Who tf cares how many comments there is. Anyway. They probably dont get many foreign or return customers, so you cant really blame them for that look on their face. They were probably just shocked lol
well he does look like a human bomber or something, looking at his clothing compared with theirs one would think he'd at least take off his jacket when entering a building.... unless he was hiding something. that's just what I might think. Plus North Koreans are going to be suspicious if you don't look like you belong there? like perhapse he gave off a South Korean 'vibe'... as later on it seems like he didn't know how to say something and used hand motions to translate. I'm not sure, maybe that's just a normal part of the language though, but just my thoughts on why the stare :).
Me too! It looks like a discount store from the United States or Australia too, I’ve lived in both countries It makes me wonder what the stores for average people are like in North Korea
I think it’s a privilege because if you look in the description, only a handful of people are allowed to go in there certain ambassadors and certain outside travelers so I’m guessing that’s probably why it’s called a privileged store since only a select few could go in
You see a brief moment of humanity when the shopkeeper who is calculating prices is asked how she is doing....and she smiles back. Not completely broken, still a glimmer of hope inside.
Lol, I would be a little as well if I had to manually convert through three different currencies for two basic items and then after getting that done having him come back for one more item😂
Meanwhile a very creepy version of ‘I Did It My Way’ is playing over the stores speakers system, that’s a very fitting song for the regime. I also liked how she unlocked the cabinet with the battery in it as clearly the hordes of shoppers there would steal the batteries without a moments hesitation if it was left unlocked.
@@aquariandawn4750 , The North Korean version of the Gulog comes to mind, though probably way more unpleasant than the Russian Gulog . Probably whips and a bullet may be involved if those guards don't like you .
I look around and see things I use daily my family is middle class in America and the fact that all these things are only for the rich I realized how much I take for granted
@@saintnicole3209 No it's not. China has a status of a developing country and India also but in both countries at least 60% of population can freely go to the supermarket and buy things they can afford and need like food, tools but a lot of them are still very poor in comaprison with the west. From what we know from the refugees most people have to get things they want from the black market it's only 5 million of people that can afford to go to the supermarket in North Korea and the rest are slaves.
@lchrlstlanl but it's just a small innocuous item hidden away in a dark corner in a huge multi level store. The fact that he asked for such a specific piece and she just zipped straight to it is, you have to admit very impressive.
I read that Pyongyang (even with its daily power cuts) is considered a "showcase capital", only the very privileged party elite is allowed to live there, that's why you don't see anybody else shopping in these "elite" stores. I can't imagine how ordinary North Koreans live if this thrift store is what passes for "privilege" though.
@@jujumama Regardless how rich or poor they might be, finally they're just like us, people born in a different place. However, we're all made in the image of God, thus we have a conscience (knowing right from wrong) and because of that we shall be judged (held accountable) by God. It is appointed unto men once to die and after that the judgement. We've all sinned and fallen short of God's glory, there is none righteous, there is none who does good. The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus. Everybody reading this, repent and believe the gospel: Jesus Christ, died for our sins, was buried and after 3 days rose from the grave according to Scriptures. The Bible says, "if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in your heart that God had raised him from the dead, you shall be saved." For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but by me." Nobody can earn their way to Heaven because our righteousness is like filthy rags. We're saved by grace through faith, that is not of ourselves, it's the gift of God, not of works, lest any should boast. Unless you repent, you shall perish. Jesus words to all these rich folks: "What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" Your soul is more precious than anything this world has to offer. Because everything will perish, but the human soul shall live forever, either in Heaven with Jesus or in the Lake of Fire with Satan and his demons and the rest of unrepented God hating souls. Where will you spend eternity friend?
Makes me appreciate being a free human. I can go to any store I please, buy what I want or need, and I don't go into panic-meltdown if I see a camera. Unreal what these people have to endure just to be allowed to live their lives. I'll bet before you were even half way finished shopping, that girl behind the counter called their gods and reported that you had a terrible evil GoPro on.
@@zb7297la diferencia es que no vas a morir por no poder usar ropa de marcas caras, en cambio en países con regímenes autoritarios si naciste lejos de la élite no puedes ni soñar con medicinas, papel higiénico u otros artículos básicos
I've never felt this intense watching people go for shopping. It's like watching this guy walking into a death trap with cold-expressionless guards. Damn dude, you're courageous 👍
Well they do look physically cold. They earch have jackets zipped up to their necks and only their hands and heads are uncovered. They look like they're dressed to work outside on a crisp fall day. I bet that place has no heating.
Even though it seems like NK likes to blame the US for everything, they seem to like their music. I think that’s Frank Sinatra‘s „My Way“ playing in the background? :D
it's a store where only foreign diplomats and the rich can access, where you can only pay with foreign currency. Regular Koreans can't shop in these stores, that's why they call it "privileged store"
You’re English is great and we understand what you are saying in the description. I will say that you are really brave to record all of this inside the DPRK. Stay safe!
ER calculate the total, convert it to USD because he isn’t a local and he cannot pay in won (so they had to find the exchange rate on the computer and calculate) then they also had to convert it to euro because he wanted to pay in euros
Also keep in mind there isn't any reason to prioritize efficiency or customer service. Or the IT system. It's like government "services" in the US, except 10x worse.
@@Rolando_Cueva foreigners are not allowed to have North Korean Won you have to have permission from the government for example if you're a visiting tourist the North Korean minder will give you permission to use North Korean won at local grocery store to buy food venue bring the change back and they'll give you either Euros back or US Dollars
I subscribed because I want to know and see how other people live around the world not to feel superior, but to feel empathy for the people who don't know any other way to live.
