Life inside North Korea: the power of Juche explained

[@elfinzilla]

Her english is amazing.

[@MrCdrant]

When it's your lifes work to learn a language and become a tour guide for the state, the incentive to become proficient at it is high.

[@youtubeaddict1234]

Don't be racist.

[@mr.epicness2037]

No, she messes up at the end of EACH FREAKING SENTENCE

[@arda9437]

Marisa Lau excuse me, who is being racist?

[@CandyHatsuneWolff]

That's the best English I've heard from any DPRK tour guide.

[@grandgazeebo]

I love her accent in the end of every her sentence

[@154angel154]

She sounds very British!!!

[@Wandrative]

154angel154 British accent is easier for a Korean speaker compared to round-sounding American accents

[@alanzeng1128]

Scottish...I think

[@alexmoon3523]

wrong, North Korea educates its citizens with British-English; subsequently, English-speakers of North Korea have a British accent

[@자아란파아지]

154angel154 I wanna see your appearance.. tempting..

[@자아란파아지]

154angel154 and don't be racist.

[@kadiekatie]

Her voice is so soothing🖤

[@Cpt.Sailor]

i wish she had a podcast or an audiobook

[@Mary-ue5kc]

She has a peculiar accent, like traditional korean and British

[@CaptainPupu]

Indeed.... WAIFU material

[@sub3ero984]

I'll give a gold star for one of the cleaness city in the world

[@jamenneel342]

*cleanest

[@L14MA]

And make it red ffs

[@CandyHatsuneWolff]

Tokyo's pretty clean too, at least in terms of litter, and the air quality isn't as bad as it's reputed to be.

[@chelyr5517]

What about the capital city of Rwanda?

[@thegamerkhan]

Singaporean cities??

[@ElectrikaShock]

her english is amazung and her voice should be on tv

[@oscarg2692]

JUCHE GANG! JUCHE GANG! JUCHE GANG! JUCHE GANG!

[@OrElseEllipsis1945]

Himps McGimps JUCHE GANG! POSADISTS TO THE LEFT OF ME, NAZBOLS TO THE RIGHT. HERE I AM STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH JUCHE!

[@zululvivon2463]

@@OrElseEllipsis1945 Juche gang is a part of nazbol gang

[@YahdDestroyer]

YEEESSSSS AAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGHGH ONE STRUGGLE

[@spire2171]

Her English is very good, she will definitely pass the IELTS exam lol

[@fridgemagnet9831]

Renz Manez lol😂

[@spire2171]

Si Man but she need to defect first before taking the exam lol

[@therdpatil17]

AILET as well

[@arnovanniem6936]

"The Americans bombarded bombs in the city"

[@andrewbirch]

She should work on her pronunciation and grammar first.

[@jupiterinaries6150]

She's a very graceful Comrade...

[@brita1049]

A few weeks ago I got the opportunity to meet the North-Korean ambassador, his wife and three others that work with him. I was able to talk about their country with his wife, and it gave me a new perspective on the people from North-Korea. There was also a person from my country who had been working with them for a lot of years, and he talked to me about some of the differences he encountered when he visited. I'm not saying I support how Kim Jong Un chooses to rule his country in any way, but maybe we should be a little bit more open minded. The reason why I was there was because I'm learning south-korean. I was able to speak some Korean with the ambassadors wife even if I had only been learning for a little over a month. They were all really sweet people! They even sang for us. I was surprised by the choice of song by the ambassador. He sang "My heart will go on" by Celine Dion lmao (Sorry if this didn't make any sense, english is not my first language)

[@awesomeavenger2810]

Well done. You saw some of North Korea from the other side of the bars. Safe in the knowledge you don't have to live there.

[@Dmitri300]

The ambassador and his wife belong to the elite of their society. They hardly represent the average inhabitant of North Korea. I'm not saying that that negates all that they told you, but I would take their stories with a grain of salt if I were you. They are there to positively represent their country. It's their job.

[@brita1049]

Yes, of course! There are huge differences between the rich and poor, and different sides to every story.

