British Guy Reacts to Why Korea Split Into North and South Korea

[@timtime88]

Fun fact. North Koreans don't even get to choose what kind of hair style they want at a barbershop. They have a list of approved preselected hair styles

[@KestralWolfe]

Hair styles, clothing quality and styles, enlistment in the military, what you can eat, what you can farm... so much. So much.

[@sabi06]

Propaganda, forced labor with little to no pay, no freedom of speech/individuality, parade training, etc. It’s crazy what they are even taught in North Korea. If your more interested their are some you tubers who defected from North Korea. Also many documentaries although I’ve heard it’s gotten much worse there now. It’s just hard to imagine that even foreigners outside of these conditions take things so for granted. And I can’t believe this is still happening today it’s heartbreaking. But we can only do our best to support them when it’s over.

[@asdf8650]

I remember seeing a video debunking this. apparently, most news organisations just copied the same source, so it was basically a joke made by someone.

[@KestralWolfe]

@@asdf8650 I, personally, don't listen to anything but actual North Korean defectors who risked their lives for freedom.

[@asdf8650]

@@KestralWolfe I don't know much about North Korea but I got the video I saw over here kzbin.info/www/bejne/ammQq6membtjh5Y

[@StevenG14]

Noooooo! He cut the “peace”out of the of the outro here comes WW3

[@joooooolea]

tis interesting to watch a british guy react to the sht i’ve been learning since i was born baha

[@noodlesdorkenson4674]

It makes me feel smart when he does that.

[@MichaelScheele]

When a country has both "Democratic" and "Republic" in its name, there is probably little of either in the country. Examples: Former DDR (East Germany) - Democratic Republic of Germany Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic People's Republic of Korea

[@AICW]

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: a democratic country, but it's not socialist. Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal: not much of a democracy after communist terrorists took over the government in 2008 Lao People's Democratic Republic: communist hellhole People's Democratic Republic of Algeria: well... it's better than when the French ran the place Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: the title is actually accurate

[@ishrendon6435]

@@AICW laos communism isnt that bad idk why you day thst if you havent been there. Peoole are happier for sure under the system

[@coyotelong4349]

Japan’s historic relationship with Korea is not unlike the UK’s historic relationship with Ireland, to put it in a Western perspective

[@chaost4544]

That's a really good analogy.

[@sebastianjoseph9628]

I like to think of it like this: China was always the older brother to Japan, but Korea was the red headed step child.

[@TheHockeywitch]

Except worse.....much worse.

[@kimmyseon46]

@@sebastianjoseph9628 knowing better?

[@danielseol07]

I am not sure of this. Numbers are quite different. 800 years VS 36 years, and Irish speaks English, but Korean speaks Korean. I think that is a huge difference. No offence at all.

[@jorenqt7152]

oh hi i just discovered this channel 3 days ago and i luv your vids :)) (from philippines)

[@tazepat001]

My Tio Raul fought in the Korean War. He was in a major battle when he got wounded and received two purple hearts. He passed away in his sleep two weeks ago. He was 92 years old. RIP tio ❤

[@ace4548]

Rip sorry for your loss. Focus on all the joy he brought in your life

[@plarteey1316]

A unified Korea... North Korea\ And BUT IM IN CHARGE! South Korea/

[@brbw]

10:10 no problem comrade

[@stephensalinas40]

I love your enthusiasm to learn. My new favorite youtuber.

[@valoriel4464]

Great info, fun reaction . Thanks a lot. Glad you are feeling better.

[@austinreed5805]

In 2018, the two Koreas finally signed a peace treaty, officially ending the Korean War.

[@guy_withglasses]

I just saw your video reacting to the timelapse into the future video by melody sheep, which is an absolutely amazing video. But, some of melody sheep's other videos are absolutely STUNNING as well, like his most recent series life beyond 1 and 2

[@whousesanat]

I definitely recommend “Wars of the 2020s and 30s.” It’s an incredibly intriguing video that would fit well on your channel

[@freedamerican5243]

Agreed

[@dudefromkc6182]

I'm going to watch this tonight

[@chaost4544]

That video made me drink lol. The China/India water wars are going to be very, very, very bad.

