it’s more like the work they give you that might not even need to be done. And if it’s about labor, these people could be doing so much more but they aren’t allowed too, so that could also be meaningless. Why did you try to hard to get offended? I loved the way they broke down and described how it could be and shared their thoughts here. That’s all you took out of that? 🤦♀️
Ondrej Turecek,are you Czech?
@@kyosantofu7023 Work can be meaningless. Resources can be used in unproductive ways. This is not a slight on the workers but the centralized government that refuses to allow market forces to operate as they do in other countries.
Love your videos! Great insights into your NK trip :)
My question was the first you answered, very intrigued to learn more about your trip! I have enjoyed your videos on this trip!
Thanks for the question!
thank you for doing this trips, an intresting perspective from seeing it :)
The train stations looked like film sets with actors. Also that fertiliser factory - that was just too clean and tidy.
What an amazing experience it must have been. I really enjoyed your NK videos.
One day before I die I will visit.
Nice video. Thanks for the info. *Indigo Traveller* . 👍
Very well done series! Think I already mentioned that at some point, but content wise are you one of the best TH-cam travel channels out there imo! Keep it up!
Thank you!
I was very surprised at how beautiful Pyongyang looks in the sunshine, the river and the landscape. If it wasn't for the regime, it could be a truly beautiful and peaceful place to live!
Great videos! Can’t wait for more
Loved this series, thanks :)
Fascinating to hear your thoughts on your trip, i really enjoyed the NK series. Im also super interested in this Africa trip youre teasing. I'll be checking for updates! have a good one x
Thank you, Sarah!
An interesting series. There seemed to be an absence of:
1 fatties
2 vandalism
3 traffic congestion
4 advertising
5 freedom
Oh and smiling a lack of smiling
@@MrVaDelux look carefully, I've seen some of smiles here and there
State mandated happiness
The true markers of freedom
yeah, no food means no fatties and no cars means no traffic
Great videos! Continue your good job.
Great closing video, so educational and enlightening
the north Korea series i thought it was brilliant....cheers
Cheers, Nigel!
This has been such a great series, thank you!
Thank you for this series best i have seen!