[@deutschlandbrauchtmehrausl2214]

I am sure the ambassador would die if he said the horrible problems the country is facing

[@alkfs137a]

R.k k they speak the same, but with different dialect/accent. Kinda similar with english accents.

[@AlmirBispo-CSV-Comp-DB]

There are not homeless in North Korea or Cuba.There are in NY

[@nomadnametab]

they are all shipped off to the countryside. only the healthy, sane, young get to live in pyongyang or like the handicapped, be seen in public. the homeless in america are there because the democrats did away with the vagrancy laws and said the city can't institutionalize the winos and schizophrenics .

[@mihajlodjokanovic7688]

@Adam Dressler valkism gang

[@TheGreatSarastro]

I'm korean and there ARE homelesses there.

[@TheGreatSarastro]

@@sammr8124 I heard it from refugees from north korea, and they are called 꽃제비

[@headlesspostman]

You’re dumb

[@YudhaBhismaya]

My uncle worked in Indonesian embassy there and he told me that regardless of what you think about the place (North Korea) DHL there always deliver lol

[@dwiwahyuharyanto1986]

Pamannya masih kerja di kedutaan?

[@ChristianJiang]

I’ve been on this tower too. The view is breathtaking.

[@Marenqo]

Finally an introductory video on Juche! Thanks!

[@jimmiklas6318]

No Rothschild banking fronts here.

[@istanaqueen4422]

Destroy the bourjewoisie!

[@bena1534]

@@istanaqueen4422 NAZBOL GANG!!

[@hazuanmajek6002]

Das ist gut

[@istanaqueen4422]

@420 Friendly K

[@despa7726]

@@bena1534 ew what nationalism stands in the way of unity of the working class

[@PeepingTom-xy9di]

I wish i have this sort of tour guide for every new place i visit

[@Amiramirfaris97]

Pyongyang is super clean!!!

[@tribinaaux4043]

Amir Faris one word: socialism

[@dosmundos3830]

it's a result of pride, something absent in western cities.

[@conorclimo8534]

@bitchasshoeism Juche + NS = Best Pair

[@theanarchonazbolinquisition]

Mr. Clean approves. @Conor Climo Indeed.

[@williamm1014]

Its because they have nothing to throw away or waste anything, the people there have nothing and if they have anything at all, they use it and dont throw it away

[@zahraamotiwala4503]

The reason why her accent is British is because North Koreans are taught British English and not American English (quite obvious because of their enmity with USA).

[@Tobi-oi3uf]

Isn't everyone? I live in Poland and we learn British English

[@mv6771]

2:28 i feel like shes gonna say “its luvleh innit” with that accent

[@Tobi-oi3uf]

XDDDDDD

[@TheFirstDisciple]

The Guardian tried it's best to paint the DPRK in a negative light, but it had the opposite effect

[@Xiphactinus]

Something everyone can agree on is how clean it all is!

[@kyown]

The opposite effect for those like you lol

[@JokerPlayer1997]

Such a beautiful land.

[@Monarch_Prime]

Now imagine living there it has no electricity no food no cars no... freedom.

[@oseanian3834]

You have to take a look to the bad sides of North Korea

[@tacoblude8208]

Jacobus Kurnia Kaalapaking how is this freedom

[@thecrazyeagle9674]

@@Monarch_Prime What?

[@Monarch_Prime]

@@tacoblude8208 it is not freedom. "No... freedom" means no freedom ofc what do you think i said

[@petersmythe6462]

I like her accent. And her country. And the Juche idea.

[@Monarch_Prime]

Shes just nice so she wont be shot after this video

[@DialecticalMaterialismRocks]

@@Monarch_Prime stop lying

[@Monarch_Prime]

@@DialecticalMaterialismRocks well we should hope for the best

[@Hirnlego999]

It's one of he worst countries on earth to live in

[@Monarch_Prime]

@@Hirnlego999 yea Little rocket man hehe

[@AlanTFitch]

Did you know, Kim Il-Sung was born on the second day of the Titanic sinking. (15 April 1912)

[@Webkinzofficial]

This means that the ship itself could have reincarnated as Kim Il-Sung

[@z9ey]

Long live Juche! Long live the defiance of North Korea to imperialism!