@@minjiu__u so basically people who have access to masks and choose to wear them are wearing masks. Most people aren't sure of the extents of their regulations currently. We don't have the numbers, and allegedly north korea denied aid (supplies etc) from multiple countries.
I know this is really old and I read the description but what I'm still wondering is how the heck is a foreigner allowed to a) DRIVE and b) go anywhere ALONE in NK?? Maybe he works for an embassy? So wild
yeah,i think it might have had a camera system,you can see those store and building are empty,the recreational parks are empty too.No one has enough money to go there.These videos are just made for propaganda.
We are brainwashed about a lot of things. The difference is that we worship money and consumer goods whereas they worship the state. (Our brainwashing is way better)
that's unlikely because we are free to travel almost anywhere (or at least it was the case recently) and we and our peers are free to talk with each other about our experiences. If there are any discrepancies between what travellers have seen and what we're taught by the authorities, then the travellers would have told us
Exactly, and you know we are in trouble if a refugee from NK doesn’t feel totally free in a western country (especially the US). I think that life becomes much more difficult as you become fully awakened because we previously succumbed to the brainwashing and lies which we were sold of not being deserving of better or worthy of more as a defense mechanism. It just makes it much easier to get through everyday life if you go about it this way, rather than waking up to the realization that you should not just have to accept the situation for what it is or settle for it. However, it’s absolutely necessary to go through awakening, otherwise you just go through life as a robot....
If you ever get a chance to live in a foreign country, do it. I was in the U.S. Air Force and stationed remote in Greece for a year in '76-77, one of the best years of my life. They weren't poor like North Korea, they just didn't need much in their lives and they were content. Upon return to the states I went into a grocery store and realized that we are truly an abundant country.
So many great memories and cheers to you too. I was stationed about 25-30 kilometers west of Patras. I didn't want to leave but we had too many guys there in my career field.@@Νικοςμ-χ9λ
Quando você explora o mundo inteiro é óbvio que terá abundância, maior exemplo disso são os petróleos roubados dos países do oriente médio que vocês invadiram , mas era tudo por liberdade e democracia né ? Afinal de conta quem liga para milhares de civis mortos nos ataques aéreos no iraque ?
Thank you! No plans to come back to Hellas, but I have so many great memories. I was stationed about 30 or so kilometers west of Patras. Beautiful, untouched country.@@Νικοςμ-χ9λ
I would assume China. All that stuff is made there anyway. Wouldn't be hard to make some extra, as all of that stuff is pretty much subcontracted work, so the actual brands have very little control over production. Or possibly a few cases "fell off" a truck somewhere. Large dollar items like cars and things are bought by shell companies and probably shipped to China, then just brought over the border.
OK to answer everyones questions about why the calendar said 2016, and why the prices were in different currencies etc, hes a diplomat so he lives in a diplomat compound full of other foreigners. theyve made it so they can understand everything easier etc.
Defectors pretty much such day that they feel so overstimulated, that it almost makes them feel sick. They also go through a grief process knowing that their world has been a lie. Sometimes they even feel a bit of inferiority and hostility, both towards their home countries propaganda, and all the excess in their new country.
There is no profit in communism.. all money all money goes to the regime.. the regime pays all people enough to basically die on. Thats communism. These people work hard for nothing.. unless its a corrupt store like a1 high ranking ,ember of govt who owns it..
It's so weird....it's like walmart separated all their departments with walls and decided to get rid of everything except like five items and then only put one register in the front, and actually hired helpful workers.
@@ronh.798 You mean Block 325 pound land whales, wearing dirty gray sweatpants with "PINK" emblazoned on the back, a nasty halter top 2 sizes too small while shuffling around in bedroom slippers looking for lil' Shenekia and Rae-Rae?
They don´t have solid electricity, most of the factories are standing still or run at 5% capacity, fuel and food (really everything) is also very limited, you can´t compare that to what you´re used to
I thought they had no foreign music, and although I doubt they've ever heard the voice of Frank Sinatra, it made me happy that, at least, they are allowed to listen to the instrumental of "My Way"
I just want to mention: it is very common for goods not allowed or not commonly available in a country to be available inside diplomatic compounds. This includes things like foreign brands that are difficult to find in the host country, but also prohibited items. For example, in a country that does not allow alcohol, you could likely find it in the embassy commissary of a country that does allow it. In certain countries where pork is difficult or impossible to find, or ridiculously expensive, embassy compounds will offer pork products at average prices for the other country. So like a pack of bacon might be extremely difficult to find in a Muslim country, and if you do find it it’s like $50 for a pack. You go to the commissary in the US embassy compound and they’ll sell it for $5 for the American employees. This video shows the extreme version, but access to forbidden items is a pretty common perk for diplomats.
I feel like North Korea just has people upload videos to YT pretending that they're just normal citizens recording stuff that they're not supposed to, except that stuff is always the "good parts" of North Korea
1. he's a freelance photographer from indonesia who has a wife that works at the indonesian embassy there in pyongyang and basically lives there from 2012 to 2018. 2. he said in another video that he's not a propagandist and only showing his daily life there in pyongyang 3. indonesia has a great relationship with north korea and also, read the description to understand the rest that you need to know
@@notaboxofjuice nothing. It's just his daily live as a photographer who happens to married a diplomat who was assigned in NK . Then he uploaded the videos after he came back to his country, Indonesia.
