Inside the North Korea Subway - SURREAL (May 2019)

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It's day two in North Korea and we had the chance to ride on the Pyongyang Metro across the city. We also visited the Party Monument and got to climb the Juche Tower.
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[@mats7492]

fun fact. the subway cars were a gift from east germany in the 80s when they bought new ones.. they used to drive under berlin

[@s.m.2868]

Mat S actually the exact same ones are still used in Munich. The now have newer ones too, but the mostly still use this exact same design.

[@dwalther4856]

I come from Berlin, and I instantly felt like home - it`s still the same design :)

[@TheFoxEssence]

Mat S that’s so cool!!!! Wow

[@sirkastic]

If only it were true

[@xsaiN2k9]

@@s.m.2868 I don't know if you are from Munich or not, but those are not the ones driving in Munich. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Bahn_M%C3%BCnchen#Typ_A

[@rayvit8155]

interesting to see zero commercial advertisement city

[@johncooper1693]

that's because only a few have any spare cash.

[@devdr8983]

@@johncooper1693 lol sure stupid. Its because socialist centralised planned economy dont need advertisement

[@johncooper1693]

& they have no cash. ~~~ unless your a general or that fat dictator

[@erkinalp]

@@johncooper1693 H.E. Kim is also a General.

[@newyorkerjoe123]

Zero commercial advertisement is good indeed. I remember, in Sweden there's zero commercial advertisement on TV as well.Anyway, North Korea deserves more tourists coming in to see the nation as it is, as it was labeled 'most harmonious nation' in the world; especially with the decades-old U.S. and Western sanctions which caused over a million N. Koreans deaths in starvation in the past. I like to see peace and prosperity that the country richly deserves. blog.chinadaily.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=785423

[@TalynWuff]

Lots of infrastructure and buildings, but.... few people or life. It seems almost like a ghost town in some places, even mid-day.

[@tsaychin2954]

Most of those buildings are empty. With a lot of residential buildings but you don't see old people or young kid freely roaming around. Thus most of them are dark from inside. The subway look nice but the tourists are only allowed in 2 stations..... What other country tourists are not allowed to talk to ordinary citizen ! ! ?? The whole thing is staged and they did not a very good job with that.

[@cageybee7221]

pyongyang is a very spread out city. it has alot of people but they are not usually concentrated in one area at one time. north korea's population also took a massive hit when the US blockaded north korea after the fall of the USSR and they suddenly could not feed their country for a few years, even today the government tries to squeeze as much food out of the limited farmland available in the country as they can and they still can't quite get to everyone.

[@user-ed7jp8ln5w]

Better than Americans and western people wo went on kill everyone on streets with their gun. In north korea people are safe and tensionless life

[@deathbygrapes5]

tsay chin China builds projects in other countries, entire cities, no one decides to live there

[@N0n0b0dy]

Yeah they should be over populated and congested to the point of not being about to go anywhere . GENIUS, they would have giant flashing billboards for McDonald’s too

[@thedeegan]

At least there is not traffic....

[@sudhanshu4442]

There is no car

[@dr.singularitat8433]

@@sudhanshu4442 5:48

[@matthewxavier7527]

No one is allowed cars except officials or really rich people

[@rosegamer2672]

But they are not happy

[@sunrain1431]

Yeah no traffic but your just like puppet... If you leave there....

[@willieyz]

This subway was actually built by Chinese and Russian equipment and engineers. But the North Koreans never mentioned this to the world.

[@czlegend8300]

R u Chinese..??

[@mayankpal7555]

Chinese fake agent keep away with them

[@BruscoTheBoar]

They also didn't mention that the trains were running in Berlin before

[@Carefreeblues]

It's no surprise really, the first thing I thought of when I watched this video is how reminiscent that Metro is to the Moscow underground.