[@AdityaKKannan]

wtf

[@rahulkancherla3466]

Are you high?

[@LesPaul2006]

@StalinLovesYou As a country-sized gulag. Right on.

[@ElZappata]

posted using a invention brought to you by Capitalism

[@ElZappata]

@StalinLovesYou that and a Russian -Sino blank check

[@tashfiqkhan]

"we are the master of our own destiny" Kim jong un: Are u serious about it?

[@rainieowo]

The irony

[@t.d.2016]

🤣🤣

[@mablejansen442]

Let me tell you that he was elected (yes, elected) Uu

[@tashfiqkhan]

@Krónika do u think we gonna read this all?

[@dionysianapollomarx]

Hahaha man

[@leftylaura9164]

north korea isn't as bad as the media likes to portray. it is pretty bad but it is livable for many and much of the suffering comes from very harsh sanctions and the threat of imperialism.

[@Xiphactinus]

bUt sAncTiOnS wOrK bRo LooK aT mY HoLeSuM iMpERiaLiSm!!!!!!!!!!

[@burittinda4373]

She sounds like she's from Pyongyang, UK.

[@jzk2020]

Nice, well polished lady.

[@durianpetai]

Even Pyongyang is not like Singapore to compare with...(building)...but the city look very clean... less car.. less pollution... ..it may quite dull... but maybe other people dream a city like this... with more dicipline citizen...just like in school... less shouting.. polite fashion... everybody try to not make mess with others... .. sometime, dictatorship also can create a good lanscape.. Hmmm...i just want to know, if somebody know how many crime like robbery etc happened daily, monthly or annually accross North Korea..

[@sleepy0]

Sadly since it's such a secretive country there's not really any statistics one can go by. But considering other historically socialist countries like the soviet union, I'd imagine the crime rate to be really low. Crimes like petty theft or breaking into someones place was pretty much non-existant over there. Most people didn't even lock their doors! It was safe, because everybody was taken care of.

[@phillipdaugherty1486]

Low crime rate in cuba also

[@grandgazeebo]

Watch DPRK explained

[@BobLoblaw23]

She sounds as though she had an english tutor from the UK.

[@kimilsung2608]

Yes a number of North Koreans also go abroad to improve their English skills.

[@emiliobello2538]

That torch is amazing

[@SolomonThangOfficial]

This is actually a neat introduction to the Juche ideology

[@dulvab9968]

Surprising from a western source

[@tribinaaux4043]

Leave them alone!

[@centredoorplugsthornton4112]

An outside expert on North Korea said in a documentary that Juche means Up Yours.

[@jaranarm]

I was a student of the Juche idea during my university days. In the end it just comes off as full of nonsense and random subject matter. Ask any North Korean to explain what it is and they'll just give you some general answer with no real meaning, just like what this woman in the video just did.

[@alf-c9r]

And how is that? North Korea fought one of the most genocidal Nation, the U.S, with Juche as it’s ideology, unless you enjoy living in the U.S atop the blood and bones of my Native American family members the U.S has been genociding since 1776.

[@jaranarm]

@@alf-c9r The US did terrible things to my home country as well. But what does this have to do with my comment? I was a Juche student at my university. It is full of nonsense. I have actually met North Koreans from Pyongyang and even they cannot explain it. They are just like the lady in this video. A bunch of general incoherent ramblings.

[@alf-c9r]

jaranarm simply fail to see what seems incoherent also this is a two minute video and near no ideology can accurately be described in two minutes. Perhaps there was language barrier for this Korean student you talked to?

[@jaranarm]

@@alf-c9r If you cannot summarize the main ideas of an ideology in two minutes then it is not worth studying. But since you enjoy Juche so much then why don't you read On Juche In Our Revolution, written by Kim Il Sung himself. When you're finished, come back and explain the ideology to me. But I warn you that you'll only be wasting your time.

[@paulussturm6572]

@@jaranarmI’ve read pretty much all Juche theory available outside the country and if you think it doesn’t have substance it’s a you problem mate The theory is insanely coherent and systematic

[@leemsylazy9353]

North Korea Is the most unfairly sanctioned country on earth. They are very disciplined. If there was no sanctions on them they would have been the most advanced country on earth

[@markgoodair2978]

Leemsy lazy so you simply have zero respect for human rights then ?