Questions I have to ask. 1. How do you have an Instagram account? 2. How do you have access to TH-cam? 3. Are you considered rich in NK for owning a car and some cameras? 4. Are you going to consider leaving or staying in NK? 5. Are you an elite or empowered person? (You’ve really been travelling a lot)
Assumptions, He is probably paid photographer for the nk,. In his bio he said he's a freelance photographer, but in nk where things are so restricted he can access internet and upload videos w/o the government even knowing that ? Is that even possible,? & Also in his videos its like everything is about nk is nice and all he would hardly show/ tell any bad sides of that country. They have probably hired him to show how good nk is ,how normal everything is
I’d be so scared to secretly record… what would happen if they found out. Plus the store was empty and the workers were acting very suspicious and strange…. So odd
4:10 I realized and echo the same sense of an eerily lifeless business and a front for normality. No noise, no background music, no sound of people on their phones or staff chatting. It's like an item shop with well groomed ghosts in a Fallout simulation.
@@HeadOfNothing you went true whole country and thats why you are sure about that ,right ? or just want little to barking and drooling what you have no idea about
NK is a wonderful country. The great leader takes care of us as if we were his children. This is an example of a common store here in Korea. Please great leader free my family now, I will continue to speak well and promote our beloved country.
READ THE DESCRIPTION PEOPLE! HE LITERALLY EXPLAINS EVERYTHING THERE.
That helps
Most people are dumb and think it's propaganda like just take your time to look at the information
@@livideadgirl i call two layered propaganda
@@masonhidari please explain further.
They’re playing an instrumental version of my way by Frank Sinatra in the store
They look like they don't want to sell anything
This is typical of communism. In Poland 40 years ago, saleswomen didn't want to sell either. And a customer meant unnecessary trouble for them.
7.8 K likes but no replies?! What the heck. That's as odd as this privileged store.
1 comment per customer.
This comment is 6 years ago and the reply only 2? Do people really scared to leave a comment? 😂 let me fix it
Who tf cares how many comments there is.
Anyway. They probably dont get many foreign or return customers, so you cant really blame them for that look on their face. They were probably just shocked lol
the look on their faces when you walked in, was like they never saw a customer. what a strange place though.
must have thought it was a state official spying on them :) it is a really strange place, it looks normal but most definitely isnt
hi
Read description bro
Ikr. That's what I was thinking
well he does look like a human bomber or something, looking at his clothing compared with theirs one would think he'd at least take off his jacket when entering a building.... unless he was hiding something. that's just what I might think.
Plus North Koreans are going to be suspicious if you don't look like you belong there? like perhapse he gave off a South Korean 'vibe'... as later on it seems like he didn't know how to say something and used hand motions to translate. I'm not sure, maybe that's just a normal part of the language though, but just my thoughts on why the stare :).
Everything seems so untouched ☹️
Heidi Martinez True it feels so... Idk like so lonely there so quiet..
It’s a privilege store so they’re not busy all the time.
beacuse they are untouched products . North Korean people cannot enter these markets.
Crazy that this is classed as a privileged store when it’s like a discount store in the uk like home bargains 😮 makes me realise how lucky I am
Me too! It looks like a discount store from the United States or Australia too, I’ve lived in both countries
It makes me wonder what the stores for average people are like in North Korea
Reminds me of that Soviet guy who went to a normal grocery store in America and was shocked by the fresh produce
Same here, home bargains is fckn class
Exactly, not even bad, just a very clean discount store without any customers.
I think it’s a privilege because if you look in the description, only a handful of people are allowed to go in there certain ambassadors and certain outside travelers so I’m guessing that’s probably why it’s called a privileged store since only a select few could go in
They have everything in that store except subtitles
They have everything in that store except Human Rights
@@popularrandomstuff1348 F
@@popularrandomstuff1348 deadass
And plastic wrap.
They do now and that's impresive
I felt so nervous when the two ladies kept on staring on the camera
Me too
They prob staring at fist customer in their career
Place looks scary. Very sterile and controlled.
heloo anyone here....
@@ShreyashbhagatooI’m here!
@@dumpsterfire9506hi
You see a brief moment of humanity when the shopkeeper who is calculating prices is asked how she is doing....and she smiles back. Not completely broken, still a glimmer of hope inside.
cringe
@@TheMixMasterMarxshut up nigga enjoy the lil things
Welcome to hermit kingdom
@@Adeel808s lol more like US echo chamber
@@TheMixMasterMarx nothing more "cringe" than using that word to describe a person happy that someone smiled.
The workers looked kind of pissed with him lol
lovelylight ~ That girl on your profile picture is having difficulties with her eyes
NO NAME [UNKNOWN] thats not a girl-
@@childe4120 eww
Well those NK people are living in a difficult working environment so I’m not surprised of how unhappy they are. But I feel very bad for those girls 😔
Lol, I would be a little as well if I had to manually convert through three different currencies for two basic items and then after getting that done having him come back for one more item😂
We have the same thing. It is called a dollar store here.
except that it's not a dollar store there... most people wouldn't be able to afford anything from that store
The 'privileged store'
bulfri i see the joke went way over your head
-NineTailed- I didn't know the information they said i'm pretty sure you must've got butthurt because they didn't continue on with the joke.
Like i said before,a Dollar Store with Armani,Boss and Rolex to buy? I am seriously impressed.
Batteries are kept in a secured glass cupboard? Lol
With the key to the cabinet on top of it. that is hilarious!!!!! Then again....buy the time someone buys the batteries they will not work. lol....