[@pfw4568]

@@foiisrryw4864 White people reeeeee

[@michaele2058]

3:08 every tourist holding phones to filming their descending down to a subway station is just....surreal

[@nadia1994ization]

M. G its sickening how people are fascinated by the dictatorship and poverty

[@SuperBartles]

@@nadia1994ization In Oxford you get coachloads of Chinese tourists fishing cameras/iPhones out and pointing them right in the faces of beggars, then snapping local landmarks. They do this all at the same time in tidy groups. It really is very odd... Apparently they wanted to see an archetypical English village so the coach to Bicester Village (where they *really* want to go - there are Chinese websites devoted to the place) stopped in humble Kidlington (nice enough but hardly a place of note) and they all got off and started photographing the place. This became a regular thing for a while and it was so surreal that the Times ran a leader about it.

[@greiginvietnam]

@@nadia1994ization good people are always fascinated by the unknown. hopefully tourism helps open the country up more and helps the country advance. look at things there 20 years ago, to now. Theyve made great advancements. Hopefully the people can be truly free one day

[@XionGaming2912]

@z0-Gewn-0z Oh look. Someone from North Korea made it on to the internet.

[@GO0dMusic]

They don't have WiFi, and only have apps allowed by NK, they also have apps that are required for the phones by NK government

[@mysock351C]

I bet its hard to get tour dates that DONT fall around May day.

[@richardesguerra4947]

There are other dates BUT all of these dates coincide with huge events such as their foundation day and an international marathon.

[@bandotaku]

Just a note that lots of tourist companies schedule trips around holidays and festivals.

[@XionGaming2912]

@@bandotaku Because they need a valid legal reason to be in NK, you cannot just book a tour of NK with nothing going on in the country

[@bandotaku]

@@XionGaming2912 I wasn't talking about just NK, I was talking in general.

[@jounazi8125]

@@XionGaming2912 actually you can

[@Dale_Philip]

Better than the Paris metro that's for sure.

[@markjoachen]

its great to see north koreans safe from all the divesty that as ruined my french country too

[@shaqattack7838]

Hey your channel is dope..... All da way from Los Angeles,USA

[@jamir2602]

Paris metro sucks... Probably the worst

[@kenyup5424]

The subway in North Korea looks like a old fashioned subway though, it's hard to imagine the subway in Paris.

[@deon9981]

Paris subway would be clean too if they sent anyone who throws trash or makes graffiti in a labor camp.

[@Nagarath16]

That puppy is a first pet ever I have seen any North Korean video! WOW! And I have asked many times that where are all the animals.. Pets and natural ones? Because usually you don't even hear birds singing.

[@greyfriar9008]

The dog was probably that person's next meal.

[@tsaychin2954]

Food for the people only. Bird is food and a is very expensive to clean bird poop off their GODs status / mural .

[@tsaychin2954]

It is their emergency food supply.

[@docholiday6421]

Most likely its dinners

[@timofis6310]

What do you expect in a city of three millions?

[@irenesalumu]

Almost every North Korea vlog show the same environment.

[@NYJGreatness]

They're only allowed to show the same things.

[@lawrencewei3583]

thats because the only tourism in north korea is through tourism groups and with guides

[@GyacoYu]

You sure? kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3OYoGasnteJnLs

[@MW-vg9dn]

That's because you can get to North Korea only as a part of a tour. You can't just go by yourself wherever you want.

[@mousenation3867]

@@MW-vg9dn of course not it’s under a communist regime the people are not free.

[@georgebenson]

Great insight again for us bro!

[@shaqattack7838]

YOUR CHANNEL IS VERY EXCITING TO WATCH.... ALL DA WAY FROM LA....

[@messyasf_8225]

Dude

[@WorldsTrueNews]

That city is very well engineered and i am not talking about buildings and stuff.

[@redpotato2585]

That's communist cities for you. Their planned and clean

[@WorldsTrueNews]

@@ic.84 I am not talking about infrastructure. That city is full with very well programmed and controlled zombies. All r actors hired by North Korean Government.

[@mysock351C]

@@redpotato2585 Only the parts normally visited by foreigners, diplomats, and TV crews. The rest is a dysfunctional dump.

[@RodolphosTechchannel]

faheemomj idiot. They are not actors. They are the elite. The few who have a decent life in nk. The elite lives in the capital and the rest lives outside the capital. You think such a ooorncountry could afford to hire thousands of actors to be there everyday acting? Lol your lack of knowledge is disgusting

[@shadowzoneog]

@@WorldsTrueNews you need to see the doctor...