[@leemsylazy9353]

Mark Goodair the USA have death rows and the most brutal prisons but it is ok it is no human right abuse in your opinion so as long it is the USA

[@briandelaney9710]

Tell that to the people in their labor camps

[@oibaf879]

Mr. EPICNESS Idk why i'm laughing so hard for spongebob HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA

[@chucklloris8355]

Leemsy lazy yeah because the USA has prisons while the people who commit crimes in North Korea either get executed or thrown in labor camps...

[@carrynwelde1120]

Hmmm... is Juche a North Korea thing only, or can it be in other countries? This Juche seems kinda interesting, but I'm interested in being my own person, not ruled or anything.

[@Neko.Virtual]

china also has juche but with a different name

[@derpherpp]

@@Neko.Virtual with rats and dirt while spending 90% of their money on nukes

[@Neko.Virtual]

@@derpherpp yep

[@eruno_]

Praise Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and immortal Juche idea! 🇰🇵

[@offbeat65]

I sense a bit of contradiction between the idea of a "supreme leader" and being a master of yourself. But never mind, I'm sure you have a good reason to rave, other then just being stupid.

[@boringname3657]

@@offbeat65 cope

[@yurikovRUKR762]

I heard North Korea is very clean and a tax free in country

[@Monarch_Prime]

Because it has no cars no freedom no electricity

[@LifeOfTheParty323]

I like how she said "at the end of the Korean war" when technically, they're still at war.

[@kimchiwarrior7679]

Yes they are at in the state of war but not the same war. DPRK was victorious in the Korean War which ended in 1953.

[@LifeOfTheParty323]

@@kimchiwarrior7679 Neither was victorious. Nothing has ended.

[@kimchiwarrior7679]

@@LifeOfTheParty323 US failed to annex DPRK in a war which they started. So the DPRK was victorious in defending its sovereignty.

[@reis1185]

​@@LifeOfTheParty323 Korean War was a response to South Korean series of on-going massarces one of it was Jeju Island massacre where 100-180,000 have been killed by South Korean government in the Jeju Island alone

[@distortiontildeafness]

Much respect to this unique country holding its own

[@distortiontildeafness]

@Live Free why what criteria are you using ? They've been alienated by the international community spearheaded by the U.S That's important to keep in mind in your response

[@Diamoondust]

​@@distortiontildeafnessdid you forget that the people inside dont know whats going on outside and you cant criticize the government? and that you cannot escape legally and will be hunted down and shot. these can't be doubted regardless of what sanctions the west sets on north korea.

[@TheyRiseBand]

Well, sort of. Lots of finished goods come from China.

[@alexrivera7598]

She speaks better than alot of Americans I know, that only speak English.

[@toomanybears_]

Easier to understand than Ebonics for sure.

[@kraig800i]

Many are saying accent sounds British, it does have a magnificent received pronunciation at the start. But there's a little bit of Aussie twang as well. Or maybe that's just me hearing things. Kim Jung Un did learn in Switzerland. I wonder if she was lucky enough to study abroad.

[@nk-pop39]

they learn English in school

[@derpherpp]

@@nk-pop39 in oversea school. u think she learn all that at her third world country home town?

[@ambarvalia9757]

she might be one of the diplomats' family members working in the canberra embassy, which is now closed tho

[@hafizkursi2670]

Those statue are amazing ngl..

[@neilufe]

North Korea is gorgeous.

[@braziliancrystals6054]

I see many people phrasing how great North Korea is. If North Korea is that great please explain to me why people are defecting across the border to South Korea?

[@vtron9832]

Mostly due to a famine and economic sanctions that still somewhat affect the countryside to this day, though the country is trying to recover.

[@paulussturm6572]

Watch Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang in Seul and make that comment again

[@cemwind]

Such immense beauty. What lies we've been told about this nation!

[@Mary-ue5kc]

I feel like her script wasn't entirely truthful

[@Hirnlego999]

You only get to see what they want you to see. You can't film freely or even think on your own.