Now 6 years later they lock up deodorant and toothpaste in glass in the 🇺🇸😩😂
. Not socialism as such but more a north korean/despot version of dystopia in action
@@carressait’s because people steal everything and then cry about it when the stores close that’s what happens when democrats run the state 😜
yep just like in Québec provinces pharmacies and stores kept BEHIND the counter where the cashiers are, they cost a lot and are too easy TO STEAL
Meanwhile a very creepy version of ‘I Did It My Way’ is playing over the stores speakers system, that’s a very fitting song for the regime. I also liked how she unlocked the cabinet with the battery in it as clearly the hordes of shoppers there would steal the batteries without a moments hesitation if it was left unlocked.
Can you imagine what they do to shoplifters over there? There's some people in my country could use some treatment like that
@@aquariandawn4750 , The North Korean version of the Gulog comes to mind, though probably way more unpleasant than the Russian Gulog . Probably whips and a bullet may be involved if those guards don't like you .
I notice too legend knows 😂😂😂
@Pitterpod Do you happen to know title of the second (piano) song that starts playing at around 5:40min mark?
@@shukky3960 Frank Sinatra - My Way
I look around and see things I use daily my family is middle class in America and the fact that all these things are only for the rich I realized how much I take for granted
of course you do. You never know that before but at least you know now
it's like this in any developing country btw!
@@saintnicole3209 No it's not. China has a status of a developing country and India also but in both countries at least 60% of population can freely go to the supermarket and buy things they can afford and need like food, tools but a lot of them are still very poor in comaprison with the west. From what we know from the refugees most people have to get things they want from the black market it's only 5 million of people that can afford to go to the supermarket in North Korea and the rest are slaves.
@@jeffreylebowski2440 so you're just going to completely ignore the sanctions' role in that? lol okay
Lucky boy
Must be pretty easy to work at that store, no customers, just remove some cobweb from products ones in awhile 😅
actually, you need to do it twos in a while
2k likes and only 2 replies lmfao
Lol
Easy job, and probably not great pay wage
Probably one of the most coveted jobs that only privileged people get, cause it’s easy and safe.
Lmao they took like 10 mins to write the receipt and calculate the costs of those two items. Imagine them working at walmart
they would fit right in haha
+Isabel Estrada ha
Ahahah xD
I think it's because maybe he is using different currency at the store?
They probably have to keep close stock of everything. Make sure nothing is stolen probably.
you gotta give that girl credit she knew exactly where those batteries were.
Frrrr she immediately showed him 😅
they’re probably trained to know EXACTLY where EVERYTHING is or else they’d get thrown in a labor camp along with 3 generations of their families
She wouldn’t dare not know 😂
Well yeah she seems to work there?
@lchrlstlanl but it's just a small innocuous item hidden away in a dark corner in a huge multi level store. The fact that he asked for such a specific piece and she just zipped straight to it is, you have to admit very impressive.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm okay"
No she's not..
Almost 5k likes and no replies, dude thats creepy
@@dikhaaditya6925 Congrats on being the first!
Bro same
@@dikhaaditya6925 Yeah how did this comment get 5k likes over 4 years but no comments? Idk why I agree, but I agree thats creepy lol
Everyone that likes this are NPCS
I read that Pyongyang (even with its daily power cuts) is considered a "showcase capital", only the very privileged party elite is allowed to live there, that's why you don't see anybody else shopping in these "elite" stores. I can't imagine how ordinary North Koreans live if this thrift store is what passes for "privilege" though.
4000 LIKES, and no comments. wow.oops sry
@@jujumama Regardless how rich or poor they might be, finally they're just like us, people born in a different place. However, we're all made in the image of God, thus we have a conscience (knowing right from wrong) and because of that we shall be judged (held accountable) by God. It is appointed unto men once to die and after that the judgement.
We've all sinned and fallen short of God's glory, there is none righteous, there is none who does good. The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus.
Everybody reading this, repent and believe the gospel: Jesus Christ, died for our sins, was buried and after 3 days rose from the grave according to Scriptures. The Bible says, "if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in your heart that God had raised him from the dead, you shall be saved." For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but by me."
Nobody can earn their way to Heaven because our righteousness is like filthy rags. We're saved by grace through faith, that is not of ourselves, it's the gift of God, not of works, lest any should boast.
Unless you repent, you shall perish. Jesus words to all these rich folks: "What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" Your soul is more precious than anything this world has to offer. Because everything will perish, but the human soul shall live forever, either in Heaven with Jesus or in the Lake of Fire with Satan and his demons and the rest of unrepented God hating souls.
Where will you spend eternity friend?
Yes, even the rich do manual labor which is why guides still won’t let you film certain things there (people looking tired, pushing equipment, etc)
its just insane
It is, we all have seen the footage of the towns outside of the few large cities, people live in total squalor.
3 million people can now unlock your phone.
Lol
you can try by going there :D
@@dsgucler8492 I prefer to stay South of the DMZ; better shopping. Fascinating place though! Also, now it is 7 million who can unlock it. 🤣
Makes me appreciate being a free human. I can go to any store I please, buy what I want or need, and I don't go into panic-meltdown if I see a camera. Unreal what these people have to endure just to be allowed to live their lives. I'll bet before you were even half way finished shopping, that girl behind the counter called their gods and reported that you had a terrible evil GoPro on.
You have thousands of privileged shops.