[@Jennalynity]

it's so empty. it's crazy.

[@devdr8983]

your head is empty sheeple

[@mime3761]

Taipei (Taiwan) and my hometown Milan (Italy) really aren't that different.

[@rabask9226]

maybe we live too tight in our cities

[@namelessun]

@@rabask9226 this. 👏

[@aislingbooks]

These subway stations remind me somewhat of especially Moscow, Russia's underground - equally beautiful with chandeliers, murals and statues. Thanks for filming this!

[@jayvonnoelsmith8445]

True

[@OldSchoolsThaShit]

A little fun fact about the Pyongyang Metro trains. These trains, as seen in this video, were manufactured and used for public transport in West Berlin between 1955-1965. After this series was eventually exchanged for newer and more modern trains, the BVG (Berlin Public Transport) decided to sell the discarded trains to North Korea in the late 1990's. ^^

[@moccamixer]

During the 90‘s kempinski wanted to buy rooms in north koreas tower of doom. I think Germans feel they have something in common due to the split country history

[@OldSchoolsThaShit]

@@moccamixer Could be

[@AlexanderWachsmann]

@@OldSchoolsThaShit I'm from Berlin and we still have these trains here. I always loved riding the metro growing up. I was very surprised when I found out they have the same metro in north korea. I imagine it to be a crazy feeling to ride the metro as a berliner in north korea 😲

[@mikesnyder1788]

Almost 75 years old here and I very much enjoyed your videos on this most interesting trip! I was fortunate to live along enough to see the unification of Germany and the fall of the Iron Curtain and I have long hoped to see a peaceful unification of the two Koreas. I feel it will happen some day and I wish all Korean people much peace and prosperity... and freedom! Warm greetings from a Yank.

[@benjaminjohnsonboston]

Hi

[@jayvonnoelsmith8445]

Hi

[@Saifullah.Q]

Excuse me ?

[@moccamixer]

I don’t think it will happen soon. But then that‘s what they said in home country as well. Greetings from Germany

[@mikesnyder1788]

@@moccamixer You are probably right about this not happening soon and, yes, the same was said about German unification. We can only hope and support those who favor peace and freedom. Kind regards from the USA!!!

[@pugachan9928]

everything feels like were in the 80's

[@yoman45135]

More 50's-70's in my opinion

[@stevencoardvenice]

@@yoman45135 Ya more like 60s soviet union

[@daewakilat1842]

more like 70s

[@Tirryna]

The park where everyone is dancing, singing and having a good time at 1:00 Just saw the same thing on another blog called "My life in North Korea vs. South Korea" ..... Filmed almost a year apart.

[@mariak3881]

EXACTLY! It's all staged. At least it seems to be.

[@meikejohanne]

This was exactly my thought. I also watched that video.

[@farleytravis89]

I've watched quite a few different N. Korea vlogs and almost every single one has the same festival and park celebrations as this one.

[@heybelsky]

Propaganda

[@hazri8758]

Perhaps that's exactly what they do on their daily basis

[@Petra44YT]

The trains are from East Berlin. :-) Quite similar to the oldest trains still used in Munich, but instead of a display with the line number, these have pictures of the two leaders in each carriage.

[@kwabyr4119]

Petra44YT Nein! What joke you are white people

[@peterpressluft6526]

The trains are from West Berlin, not from East Berlin. There were some trains from East Berlin, but they were withdrawn from the Pyongyang Metro in 2001.

[@chris9879]

Oh my. I was just binge watching your north korea vlogs. What a timely upload!

[@msdaez90]

Same here 😊

[@dukeofthedesert]

The nazi-esque political billboard was strange. North Korea feels like an isolated social experiment.

[@OlagGan]

Ah!!! But is it being run by Vault Tec

[@dosmundos3830]

a society thousands of years old is an experiment? S. Korea is the experiment lol

[@misterprogressive8730]

The whatever decadent western country you are from must feel like a capitalist social experiment going boo haaaa.