[@xemy1010]

I almost get a Star Trek vibe from Pyongyang, moreso than anywhere else I've seen.

[@flytrapYTP]

@@xemy1010 because it's fiction.

[@xemy1010]

@@flytrapYTP Ah yes, an entire city fabricated for the sole purpose of tricking freedom-loving capitalists into believing that socialism actually works. How could I have been so blind?

[@notthefather3919]

Her English is great. Her accent sounds like a mix of British and Korean.

[@lemokemo5752]

No and no.

[@grandgazeebo]

@@lemokemo5752 yes and yes

[@James-jh3sz]

@@lemokemo5752 What do you mean "No and no" If you think her accent isn't British that's fine, but I'm certain Korean is part of it. I'm not aware of any other languages spoken in Pyongyang.

[@magnus697]

long live the democratic peoples republic of korea and the juche idea, may it carry on in advancing in socialism and the juche idea!

[@thefineboy3954]

this didnt explain Juche at all

[@billkrill9147]

Her english! ♡

[@jasondavila8318]

Long live the DPRK

[@Hirnlego999]

One of the worst regimes in the world

[@bimabaguspambudhi1835]

🇰🇵🇰🇷🇰🇵🇰🇷🇰🇵🇰🇷

[@pipermac]

Any chance of getting her to read the Pyongyang phone book?

[@thatguyoverthere1410]

Jucheism is the master's of one's destiny is it? What a fascinating concept. I'd love to see North Koreans actually adopt this ideology instead of wondering when they're going to eat again.

[@thatguyoverthere1410]

@WageSlaving2TheTop ! What does Iran or Venezuela have to do with Jucheism? I said that Jucheism is an ideology that only benefits the Kim Dynasty and there inner circle. But, not the people of North Korea.

[@vtron9832]

Jareth Charles actually North Korea was nearing a first-world country state during the 70s and 80s until the collapse of the USSR when its biggest trading partner disappeared and a famine hit in the 90s. Not really fault of Juche. See footage and photos of North Korea in the 80s. It was a marvelous place.

[@thatguyoverthere1410]

@@vtron9832 Oh yeah. I forgot they depended too much on the USSR. Thanks Vtron☺

[@SapphFire]

@@thatguyoverthere1410 Cut off all your trading partners and see how long you survive. You won't last even a week.

[@minatonamikaze2496]

better call up the Film Actors Guild and see what they gave to say about this.

[@connormcintosh4828]

Just listen to Juche Gang?!?

[@TheVintageBallad]

It's such a short video (and with a few korean words) yet It's clear northern korean pronunciation is different

[@death2pc]

"Ya...., that's right..........." Whew!

[@dronespace]

J U C H E W A V E ❤️

[@알리미황비홍]

I thougt it was dubbed. We want to meet her English teacher.

[@Personify88]

God bless north korea and all self-reliant proud ethno-centric nations.

[@antoniorsoftware]

It looks too clean: no graffiti on walls, no junk on streets, no billboards, no antennas on the roofs, no AC units on the walls of buildings, no dogs, even pigeons are missing...

[@xemy1010]

Reminds me of how earth is depicted in the recent Star Trek films. Quite impressive, honestly.

[@Hiro04]

the way things should be

[@iskra2.018]

I don’t think we can criticize something for being “too clean” lol

[@xavierrose8208]

"240,000 bams in the sit-eh"

[@falco830]

MATT DAMUUURRNN

[@istanaqueen4422]

This is my ideology

[@-dialecticsforkids2978]

follow ur leader!

[@bimabaguspambudhi1835]

I'm Indonesian, so Pancasila is my ideology. Both are nice!

[@Kimjongun999]

In the end, his ideas remain intellectually crude, and among all ideas in human history, he is regarded as nothing more than a monstrous pseudo-religion that blends out and worships himself and his descendants as gods.

[@nk-pop39]

no

[@scepticsquirrel]

Even ordinary northerners are grown tired of him nowadays. İt is like a state religion that is not popular 50 kms away from major cities.

