In which direction? Letting a tourist win might increase their opinion of the country, but I doubt the government would want anyone playing for too long in that case.
S.Koreans aren't that better either being in a depressed capitalistic hellhole. But definitely a better place and a tourist destination than n.korea at any time of the day
@@lamewater772yeah and also South Korea is obsessed with unrealistic beauty standarts and they belive then only looks matter and not personality, unlike North Korea. It's the only thing that's better in NK than in SK
You mean: No chances of disrespectfing a Country's rules and laws.. If you are a tourist you have to Respect any Countries laws and rules you visit not like the other American'ts who defecates and Vandalized italian Roman age Museums Try Vandalizing in North Korea🤣... Its just simple tho
@@spiritboxyxbox apreciate América? For what? The country where theres a lack of freedom now is América, youre a 3rd world now, see what nsa do, and tell me, its really a freedom where every cellphone is sending data to the nsa
@@Groza_Dallocortsuch as? North korea will kill you for a number of reasons and not let you leave, Hell and a Brazil favela is the only others i can think of
@@Kiran-ow9qfLike the guy said. Active war zones is arguably worse. CERTAIN part of Brazil, Mexico, Somalia etc too. Ig people go there because theyre curious of what it is like. They dont go there to live in 6 star hotel or see one of the 7 wonders or experience the culture etc. They go there to see it with their very own eyes. Or just curious.
A high school graduate went to north Korea as a senoir trip. He stayed in this exact hotel and while there he was framed for ripping a Jim Jung un poster off the wall,was arrested and held in a camp for a whole year. The Koreans finally sent him back to the U.S. but not before poisoning him. He died 2 days after arriving home. This is not bullshit there is an entire report on this horrific treatment of foreigners.
Well stop talking about them like that, and you won't be their enemy anymore. Just imagine the nasty things your classmate must have said. What do you think they're gonna do-- Give him a prep school punishment? Go back to the stone age How can you not understand that some people aren't enemies of North Koreans nor their government, and everyone seems to be able to be free enough to say the same thing about Iraq so honestly you should go to a psychiatrist and tell him to explain the declaration of independence
@@aviksarkarq4293 North Korea isnt like a dystopian novel. Its just a closed off third world country for the most part. Most people there just live their lives. We dont know a lot about them, so plenty of propaganda goes around.
@@Cyborg_Lenin what kind of propaganda explain? Do people who have escaped from there also spread propaganda? Several people have visited there and they know what happens there There are numerous cases of inhumane killings there Idk what propaganda you talking about? It's so sad to see people advocating for n.korea U should feel sad for their people that Kim tortures them All people are living life below poverty Do u plan on being in denial
Either they are idiots or unfortunate enough to go there... Honestly I would rather kill myself than go there...I saw what happened to that Teen who only took a poster off a wall...he returned in a coma and later on died...
As long As you respect the rule and follow your obligatory guide instructions, it's safe. Hell, any experiencied traveler can tell you that dictatorship are generally the safest country to travel too as long as you respect the local rule. North Korea is a surreal experience where you travel back in time directly into Stalin USSR. It's also relatively cheap and easy to go to. The hardest part being getting the Chinese visa because you have to go through china to get in.
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I know historians and scholars go to learn as they find it interesting. Personally I’d find it extremely interesting to go, but I don’t think anyone goes for leisure
@@viggoforster You'd be surprised. There are already thousands of youtubers / tiktokers who went there and filmed videos there. Oh, and did I tell you that a 2 week long vacation costs 2500 - 3000 dollars?
I went there since I lived close to the border. It was interesting, pretty much what you would expect from a third world country, accept for the people you go with. Honestly I wish I was followed this way when I went to Sudan or most of Africa for that matter. NK is cenrtinly strange, but nothing too weird. I didn't feel like everyone is a robot actor placed by Kim Jung Un to fool me. Growing up in USSR I was pretty used to seeing empty streets, it was pretty nostalgic actually. As long as you are respectful (they explain the general rules) you will he fine. However be mindful of what yoh receord. I fucked up by taking a photo of some slums, they went through the phone on my way out and just made a warning.