[@jonswift8288]

‘Q’ says it’s a C_A/Google run mass MK Ultra experiment... not an unconvincing argument 🐸

[@GianVersace]

Desert Sky North Korea seems more like a Republican’s dream. A dictator like Trump is running their country, while keeping the rich and the poor separated, and Nazi propaganda is widespread.

[@chriswhamilton]

At 1:10 I saw a local not smiling. I can only assume she has now been purged.

[@bcast9978]

He is being gently re-educated.

[@fingalandersonedvardsson8905]

Lol

[@robertlyons8199]

Lol

[@mattus1gig]

I have been watching several North Korea videos over the last few days and you can see it opening up. Some of the older videos (10-15 years old) there was absolutely no contact with the locals, not much food, every photo checked and deleted. Give it another few years and you can wander around on your own.

[@iheartheenim]

All of what he's seen are staged. The tours are all guided and scheduled for that reason.

[@fingalandersonedvardsson8905]

@@iheartheenim stop to think about what you just said... The fact you can be convinced by the media and propaganda and belive everybody are actors that, that is totally insane!

[@iheartheenim]

@@fingalandersonedvardsson8905 It's a fact my dear.

[@fingalandersonedvardsson8905]

maldita_chinita Gahahah 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@aws.tpwf2102]

@@fingalandersonedvardsson8905 Either you are naive, or you are a Chinese troll that relativizes communist totalitarian despotism, and you just pretend to be a naive. Of course, everything is only Potemkin's village with secret police and spying on tourists. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village Btw: Little is known in the world that China is also spying on tourists.

[@thisorigin131]

I'm south korean. thank you for video. We can't go northkorea. I hope to travel to North Korea as soon as possible.

[@ashutoshghosh3554]

I'm from India and I can't wait to visit your country.. I love korean dramas and music ❤️

[@thisorigin131]

@Welt people no. i'm south korean. i live in south korea.

[@thisorigin131]

@Welt people Like a unified Germany, Korea also wanted to be a unified Korea, so i used the German flag. 😂😂😂

[@samanthaj9286]

Just wondering, why do you want to go there?

[@thisorigin131]

@@samanthaj9286 In the 70 years since the division of the peninsula, the two Koreas have been on different paths in many ways. So I want to go to North Korea and experience how different we are in many ways.

[@hellodaaaaavid]

Thank you for putting this together, this series is amazing and I'm so glad I found it. I really appreciate that you put this together and like want to say it makes it feel real outside of what the media puts out. Thanks so much man.

[@dumbdumb6562]

finally wait till you update the video，so happy.hope it won't be updated very often next time.strongly support you

[@hasensalat1194]

The subway carts are formerly from the GDR, East Germany. They were used in Berlin for decades before they were bought by North Korea. A German broadcaster once filmed a documention in the North Korean subway, and the journalist was able to find a scratch mark with his name tag he made back when he was a child in Berlin :D Totally crazy! The North Koreans weren't too happy though when he pointed that out. They did not wanted to seem as if they only had old and discarded stuff lol

[@alrush1234]

Thanks for sharing your trip with us. Love watching your videos and your comments.I find them informative and interesting. Keep it up.

[@goolliiglyphspeedruns1943]

you still alive?

[@dannyloats929]

I just love your videos, so calming and inspiring

[@ChlorineHeart]

I love that you didn't put creepy music like some people do with these documentaries

[@grimr34p]

TheLifeOfJord I must thank you and all the other youtubers who go into North Korea and bring back videos. Its nice to see where my wife grew up as a young girl knowing I will never be allowed to visit north korea

[@user-sh1gc3jk7l]

Out of respect for otto warmbrier stop giving NK positive attention

[@rebeccaard1]

Respect? He killed himself

[@user-sh1gc3jk7l]

@@rebeccaard1 no one beleives he actually stole the poster anymore his roommate came out publicly saying he was with otto the whole time and it wasnt him , the evidence is a grainy survillance camera that literally could be anyone, plz read more on the topic, NK kidnapped and murdered otto, if you honestly think otto stole that poster and deserved to die you are a confused american and siding with NK, trump should kill kim not make him famous, kims the new osama bin laden....wanted dead only...