[@justanotherwhitegirla7093]

Just watched it 2 days ago. Good video.

[@sistermadrigalmorning233]

There's a channel "Dimple" that has brave North Korean defectors now in South Korea who talk about their lives and do reaction videos etc. You should react to one!

[@zerbyjay777]

Another great video Keep it up!

[@xKingofDaNorthx]

Korea was before Vietnam. Also I found your channel a week ago and it's definitely interesting to see your viewpoints. Keep up the good work!

[@Eightane]

Hey Luka, first time commenter, been a fan for a while! I have to say I really respect your hobbies and interests, geopolitics and architecture are both big interests of mine. Always glad to see you post a new vid, keep on being awesome!

[@sebastianjoseph2828]

Kind of sad, but a Korean friend of mine said that few people care about separated families anymore because of how long it's been. It's been about 70 years since the war, nearly everyone who cared about relatives across the border have passed away.

[@gabrielwinston9426]

Insanse how fast this channel is growing

[@sydney7644]

glad to see ur gaining subs

[@Highice007]

Look at that satellite image of the two Koreas at night. South Korea is lit up like a Christmas tree, and the only bright spot in North Korea is Pyonyang, the capital. That's because most of North Korea (outside the capital) is without power much of the time.

[@luideanda9689]

I really enjoy your videos! Keep up the awesome work 👌 cheers from Chicago 😊

[@nikkel6793]

I share you interest in just learning new things. Love your channel!

[@DaveSchager]

11:16 There was a peace treaty that was signed between the north and south back in 2018. So technically the Korean War ended only a few years ago

[@sergioreguilonrodriguez5631]

No

[@dom9325]

Keep up the good work

[@RudyCantGame]

"70 years ago, so I'm sure something has changed" 👀

[@timtime88]

The only thing that changed is that North now has nukes

[@chaost4544]

@@timtime88 and their leaders seem to say "hold my beer" on which one is crazier.

[@timtime88]

@Trevon Womack doesn't have to be to wreck someone's day up

[@tinatheturtle77]

You should definitely react to some North Korea things its so crazy and so heartbreaking.

[@anamartinez862]

You should do a video taking the American citizen test!

[@dangerkeith3000]

My Nigerian friend who lived here on a work visa for 7 years prepared for the test for weeks and she passed with flying colors. It is actually quite hard even for a native citizen if you don't study. It would make a good video, I agree.

[@wildbronco038]

You should check out some of the videos on the DIMPLE channel. They have stories from North Korean defectors (talking about how they made it out, what life is like there, etc.) as well as videos of the same North Korean defectors reacting to various parts of Western culture.

[@mariedowney1676]

another great video. facts

[@ivankawnartist]

"I don't know why, I'm just interested in learning." Genius level mentality, my guy!

[@Batanuhtanah]

Please react to philippines involvement in Korean War. Severely outnumbered how they repelled several hundred thousand only lost a handful .

[@TheMichaelhi]

I been to the dmz and been in the building where its divided! its crazy how the long table is also divided right in the middle. its a crazy experience! definetly should check it if you ever come to korea.

[@aaronsmith9823]

Idk what the education is like in England (sure it has to be AT LEAST slightly better than US) but it’s a cool thing to see you acknowledge your ignorance (or forgetfulness) of history and taking the time to update, educate, or re educate yourself. You’re always into it and you always pick vids that make learning fun.

[@sayonarakidd8588]

love the late update!!

[@dbaker0527]

I've watched like 10 vids today and I was skipping school to watch your vids🤭

[@blueman7165]

A video everyday? Hey man that sounds good but make sure you take a break!!! Don’t wear yourself out man!

[@Rooo8]

You should look into some of the videos about East and West Germany. How the wall was built, etc.

[@csa6955]

Love your channel

[@p1slaps302]

Keep up the grind. Lov ur vods

[@OmegaSai]

You’ve gotta do a reaction to Nukes caught on Cam!