Gucci, Prada, Hermes, Rolex, Porsche, Lamborghini etc.
She has to report it, or else. That’s how scary it is.
Well, we are not free at all
@@zb7297la diferencia es que no vas a morir por no poder usar ropa de marcas caras, en cambio en países con regímenes autoritarios si naciste lejos de la élite no puedes ni soñar con medicinas, papel higiénico u otros artículos básicos
Yeah even if capitalism sucks big time u have freedom in hr tent 😅
Nice store, the only thing missing seems to be the privileged people.
Michelle Campbell lol yea bc in NK there are little to zero privileged people living there smh
I've never felt this intense watching people go for shopping. It's like watching this guy walking into a death trap with cold-expressionless guards. Damn dude, you're courageous 👍
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In 4yrs
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@@Kuli_bangunan-t4g fourth reply
Cccccombo breaker. They really look frightening.
Is it just me or they seem a bit cold? Like they dont smile and seem annoyed by him
If I lived in Nk I wouldn't be smiling either
Well they do look physically cold. They earch have jackets zipped up to their necks and only their hands and heads are uncovered. They look like they're dressed to work outside on a crisp fall day. I bet that place has no heating.
It doesn't @@nika4843
Even though it seems like NK likes to blame the US for everything, they seem to like their music. I think that’s Frank Sinatra‘s „My Way“ playing in the background? :D
blame the government not the musicians
Yeah but a creepy version of it 😂
Notice how TOO organize the store is. As if no one has touched anything ever
beacuse they are untouched products . North Korean people cannot enter these markets.
too many snitches there, so they don't open their mouth
😲
It's a diplomatic building for tourists
it's a store where only foreign diplomats and the rich can access, where you can only pay with foreign currency. Regular Koreans can't shop in these stores, that's why they call it "privileged store"
Best retail job ever. No bloody customers to worry about.
probably no Karen... Except, powerful fussy customers that would send your head flying if you didnt appear friendly enough 🤧
caveat.. you have to live in North Korea
But it's looks like a little scary to me because just a few human there.
Well I don't like supranatural thing.
@@jeanneann3545 locals can go shopping here with permission
@@j.67 I've worked in retail, and to this day I'm still debating if it's really a pro or a con.
Damn this "privileged" store is the dollar store in SK.
Damnit, a Dollar store with Armani,Boss and Rolex? Damn you have to be wealthy as Richie Rich in SK!
Same for here in the US. This looks like a smaller more depressing version of Ross
@@bernisweltredsun1245 Judging by this store I’m pretty certain those aren’t Rolex’s but watches you’d find at a Walmart
The "Priviledged Store " shown in this Video is like a Dollar General in the USA . What a strange Place North Korea is.
@@bernisweltredsun1245those ain't real Rolex or boss I assume
5:55 I cannot 😭 out of all the perfumes there’s a Britney Spears one on the top right she really did take over the world
Не волнуйтесь, это подделка. 😊
Comrade Britney Spears is a reality!
😂😂😂😂😂😂 COMRADE BRITNEY KKKKKKKKKDKEKEKEKEJWOWPWJDHHEIEIEIEIWOOQLQLA BROOOOOO
@@GMota931
I was like Brintey What are you doing in North Korea lol
These women look the same as the other stores or restaurants you've been to.
A Slice of Bread stop being racist 😂
Because they were duplicated NPCs to save system ram
Having a job like this in NK would basicly be like having a job as a doctor in the UK or US and many others.
True
Wym?
What
I know! They act like they work in a high-end retail store when this place looks like a tiny Walmart.
Yep.
dude wtf, you behaved really wierd. And the guy in the end was probably a security guy checking you out
probably to get more footage
He was very strange. I didnt like this video at all.
@@entezami777 How does the dude who uploads these even upload them if he lives in Norrh Korea?
He's Asian, he's doing his best
@@abbey3806 its all weird to me.
You’re English is great and we understand what you are saying in the description. I will say that you are really brave to record all of this inside the DPRK. Stay safe!
Your*
@@babywafflesshut up
@@babywaffles shut up
So a "privileged" store in North Korea looks like a dollar general that is in a liquidation sale and lacks proper interior lighting, got it
Why is there like 20 minutes of them typing on a calculator and a computer for him to buy two tiny little items
ER calculate the total, convert it to USD because he isn’t a local and he cannot pay in won (so they had to find the exchange rate on the computer and calculate) then they also had to convert it to euro because he wanted to pay in euros
Also keep in mind there isn't any reason to prioritize efficiency or customer service. Or the IT system. It's like government "services" in the US, except 10x worse.
@@telaandias3531 Erm, you know you can convert from won to euros right? There is no reason for converting twice.
@@telaandias3531 ooooo thanks 😀
@@Rolando_Cueva foreigners are not allowed to have North Korean Won you have to have permission from the government for example if you're a visiting tourist the North Korean minder will give you permission to use North Korean won at local grocery store to buy food venue bring the change back and they'll give you either Euros back or US Dollars
shoplifters actually put things back here.
I subscribed because I want to know and see how other people live around the world not to feel superior, but to feel empathy for the people who don't know any other way to live.
Such a big store and 0 customers besides you.
How are they supposed to not "notice" your GoPro if you have it hanging from your neck? You can see that from the reflection on the car window
Facundo maybe they simply don't know what it is?