The guy at the end of the video stole a picture from the hotel wall which put him in jail & ended in him getting beat up & tortured by the North Korean guards. His family was pleading to bring their son back. For a month or two. Within those two months it was bad for him :(. When he finally came back to America, he was in a coma, and died later on due to complications. It’s bad in North Korea as a tourist especially being from America. They caught American spy’s in their country years ago. Giving them trust issues with us most likely.
Well said. Most RU-vid rants are pathetically inaccurate. This one, however, shows how shifty and corrupt the NKs are. This kid (granted was wrong) tried taking a anti-American propaganda poster home and legit was tortured to the point of being comatosed, and then served on a platter back to the US with a bunch of pathetic BS lies of how he came to be a vegetable. As if we would do even 1% of that to a NK who stole a poster. Those people are brainwashed/savage waste of spaces. If there is one place on the planet that needs to be removed, it's North Korea.
The thing is it wasn't even him who took the photo down as it was proven he was with the new years party that was going on in north Korea for internationals
I like how the "five star" hotel still has CRT tvs in the rooms and don't have hot water at night. Edit : Im not saying i hate CRT TVS (i actually like them) but 5 star hotel obviously do not have them. Like just think about it.
This was the most surprising thing to hear for me as well. If that's where you put all your tourists and constantly try to show the World how great your country is....why don't you actually make the Hotel amazing lmao. It's not like they lack the money, they keep investing into vanity projects and their military like crazy. That's more of a reality check than a "Omg It's much better here than I imagined" dream view of the country . Like just move the forbidden floor to somewhere which isn't...a known floor in the hotel and let the guests have all the "luxuries" which high profile North Koreans probably have themselves like ...hot water whenever you want it .
Pro tip: Stay out of counties ruled by dictators. There are restrictions in place prohibiting travel from the US to North Korea for most citizens. I'm sure there are other locales with similar warnings/restrictions for very good reasons.
Just because there are restrictions on entering North Korea doesn't mean you don't have the freedom to try and go, it's just super difficult. It's not a difficult concept.
@@jorgepablolopezmola4684 ever heard of a travel advisory? All nations have them. Seems that NK, Afghanistan, iraq, burma, and somalia are always in the "if they capture you, we cant save you catagory"
The video with the guy being arrested is about an american student that went on a trip to north korea, he was called Otto Warmbier. Otto went to a hotel's floor that you are not allowed to enter and he stole a propaganda poster from there as a cool souvenire. At the airport just as he was about to leave two guards took him away and sentenced him to 10 or 15 years of hard labor. The president of the US had made a deal with the North korean government and let him go but he was in a coma because of the torturing and beating he faced in the concentration camp. He was taken back to the United States but 5 days later he died. A very sad story, the guy seemed like a really cool guy. I would have been his friend
@@yojiviriak675 😂 That's still okay when You heard few story of three Generations throw to Concentration Camp bcz one fault like how a family fucked bcz of Their little kid
@@darling..............don't forget the torture. North Koreans have been heard of torturing foreigners specifically. Otto was the perfect example: When he was eventually released his parents noted he had many marks on his body that didn't exist beforehand of course, on cue the North Korean government denied that.
Tip: they have cameras and recordings everywhere even in the bathrooms. Which is why people from there say that they feel as if they are always being watched because they have no clue about newer or even some old technology their country hides from them.
It simply isnt possible, 90 years of NK propaganda on their citizens is simply impossible to overwrite unless the whole country is evacuated and sent literally everywhere else to live among the world
@@unknownuser6757I wouldn't say no one. Honestly, if it was put to a vote in the US whether to go to war with North Korea or not, I'm not saying the vote would win, but it would be closer than you probably think. I'm guessing around 40% of the country would probably be for war
Top 2 reasons I’ll never go to North Korea 1. It’s scary af 2. I feel like it’s insulting to go to a country of prisoners/slaves to go “on vacation” and eat their food, drink their water, use their electricity, and insult them to their face being free enough to travel their and leave.