[@mikolaimooronomous3893]

Conan O'Brien crossed the North Korea border at the DMZ

[@sandrakim9]

That one got me in the feels cuz he went with Steven Yeun aka Glen from Walking Dead, who is Korean himself and how he described it I could really relate to, that episode was really well done just like all the other Conan without Borders shows. One of my favorite travel programs as he knows how to experience and show a different culture, while still being respectful and sensitive to that country’s current socio-political climate.

[@krayzy932]

Almost anyone can travel to North Korea (except South Koreans). You just have to get proper paperwork and follow strict rules. You're not allowed to go anywhere outside your hotel without a guide. They take your passport and cell phone upon arrival and will return it when you leave.

[@antrikshjordan]

Luv your reactions .. Respect & 🖤 from India. Just hope u react to African Slavery & British Raj in India, I want this vid reaction because I want you to Learn what is not taught in UK schools.

[@antrikshjordan]

And I Do NOT Blame any Atrocious acts carried by British ppl in Past , on today's New Generation British ppl. In Fact I'm pretty sure /Hope, if we sat down and have a chat we would be good Friends.

[@Denis-Maldonado]

NO, there's no internet in North Korea for the average citizen, it would never be available because people would learn how great the rest of the world is. The Regime needs to keep everyone in the blind, making they believe their country is the best one.

[@benkenobi6582]

My grandfather fought in the Korean War. Because of a shipping mistake to the frontlines his regiment got nothing but cans of peas. They had to eat peas for 6 straight weeks. After the war my grandfather REFUSED to eat peas the rest of his life. He didn’t even allow peas on the dinner table😂 I’m miss ya papa

[@beefarren]

The channel Biographics did a really good video on Kim Jong-un that also goes into some related topics like what changes he's made in North Korea recently, his relationship with Dennis Rodman, and the general state of the country. It answers a couple of the questions you asked in this video.

[@Yippiia]

2:42 Luka is apart of the Cold War confirmed.

[@AllenLee11]

You have the cutest personality ever! ❤️

[@wolfcmrock]

Nice seeing someone learning about my country's history. Oh btw im south korean obviously lmao😂

[@meltedicecreamsandwich]

lol the URL has the word "SISSY" in it

[@JRush374]

Yeonmi Park has videos on north Korea that you could react to

[@martincarroll7470]

there are video's on KZbin with North Korean's who escaped and tell how horrible life is in that demon run state.

[@Hsixwheeler]

You should put your dog in the video. Would love to see him/her😊

[@JK-fe6ru]

I would like to say thank you to all the countries that helped Korea. Thank you!

[@seanlee2238]

Fun fact: North koreans still have limited internet and all that but north koreans are able to find out about south korean culture and even western cultures, they dont have malls but they have like outdoor shopping places where everyone gets their clothes and stuff and certain shops will have usb drives of south korean dramas or american shows etc, like you have discreetly ask for something randomly specific like “can i get some uhhh blue lightbulbs” and the person will take you to the back where they have secret cds or usbs of non north korean shows

[@LeveyHere]

These reactions coming in frequent, I like it!

[@EricLovesthe80s]

do some fun stuff you do history and sports. and geography do amusement parks in america

[@TheHockeywitch]