윤형석 nah its werid anyways that he's able to drive a car and go to a store like that in nk he probably works there or something
@Jul W 👫⃠ read description nerd
@@unoriginal6958 maybe hes work for Indonesian embassy
@Jul W freelance photographer for indonesian embassy
When he said oops forgot something I was literally thinking his mask. Oh how the times have changed. Lol
No replies 🤔🤔
Same and i realised this vid was from 2016 lol
do people in NK wear masks on Pandemic???
@@minjiu__u so basically people who have access to masks and choose to wear them are wearing masks. Most people aren't sure of the extents of their regulations currently. We don't have the numbers, and allegedly north korea denied aid (supplies etc) from multiple countries.
Never forgot mine because i never had one
I know this is really old and I read the description but what I'm still wondering is how the heck is a foreigner allowed to a) DRIVE and b) go anywhere ALONE in NK?? Maybe he works for an embassy? So wild
People have commented on other videos that he was a diplomat?
@@sjanexya,indonesia north korean best friends
Он дипломат из Индонезии
He is an Indonesian diplomat stationed there.
Seeing a North Korean smile is oddly heart-warming.
"Forced to smile"
jk
But I do feel bad for those girls. They’re living in a very harsh environment 😔
@@CaseyAlhambra No theyre not lmao
@@Toe1234-b4d wdym? there's still poverty running rampant there
@@haidar1128 Haha, funny one where did you get that from? They have free housing.
I would love to see someone try and shoplift at that store
yeah,i think it might have had a camera system,you can see those store and building are empty,the recreational parks are empty too.No one has enough money to go there.These videos are just made for propaganda.
Selling American stuff in North Korea?? Bad ass level 9000
What a warm and inviting shopping experience.
Also it's locked but the key is on top.
So I think business is going well...
Imagine if we are the ones brainwashed about the outside world.
TheMadisonmccarthy 😲
We are brainwashed about a lot of things. The difference is that we worship money and consumer goods whereas they worship the state. (Our brainwashing is way better)
that's unlikely because we are free to travel almost anywhere (or at least it was the case recently) and we and our peers are free to talk with each other about our experiences. If there are any discrepancies between what travellers have seen and what we're taught by the authorities, then the travellers would have told us
Exactly, and you know we are in trouble if a refugee from NK doesn’t feel totally free in a western country (especially the US). I think that life becomes much more difficult as you become fully awakened because we previously succumbed to the brainwashing and lies which we were sold of not being deserving of better or worthy of more as a defense mechanism. It just makes it much easier to get through everyday life if you go about it this way, rather than waking up to the realization that you should not just have to accept the situation for what it is or settle for it.
However, it’s absolutely necessary to go through awakening, otherwise you just go through life as a robot....
@@pozloadescobar we are brainwashed with our history too
If they noticed a camera they probably thought you work for the korean gov
as a sort of 5th column for S Korean Govt. uhhh??
Then he would probably have to speak fluent Korean, which he doesn't, so I doubt it.
@@ingwiafraujaz3126 Some spies act like they don’t speak their native language. It’s common.
If you ever get a chance to live in a foreign country, do it. I was in the U.S. Air Force and stationed remote in Greece for a year in '76-77, one of the best years of my life. They weren't poor like North Korea, they just didn't need much in their lives and they were content. Upon return to the states I went into a grocery store and realized that we are truly an abundant country.
Cheers from Greece man.
So many great memories and cheers to you too. I was stationed about 25-30 kilometers west of Patras. I didn't want to leave but we had too many guys there in my career field.@@Νικοςμ-χ9λ
Quando você explora o mundo inteiro é óbvio que terá abundância, maior exemplo disso são os petróleos roubados dos países do oriente médio que vocês invadiram , mas era tudo por liberdade e democracia né ? Afinal de conta quem liga para milhares de civis mortos nos ataques aéreos no iraque ?
Thank you! No plans to come back to Hellas, but I have so many great memories. I was stationed about 30 or so kilometers west of Patras. Beautiful, untouched country.@@Νικοςμ-χ9λ
Thank you for your service
3:05 how rude
Yeah I was like... take a step back dude..
My question is:
*How branded things like L'OREAL is exist in North Korea?*
One answer: Russia & China,plus these guys have 3rd party or Gray Companies operating as a front overseas particularly in the EU
WebXT / PW they import them secretly because they aren’t allowed to buy them direct
@@telaandias3531 Can you describe this more, please? How does it work?
Most likely fakes imported from China or possibly even legit l'oreal just imported through the grey market
I would assume China. All that stuff is made there anyway. Wouldn't be hard to make some extra, as all of that stuff is pretty much subcontracted work, so the actual brands have very little control over production. Or possibly a few cases "fell off" a truck somewhere. Large dollar items like cars and things are bought by shell companies and probably shipped to China, then just brought over the border.
woww found it so weird how non of the workers greeted him or nothing like they would do in a shop in another country
I also found weird that the very long calendars did not have the "great leader" on them.
It was nice knowing y, thanks for this sacrificial documentary
Terrifying when you'd be the only person in the shop and then be followed around or escorted to get batteries
This comment has 300 plus likes but no replies , kind of odd
@@ketyebrawl lol wtf, okay?
He wasn’t being followed around he asked for help finding it
Um he was asking where it was and she showed him……
I’m some countries they will come and show you what’s weird about this?
OK to answer everyones questions about why the calendar said 2016, and why the prices were in different currencies etc,
hes a diplomat so he lives in a diplomat compound full of other foreigners. theyve made it so they can understand everything easier etc.
it literally explains that in the description. stop calling this guy a liar.