[@user-sh1gc3jk7l]

I hope this idiot can vlog himself getting kidnapped and tortured to show the real NK experience , should be ashamed to give NK attention after what they did to otto warmbrier.... kim is the new osama bin laden .... wanted dead only...

[@user-sh1gc3jk7l]

@@rebeccaard1 if he stole the poster then why did the police wait until two days later to arrest him when he is leaving the country ...doesnt make any fvken sense does it you POS,, fvk you

[@RicardoReyes]

It's amazing to see North Korea in this lens. The city is clean, lacks graffiti and doesn't look dilapidated. Perhaps other cities aren't like this but man this is a very impressive city. I hope for peace so that some day I can see this country.

[@keco185]

The difference between cities in NK and the rest of the world is that the rich live in NK cities whereas the poor live in western cities.

[@theeperson3764]

Yeah this will be all a front for the complete poverty in the rest of the country sadly 😢

[@billobrien5118]

There'd better be no graffiti as the culprit would not live another day!

[@moccamixer]

It’s all fake to impress us

[@retronix3184]

this is just what the government wants you to see north korea is a very dark place

[@jamir2602]

Thank you so much for the videos.. always wanted to see more of NK n you just did it...

[@zeboraable]

Hi Jord - Thanks for the upload, I was in North Korea in April this year for the Pyongyang Marathon, went with Koryo Tours, loved it, fascinating place, visited the same places you went,

[@user-sh1gc3jk7l]

Out of respect for otto warmbrier stop giving NK positive attention

[@heavenbradley4307]

North Korea is deadass a big concentration camp stop making it seem positive

[@randymoran67]

@@user-sh1gc3jk7l ? His stupidity what killed him ! And positive press ? Ole trumpy had no problems with the latest NK missile tests ! OHH SO POSITIVE! Lol!

[@starship2235]

@ Zeb Phoenix - of course you visited the same places as him as those are the only places tourists are allowed to see!

[@djahant]

I happened onto your channel. This was a great series. I'm really blown away that you were allowed to film like that. They must be trying to improve their image. Being from the US, I'm not sure we would have the same. Thank you for posting it!!

[@djahant]

What lies about socialism?

[@autrycourt7314]

Again, quite informative. The local people appear happy and at ease which I didn't expect.

[@joshscores3360]

The women doing Tai Chi at the park are probably just actors

[@jaredxu3647]

J- L. ABC nah everyone in this city are actors because I just don’t believe anything actually works without democracy :)

[@alexven92]

The people using the subways are actors as well. That one kid in someone’s arms was an actor too, indoctrinated at a young age. Sad really

[@eppsislike]

@@jaredxu3647 the UAE isn't a democracy and everything works there just fine. Hell, even Westerners favor working in the UAE over their own countries, as it not only pays well, but the lifestyle is one of a kind and the weather is splendid.

[@RodolphosTechchannel]

Krispy chikken democracy is overrated

[@user-tx5rk3of5z]

@@jaredxu3647 if democracy is really good as your thought. Why those democracy African countries are poor, people has even no food there

[@CrazyMonster37]

I like the way that he went to NK without any prejudice or bias or drama. Good job in presenting in a more neutral way!

[@hathairattana8804]

Thank you for posting . Great vedio

[@orighomisandediare4990]

Your countenance really fits the ambience if Pyongyang. Very calming video that made me forget this is North Korea. It felt similar to Frankfurt at times, even Rotterdam (which I worked at for a while) on quiet days without many tourists about. It really is a worthwhile alternative destination. Thank you kindly - this has been the most educational entertainment I have watched on yt, even insta. Kudos

[@BlockchainTravel]

Great stuff. Can’t wait to visit.

[@JordanFraser-ld7rz]

Just found you, definitely going to continue watching 👍🏻😀. Keep up the good work

[@garyhuang6291]

Nice video👍thanks

[@easyoptions5007]

People are so gullable. They let you see what they want you to see.

[@MW-vg9dn]

Yeah because you're so clever and you know how it is REALLY in North Korea, unlike us plebs.

[@mousenation3867]

@@MW-vg9dn or the fact it’s a communist country and defectors are telling their story, so everyone gets to know the stereo typical communist regime

[@MW-vg9dn]

@@mousenation3867 Defectors may also say things for their own benefit.