Back in the early 1980's. My parents' minister had family in North Korea. When the Korean War started, he and his brother escaped to the south but had to leave the rest of their family behind. For a long time, he wasn't able to get information on his family stuck in North Korea. As a South Korean he wasn't allowed to visit North Korea. When he became an American citizen, he was able to finally enter North Korea. He was able to find his mother and learned he had two younger siblings. I'm not sure how it is now but back then in the 80's the minister couldn't enter North Korea because he was from South Korea but the minute he became a U. S. citizen, he was allowed to enter. He wasn't able to wonder off by himself in North Korea but with cash bribes to their guides, he was able to get enough information and visit his family briefly. While Koreans love the idea of reunification, the reality would be a mess. Imagine a civilized, developed country all of a sudden being overrun with starving, uneducated people who have been brainwashed for generations. South Korea's economy would crumble. You have North Korea where the people don't even have reliable electricity, let alone the internet while South Korea has the FASTEST internet in the world and is technologically advanced even more than America. Some defectors can't handle the difference and loneliness so have gone back to North Korea. You should look at stories of how North Koreans defected to South Korea. There was one military guy who ran to cross the border while North Korean soldiers were shooting him. At the hospital when he was examined, his body was full of parasites like tape worms. Luckily he recovered physically but I don't know how he is doing emotionally. Here are some short videos telling parts of his story. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIquf31jYqx7fbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKvWioNmjrZsr5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZKocppvgLKHgtk kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYCQn2CcpsiJbZI

[@chaost4544]

McArthur's plan to retake Korea was pretty brilliant. This war is way overlooked but was pretty massive. The Chinese lost close to one million soldiers dead/wounded. I think it would shock a lot of people to learn the United States fought China at one point in their history.

[@AA-pp7kz]

We have to remind ourselves that the Korean War is not yet over. The Treaty of Panmunjom, was not a permanent peace treaty. It was a ceasefire, therefore one wrong move by both the North and the South would deliberately break the ceasefire and the war recommences. Due to the nature of the nuclear arms program of the North, plus probably the backing of its oldest alies China and Russia, and South Korea's long standing alliance with America. It could not just be a rekindling of the Korean War but could potentially morphed into an international thermonuclear war. We hope it won't happen it soon.

[@SolexFox]

Should read up on the Canadian soldier, Leo Major, what he and a small unit did in one battle during the Korean War.

[@itzzsidra]

you should react to the middle east’s clod war explained by Vox

[@astavely56]

If you want to learn about living in North Korea, read the book "Nothing to Envy"

[@DavidRGD]

It goes to show, logistics runs and wins wars.

[@samleaf7882]

I have a question for you luka, what accent does this guy in the video have.

[@nathanhorst8886]

You be you, cause you always make it interesting.

[@kcstackers9767]

Love your vids

[@IG7799-c4u]

15:42 Just wanna point out it's pronounced "soul", which in the context of the joke being made is funny :)

[@andrewpeck3660]

*Hey Lav, can you react to some of Charlie Beren's videos? He's a comedian from America with a heavy "Wisconsinese" accent. He makes videos about how people act in the Midwest. As you probably know, the "Midwest" is comprised of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Missouri. But mainly Minnesota and Wisconsin is where some people sound like they have a Canadian accent... "dontcha know, eh?" Anyway, watch his videos called Midwest Nice and Midwest Voice Translator.* m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3mshHeporimesk m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYC1aKyGgJmqe9k

[@TsaiSigh]

do a Taiwan china video, preferably the one by wonder why.

[@hubbabubba8083]

You should react to “Kings and Generals” KZbin channel they cover the Korean War and other major battles and wars in history to give you more context on this stuff!!

[@Whitey2716]

If you’re still doing USA weather reaction videos, you should look up Haboobs in the Arizona desert. Talk about apocalypse style skies!

[@sameppink9401]

Oh dude, the stuff with the Chinese civil war between the communists and the nationalists is some epic history. For sure something to think about doing videos of.

[@nikigame8279]

U really should react to the Six-Day War by Kings and Generals

[@rhiahlMT]

My father fought in Korea. At Twin Tunnels and Chipyong-Ni. They met the Chinese at Chipyong-ni and the Chinese just kept coming. He said just piles of bodies in front of them when the sun would come up. It was awful. Guys I worked with in the Army, who had been stationed in Korea in the 70s, said you could hear the North Koreans digging tunnels under them at all hours.

[@Sam-pv7bd]

Please react to the videos in the Geography Now playlist called Countries A-Z

[@bonniebrown5102]

I am an American but my dad was actually born in South Korea. His dad (my Grandad) was in Japan at the tail end/ recovery period of WWll. He fell in love with the Japanese people and years later wanted to be a missionary in Japan. The group he was with said that was too dangerous, so they sent him and his wife to South Korea right after the war instead. The war stories that the locals told my grandparents were devastating though 😥

[@dodgecoffman9794]

Always remember, history is written by the victor. That doesn't make it true....