[@aomine6817]

beautiful city, would be a shame if it ended up like New York, San Francisco or even worse - Detroit

[@awesomeavenger2810]

Yeah, heating, running water, food, electricity, and freedom are all bad for the soul ...Unless its for the great leader, obviously

[@imaginexx8848]

420000 bombs 😵

[@thehmc]

Look at how cold and anti-human the architecture is. It's like everything there exists to remind you that you're irrelevant and nothing is built for you or for a sense of community. Explains why even though there were plenty of shots of public places, there was no public. No people.

[@annabanna123]

I find her a bit condescending

[@kajafreur527]

Especially that part at the beginning

[@sofabiru6852]

Juche Tower....

[@TheRantingCabbie]

The power of Juicy compels you.

[@chillerwhale1655]

North Korea BEST Korea!

[@copongcoponginc]

I love the woman

[@copongcoponginc]

🤣👊👊😘

[@RuataLungchuang]

In the Sithay

[@rajeshvedira2143]

I like to visit dprk

[@Eo_Tunun]

"everyone is the maker of his own good luck". Funny how much that sounds like neoliberal credos, innit?

[@vibraphonics]

Ghost town...

[@colingray823]

I don’t know why but I think her accent sounds hot.

[@grandgazeebo]

Lol

[@scepticsquirrel]

I agree with Comrade Colin

[@Azodnem2003]

Tot'lly Tot'lly

[@marchingorders7142]

why did you add scary music lol

[@alexgray337]

North Korea is a scary place.

[@danielac1588]

It looks better than the capital of my country located in eastern Europe. After the fall of the comunism we had free way to democratize and rebuild our country on the principles of free trade, yet here is North Korea looking better with greater investments than us with european aid

[@nk-pop39]

it's because capitalism sucks

[@scepticsquirrel]

You see main streets and avenues, they have homeless ppl even in Pyongyang.

[@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo]

gotta wonder ..where all that cars and buses are going to..

[@grandgazeebo]

Your mom

[@abiybattlespell8401]

shes kinda coot

[@cisco8257]

JUCHE GANG

[@GamerChap1234Emo]

If they were more democratic it may not be a bad country they have many good landscapes they people should be free and be able to provide for their family’s and make the world generally a better place. North keoran govement is wrong for making people life a hell whole

[@augustinem.umlong8949]

hoito only in india is the

[@rayrevolta6198]

I'm not buying any of it.

[@offbeat65]

Isn't that incredible?! Seventy flowers. Just wow.

[@Ou8y2k2]

You better! Or _The Guardian_ will send you to Camp 22.

[@dosmundos3830]

your mom and dad will have to buy it for you.

[@napoleonmeowparte3874]

No body cares

[@HaiMalonBodoh]

They don't sell it

[@officer_baitlyn]

hmm i dont know about that one the footage looks all odd due to the small number of people on the streets another thing that is kind of bothering is how most of the people shown are wearing very similar old clothing i really dont want to approach the whole north korea thing closed minded but ill remain sceptical until i see more of north korea

[@grandgazeebo]

Watch DPRK explained

[@christianvalenzuela225]

Bad explicated...

[@김태우-i1c]

Why it looks all creepy😶

[@user-zj1uf8hs6t]

Bobby Hill Why do you look creepy😟

[@petersmythe6462]

It isn't creepy. It's a beautiful country.

[@wendyalexander5342]

With human rights abuses, poverty, hunger.

[@MadolynGabriel]

But enough about the USA

[@enthusiastisch1922]

Lies

[@m00py1]

Read their constitution. The citizens of DPRK have more and better human rights than the US or any other capitalist nation could ever dream of having.

[@ZionismIsHot]

​@@m00py1 Rubbish

[@BonaFide惊人的]

She is my wifey type

[@XManX102]

Oh yeah

[@D_isco_D_ancer]

*Creep subjugation of the human.*

[@Ch1cken6]

poopoopeepee

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

No thank you.

[@hazuanmajek6002]

Ideir

[@rjill7000]

Warning: tankies below

[@ZionismIsHot]

It's the guardian

[@Rocean]

Look s very sad

[@jamesclarity1077]

"masters of our own destiny" LOLZ