[@IRosamelia]

@@MW-vg9dn MW you seriously need to do better research on the topic.

[@maliamalis6389]

@@MW-vg9dn so u don’t think it’s weird that every NK vlog shoes the exact same things the same women dancing the same venues nothing more every single time

[@Unmundopequenio]

The Subway stations reminded me of Moscow Subway even before I heard you talk aboug that. Lovely!

[@AbdulKhader-786]

Did you tour the death camps as well?

[@Bills200]

Thank you for sharing your journey

[@aayushkhanna2269]

Great background music selection. I think the music subconsciously makes the views look great :)

[@JacksonDreyer]

Lipstick on a murderous pig

[@hl0004]

Interesting and nice video! It feels Iike traveling back in time a bit to the pre-90’s. However you can see that it is opening up and there are very modern skyscrapers built

[@jeffreyakatz]

I have watched many tourist videos / VLOGS regarding North Korea (Pyongyang), and it amazes me that some (such as yours), seem less restrictive as to what you can show / talk about on your VLOG as compared to others I have watched. Do you find that the atmosphere there has become less restrictive? Or what might you attribute it to?

[@silviebreber1523]

It is theater for foreign consumption, per defectors.

[@borrisbumfluff203]

Can’t stop watching your videos 😍

[@robertsilva8097]

Thank you for sharing this great video

[@diegourbina9483]

Awesome video mate! Did you have an travelers from the US go and if so did they have any problems going in or out of the country?

[@guerdapetit767]

Diego Urbina Americans can’t travel to NK

[@silviebreber1523]

Remember Mr. Warmbier, who was finally sent back to the USA brain dead?

[@Crozz22]

Why added music?? Audio from the video was interesting anyway...

[@sweetsensationuk]

Thank for sharing your journey :)

[@samueldalton1996]

I wanna go now! Great vid

[@STHFGDBY]

Why are there no wild birds in the city.

[@rybelknap]

Because they have been eaten

[@fasteddie406]

Except the park he was in there were very few green places gardens or trees.. concrete jungle plus I assume a lack of rubbish so no seagulls or pigeons to forage.

[@rybelknap]

@@fasteddie406 many concrete jungles have birds

[@BarracksSi]

That's what was missing, and I didn't even realize it. Looking again, I would've expected to see birds in public squares like at the Worker's Monument (6:02) but there are none at all. Maybe it's because there isn't any trash to attract them, but you'd think there would still be worms or insects to sustain some birds. Great observation.

[@hazri8758]

@@BarracksSi or maybe the reason that almost no birds sighted is because the government don't want any birds shit staining their "Gods" statues, so they decided to kill all the birds.

[@Skzzlemister]

I was gonna say, those stations look very similar to the Moscow subway. By the way, Russia’s metro is hands down the best I’ve ever ridden. So many trains and stations are everywhere

[@shuangliliang8029]

Agree with you. The subway looks 99% like Moskow's and it's beautiful!

[@melissai8934]

NK subways built using Russian equipment and engineers..

[@lastgameplay]

Nice video, Thank you

[@PaddlingIowa]

Very interesting, thank you for sharing your experience.

[@thatguykeelan1753]

Well everything there is fake just to let you know you're constantly being followed by secret police to make sure you don't step out of line

[@bessamemucho]

Just recently subscribed to your channel and enjoying your videos very much. It gives me feeling that you are my good friend I know for many years. Thank you very much.

[@oprahwinfrey878]

He reminds me of this guy friend I used to offer handjobs to during class in college

[@rafaellarrea4508]

Soviet subway model.A wonderfull cathedral for the people.Even in Almaty(Kazasthan is so similar).

[@MrBobconner1952]

Incredibly fascinating video.

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I've noticed a couple of times you mention prices in Euros. Was the tour group from the Eurozone or is that their preferred foreign currency when dealing with non-Asians?

[@darrellfrancis3863]

friend of mine went on one of these trips. his response. Theres 3 days i will never get back

[@ozmond2600]

Your friend is an ignorant fool.

[@Rio-ke9he]

the metro is really beautiful.