[@sameppink9401]

It would be interesting to look more into what was going on with Japanese imperialism during WWII.

[@MrDavePed]

volume is too low ty.

[@TheHockeywitch]

What might be an interesting topic for you to look at is how many different countries sent their soldiers to help the U.S. during the Vietnam War. I believe South Korea had the largest military there to help America. Out of all the different militaries from various countries, the Viet Cong were most TERRORFIED of the Korean solders. I have met a few American Vietnam War vets who still talk about how fierce the Koreans were, even to civilians. The Korean soldiers had no mercy after fighting communists themselves during the Korean War several years before.

[@JRush374]

Read Michael Malice's book on north Korea called Dear Reader! It's great

[@DreadKyller]

Seoul, South Korea, is pronounced like "Soul". So that joke you thought was weird was saying they had no soul, but also because Seoul was not in North Korea and thus North Korea "had no Seoul".

[@jacksonhstudios4421]

Hey Luka, you should do a video just trying to figure out as many US states as possible. Here's a great game that tells you what the state is if you pick the wrong state: www.purposegames.com/game/states-of-the-usa-quiz

[@chrisr4482]

This game sucks. I tried to hit Rhode Island like 30x but my fat ass thumb hit every state on the Atlantic.

[@marshalljarnagin9370]

The youtube channel Dimple has North Koreans that react to different things and tell stories about life there.

[@jeaniejbutler4911]

They have defected from the north and most now live in S. Korea, they do some great stories and reaction videos not just about N vs S but also things such as food from other countries, etc.

[@nathanhorst8886]

I had to replay a few times because of his accent.

[@chrisserfass8635]

And my grandpa fought in the Korea War. He got drafted into the us army.

[@DaftGlassAlice]

Please react to Asian boss when they interview North Korean defectors

[@AnhNguyen-lx5pc]

react to the korean war documentary

[@Evan-cd4dr]

You said stuff probably changed history never changed

[@chrisserfass8635]

It goes further than that it goes back to after WWII. With Japan losing Korea.

[@davidorioli3870]

So cool to see the growth of this channel. 111k as we speak. I remember not long ago it being 10k

[@thegrimsbaby5085]

📠. Back when he posted sports on this channel. He makes videos entertaining I would never consider watching myself

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

By "mutually assured destruction" he meant nuclear war like how close the US and USSR were to nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. None of us would be here right now if the US and USSR used their nuclear arsenals against each other

[@Kidd_Cabbage18]

My grandfather was the when they created the DMZ

[@ewlol]

watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXLLi6Ooj8yIhMU edit: its "what if korea reunited" (Reunification is fairly impossible, especially as the years go on anyway, because South Korea don't want North Korea due to economic reasons, and North Korea understands that taking South Korea would mean incorporating 51 million people who are used to a free capitalist republic.)

[@HahnJames]

The U.S. and its allies killed aroung 920,000 Chinese soldiers dring the Korean War. Added to North Korean casualties, the number balloons up to about 1.45 million. Almost 40,000 Americans died there. I've read accounts wehre the Chinese were sending soldiers into batle without any weapons. They were to retrieve a rifle from a a dead soldier and use that. For ammunition, the saame method was used. In many of the battles, Chinese soldiers would have to climb over piles of dead comrades to get into battle. Often, those iles would be as high as the height of a man. It was baffling to the everyday U.S. soldier. The Chinese would just keep comin and coming and dying and dying.

[@jgcurtissr]

Check out the history guy... history that deserves to be remembered... Excellent source of short obscure history.the boston molasses disaster is interesting.

[@badlandz6200]

React to how big do tsunami ls get by real life lore

[@Dro210]

Being an American I can’t take the narration seriously because of his accent lol

[@Dro210]

Tie-wann lol