If this is a privileged store in North Korea, I would love to see how an average North Korean would react to a rich store in the US or UK.
Same
O comunque dell'Occidente
Defectors pretty much such day that they feel so overstimulated, that it almost makes them feel sick. They also go through a grief process knowing that their world has been a lie. Sometimes they even feel a bit of inferiority and hostility, both towards their home countries propaganda, and all the excess in their new country.
Tf is uk stores, the rich stores in norway, sweden, finland, switzerland, luxembourg, germany are way better
@@alessandragregori1518nah, US stores are just something amazihg, nothing comparable to the rest of the west part of the world
Considering the time they took to process that simple transaction with two items, I would say they don't get many customers.
I felt like I needed to hold my breathe even just by watching this video
me too
How does he have access to TH-cam? And how does he have an car? His he rich or something in the NK?
@@thoru-san9606 hi if you read the description on the video he answers your question
@@jeanieologie no he does not. It’s illegal to have internet there. It’s a death sentence.
@@pookiehoney what? No it's not lol foreigners definitely can access the internet
I wonder how much profit this store gets in a day.
There is no profit in communism.. all money all money goes to the regime.. the regime pays all people enough to basically die on. Thats communism. These people work hard for nothing.. unless its a corrupt store like a1 high ranking ,ember of govt who owns it..
A lot. The point is pretty much gathering as much foreign currency as possible.
It doesn’t matter. It’s all a sham!
In communism there is no profit or loss.
There is no profit. There is nothing. Only the Supreme Leader.
so untouched, so organised, only one customer, they dont know calculation, good..
you dont know English good..
The dust on the stuff must be insane
It's so weird....it's like walmart separated all their departments with walls and decided to get rid of everything except like five items and then only put one register in the front, and actually hired helpful workers.
And nobody walking around in ridiculous clothes like people of Wal mart.
They’re not being helpful by following him around. He’s being watched and monitored.
@@pookiehoney hahahahahaha better dont say nothing than say shit
Maybe Walmart should learn from North Korean Luxury Stores?
@@ronh.798 You mean Block 325 pound land whales, wearing dirty gray sweatpants with "PINK" emblazoned on the back, a nasty halter top 2 sizes too small while shuffling around in bedroom slippers looking for lil' Shenekia and Rae-Rae?
Doesn't he need a guide to go to North Korea
he is not tourist
There’s not even any lights on in the store. What is going on here. This is like a strange movie....
They don´t have solid electricity, most of the factories are standing still or run at 5% capacity, fuel and food (really everything) is also very limited, you can´t compare that to what you´re used to
I thought they had no foreign music, and although I doubt they've ever heard the voice of Frank Sinatra, it made me happy that, at least, they are allowed to listen to the instrumental of "My Way"
Well, the store clerks are
they never heard of Frank Sinatra, the song that is playing is obviously created by the Great Leader
B@@jrd3807 I was thinking the same thing!
My Way is the cover of a French song called Comme D'habitude by Claude François. I am pretty sure this is more what they are playing.
My Way is the cover of a French song called Comme D'habitude by Claude François. I am pretty sure this is more what they are playing.
I'm from South Korea and he's speaking south Korean north Korean sounds different he's definetly in North korea
Being inside the store would make me so anxious...
lol.."do they notice the gopro on my chest?" yea no-one will ever notice it..its the least known and most discreet camera ever created..
Satisfaction In North Korea it is
Probably not a well known item in North Korea
Frank Sinatra’s, “My Way” playing in the back is ironic. The fearless leader must sing it every day to himself.
My Way is actually a French song. So what you hear can actually be "Comme D'habitude" by Claude François.
Pulls out Samsung phone in North Korea... 😳
Samsus
😂
this
And drives a Mitsubishi in nk
Lmao
Watching this video I realized how much I'm taking things for granted .
@@harorider96 just had to be that guy huh 😂
@@harorider96 yeah i'm sure all democrats what this in america...
@@harorider96 Odds are, if you think you aren't part of the problem, you probably are.
@@ulrichweiss9912 thats not how odds work.
@@TheReasonableSkepticist You gonna derive a college lecture from a quip centered on human ego?
I think you may be dumber than you think you are.
i love the instrumental "my way" by frank sinatra in the store! american music and they don't even know it XD
Elliott Fisher kind of a fitting song for the country they did do it there way
My Way is actually a sample from a French song called Comme D’Habitude by Claude Francois ! So that’s French music !
Ooh, I've been told that back in the USSR days, they had some stores called 'Beryozka.' And I bet they had similar things as this one does
why all these comments have no replies but thousands of likes💀💀💀
That’s what I was thinking. 20k likes but two replies 💀
Excatly
I wonder the same.
Bruh WTF ur right...
Bot i think
3:33 hold upppp,I thought they are not aloud religion (also bibles) what is a "merry Christmas" sign doing there?
It's all just a front... set up for foreigners
dude should stop touching people for no reason
Marco Romoli might be a cultural norm where he's from. Pretty sure a lot of Asian countries don't value "personal space" as much as others
For a comparison, this is the NK equivalent of a like a super expensive, members-only Whole Foods in Beverly Hills.
09:28 takes out his samsung phone... lol
I just want to mention: it is very common for goods not allowed or not commonly available in a country to be available inside diplomatic compounds.