[@EdwardRock1]

KARLOS MARCUS it has only two lines lmao

[@marinamerino1822]

You should see Moscow's then!! You'll love it!

[@ic.84]

@@EdwardRock1 Come to Australia we have cities with one train line, small roads and shit internet.

[@AimForMyHead81]

There's something strangely beautiful and sombre about this video. Thanks for sharing.

[@merrybolton2135]

A very balanced report well done

[@joeyclemenza7339]

that fake rock tile in the background at the end of the video... lol!!!!

[@J.Muliro]

The city is clean and even the railway stations.

[@Grungeboy-br9wt]

What kind of music did you put in this video it’s so relaxing...

[@henne2k]

Here in Munich we still have the same train cars... (despite having some modern ones)

[@sheeba_khan]

Gotta say it looks like a pretty developed city .. in fact in a better shape than a lot of big cities in the world

[@nickiminaj3386]

Jon Swift the population is 3.6 million.... almost bigger than Berlin lmao. "Small town"

[@kaz101]

As much as I'd love to see this country for myself, I could never bring myself to support them by doing that

[@shocktrauma85]

Same. Plus, South Korea seems a hell of a lot more lively.

[@CrankCase08]

Stupid attitude. A martyr in your own world.

[@ruthboglarvisky6488]

No, he is right... If you go there, your first trip is to the Kim statue, you have to bow before them. You get filmed and they use it, showing that even people outside of our country are coning to bow in front of our dear leaders/Gods. You MUST bow, if you go there. Now, would you go and bow in front of Hitlers statue? The Kims are possibly even worst than Hitler was.

[@CrankCase08]

@@ruthboglarvisky6488 Bowing to a pair of statues is a negligible price to pay, and it's only expected if visitors walk up closely to them. Furthermore, visiting the statues is not compulsory. Bow before Hitler's statue? Why not?

[@Newman-ue9vt]

@@ruthboglarvisky6488 The Kims are bad, but by saying they are as bad as Hitler you're just downplaying how awful Hitler was. Completely different countries, different histories. Don't try and compare them 1 for 1, you're an adult, you can form an opinion without having to judge someone against the worlds most awful human.

[@avivapeltin]

What made you want to visit? Really interesting video!

[@sugarcoder]

The subway train station is pretty!

[@TheGrumpyMunchkins]

Their subway system is much nicer than The ones we have here in NYC

[@moo_jessye]

Seeing this video is very interesting. It’s a great feeling to see these people so happy. But at the same time it’s so sad knowing the rest of their country is living completely different. And it’s even more troubling to know that these people may not even know a lot of people outside of Pyongyang are starving.

[@TheRealIronMan]

You know why they are starving? Food sanctions, "If we sanction North Korea surely the starved peasants can overthrow their decked out military" oh the irony of geopolitics.

[@saalank]

​@@TheRealIronMan Then what should we do, subsidize the North Korean regime by continuing humanitarian aid, aid that is needed in the first place because their own government fails the needs of its people? The North Korean regime continues to exist because money and supplies keeps flowing in from the outside.

[@DeezN1892]

​@@saalank From where? North Korea struggles to import the most basic of medicines, from where is this coming from? North Korea continues because of its own labour, despite how most of the rest of the world tries to squash it without a bullet being fired

[@DeezN1892]

@@saalank You think America sustains themselves all by themselves? You know how many people they rob around the world every single day? You know how many kids they've slaughtered to keep their control over world politics?

[@halfblood3368]

@@TheRealIronMan this is so bullshit… Korea has a long history before even the US exist, so they were starving for centuries due to American sanctions? If you have people starving, it’s a choice. They have a dictatorship and the military/officials are so privileged that they leave nothing for the common people. Also they made a deliberate choice of not solving their food issue, the fat boys dynasty prefer making nuclear bombs… what else do you want

[@caropapa]

Geez so clean and tidy

[@francescadiana]

I was waiting for you to upload the next one! ☺️👍

[@scandinavian5476]

Wow awesome 👌 atleast there is no traffic no rushing as well I will definitely enjoy peacefully while visiting north korea

[@michaelmarfell7442]

The unfortunate manufactured happiness. Mandatory dancing on tourist day.