This includes things like foreign brands that are difficult to find in the host country, but also prohibited items. For example, in a country that does not allow alcohol, you could likely find it in the embassy commissary of a country that does allow it. In certain countries where pork is difficult or impossible to find, or ridiculously expensive, embassy compounds will offer pork products at average prices for the other country. So like a pack of bacon might be extremely difficult to find in a Muslim country, and if you do find it it’s like $50 for a pack. You go to the commissary in the US embassy compound and they’ll sell it for $5 for the American employees.
This video shows the extreme version, but access to forbidden items is a pretty common perk for diplomats.
Interesting. I noticed the, 'Always' brand and had the question of American products sold in NK. Thanks for the explanation.
03:05 LOL why did you Touch her?
ุ ุ he poked her too and proceeded with a thumbs up LOL
This store would make the best liminal space photos. It’s so uncomfortably desolate..
Fascinating...thanks for posting! The store clerk's must be bored out of their minds, though. You're probably the first customer they've had all week!
Why did you made this hateful comment?
@@S.S635 did it say something different before they edited it?
@@litneyloxan yes
@@eduardoordonez241 what was said 🐢💨
They probably scissor to pass the time.
The guy recording seems so awkward and the ladies are like judging him 😂
The women are worried, that he will do something that will get them shot.
@@jonlenihan4798 like sneeze in the wrong direction
They're not allowed to interact with the Foreigners or they will get in trouble.
@Bradley Wang 😆 you sound like a jerk
@Bradley Wang you're everyone's least favorite kind of person
I love the muzak version of Sinatra in the background! 😂😂😂
I would like to go there. But I can’t. Kim Jong un didn’t let me in.
But how did you snuck a GoPro through the checkpoint at nor korea
I feel like North Korea just has people upload videos to YT pretending that they're just normal citizens recording stuff that they're not supposed to, except that stuff is always the "good parts" of North Korea
Basically propaganda
Organic Memes yea he films all day and then the government takes stuff out and edit it, then he can upload
1. he's a freelance photographer from indonesia who has a wife that works at the indonesian embassy there in pyongyang and basically lives there from 2012 to 2018.
2. he said in another video that he's not a propagandist and only showing his daily life there in pyongyang
3. indonesia has a great relationship with north korea
and also, read the description to understand the rest that you need to know
What could they possibly hope to accomplish by showing that only the rich and powerful are allowed to shop at the dollar store?
@@notaboxofjuice nothing. It's just his daily live as a photographer who happens to married a diplomat who was assigned in NK . Then he uploaded the videos after he came back to his country, Indonesia.
Very interesting, thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching
Questions I have to ask.
1. How do you have an Instagram account?
2. How do you have access to TH-cam?
3. Are you considered rich in NK for owning a car and some cameras?
4. Are you going to consider leaving or staying in NK?
5. Are you an elite or empowered person? (You’ve really been travelling a lot)
Assumptions,
He is probably paid photographer for the nk,. In his bio he said he's a freelance photographer, but in nk where things are so restricted he can access internet and upload videos w/o the government even knowing that ? Is that even possible,? & Also in his videos its like everything is about nk is nice and all he would hardly show/ tell any bad sides of that country. They have probably hired him to show how good nk is ,how normal everything is
Wtf 1k likes and nobody, not even some random replied?? this whole comment section feels like some kind of different reality.
He has an about me section. Says he is a photographer from Indonesia and he is no longer there.
Hes a frickin photographer from Indonesia dude
Why the heck are there no comments.
Good grief...how long does it take to buy two things!?!
imagine if he were buying 3 things!!!
The way the woman kept peering over to look at your phone was very odd.
With how outdated technology is their she was probably wondering what the hell it was
yea i thought the same thing, i wonder why she was doing that
She was probably so curious. Like a kid that never really saw something that many times before
They prob don’t have much access to that stuff
It's because this 3rd world country Indonesian was so strange throughout this whole video that she was making sure she was safe. My guess.
I’d be so scared to secretly record… what would happen if they found out. Plus the store was empty and the workers were acting very suspicious and strange…. So odd
it is what it is, jaka from indonesia... so not many people like jaka in there.
7:47 she smiles . Soooo cute. :3 They mayority lose their expression in North Corea.
4:10 I realized and echo the same sense of an eerily lifeless business and a front for normality. No noise, no background music, no sound of people on their phones or staff chatting. It's like an item shop with well groomed ghosts in a Fallout simulation.
My Way by Frank Sinatra playing in the background
you sound schizophrenic
They are not allowed internet or cell phones.. No access to the outside world..
It must be hard to keep that place stocked with inventory.
two minutes and a half for a bill - manually - with 3 items and no bag.... much to think about
When the employees see him walking in the store, they thinks that he was not suppose to be there from the first place
The Roman Empire claims this reply section as ours.
@@theromanempire6221 yes
@@theromanempire6221
Are you gonna crucify me? 😉
@@theromanempire6221 Man.
Does anyone know why he was given the calendar for free? I can't understand them. Thanks.
The shop really looks like in the 90s
Whole country looks like the 90s. Soviet Union 90s that is.
More likely 1970s
In indonesia almost same like that too but not that all store like that
@@HeadOfNothing you went true whole country and thats why you are sure about that ,right ? or just want little to barking and drooling what you have no idea about
@@faustinuskaryadi6610 in your village you have better ??????
north korea looks like frozen in 1960-70's times i kinda like it
Woot Neorage-X India is like that too but it's probably around the year 1980 it's stuck in it's cool but scary
NK is a wonderful country. The great leader takes care of us as if we were his children. This is an example of a common store here in Korea.
Please great leader free my family now, I will continue to speak well and promote our beloved country.
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