[@FunnyGrounded]

i love your north korean series

[@okragumbo7414]

beautiful and clean

[@jfmezei]

I envy you. Lucky guy ! You have a unique and rare experience that will last you throughout your lifetime. And more importantly: THANK YOU so much for taking the time to records it and present it to us. You provided an amazing insight on your experience.

[@thatguykeelan1753]

Yeah just to let you know everything set up in North Korea is fake

[@camthesaxman3387]

Not really fake, but you're only seeing the wealthy upper class of Pyongyang, not the average poor people in the rest of the country.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The fact that a subway in North Korea looks better than most subways in the US is a bit embarrassing for the US and astounding to me. It’s a beautiful metro, looks a lot like Moscow’s

[@enzhus]

May I ask which country has a worse metro than USA?

[@devdr8983]

@@enzhus France?:)) Its because authority. People in North Korea would face serious persecutions on damaging socialist property

[@dyazkiprit]

because it was built buy Soviet.

[@backin06]

You can't compare Usa to the Dprk

[@cjunde5969]

@@enzhus Worse than USA? You can come to Toronto and take a look :)

[@poodtang2104]

When and how do you get your passport back. Did you have to book everything in China first.

[@Spaceman247]

Awesome!

[@iloveblue76]

The train is cleaner than the NYC subway. 😂

[@katlinoneill2497]

iloveblue76 well let’s be honest there are many things in life that are cleaner than NYC subways lol

[@iloveblue76]

@@katlinoneill2497 You're so right! 😂

[@nadia1994ization]

iloveblue76 because people get punished if they littler

[@UNCtarheels71]

iloveblue76 Because it’s probably only in operation when tourist groups come through.

[@tsaychin2954]

Tourist are only allowed in 2 stations. Only certain citizen are allowed in the subway.

[@Yirui9500]

It looks better than I expected

[@LindaLoveOfficial]

A lot of guided tours, government approved tour guides, in North Korea will only allow you to see certain aspects of the country. They wont let you see the villages ect.

[@panslawista]

Of course it does, western media lies because NK is considered to be an enemy of the west, they did the same thing with the ussr and eastern europe, and still continue to do it today

[@brandonb.5304]

@@panslawista Because no one lives in the city. It's a city built for show, not purpose. Why do you think NK mandates tourists only go to pre-approved destinations and be escorted by guides? It's because it's a nation of poverty run by a dictator.

[@panslawista]

@@brandonb.5304 hhahaha yeah no one lives in the city it is just built for show, believe that you will believe anything :D :D :D :D

[@merve4661]

Rudznik it truly is, even the patients in the hospital are actors, foreigners are not allowed to talk to the north koreans, they are strictly against filming, you can only see certain areas, not leave your hotel without your guide and a police officer. A 21 year old student was killed after being caught with a poster he took in his suitcase in like 2017. Everything is show my friend. You cannot even release footage without it being approved first.

[@fanniu3584]

Which travel agency were you traveling with?

[@hereistand2008]

SO CLEAN

[@simsonsiagian2156]

Nice city of Pyeongyang,,

[@lopezwoodenboats8441]

The architecture in Pyongyang is amazing.

[@hazri8758]

For me personally, the architecture brilliantly brings the sense of dystopia.. I don't know why

[@evannowl]

This is Surreal ! man, that metro station !

[@raviiyer3761]

How is it that there was no nk guide with you all the time ? Isn't it mandatory there ??

[@number1anex]

It's interesting because in 3 video including your, the people dance in the park it's like they are said to do that it's like you said and like it was in Romania when it was an comunist country they want tourist to see what they want and be sure you was watched non stop even when you go on your own for a couple of time 😉. Nice video anyway much information i didn't know .

[@hazri8758]

Yeah, seems everything those people do is staged.

[@pedropuelles6011]

Me encanta Pyongyang tiene un aire a un gran jardín

[@billobrien5118]

Was the weather hot and humid that day in Pyongyang? You were panting at the start of this video.

[@pinkbasuify]

How much does it cost for a day tour in Pyongyang ?