Long Drive Through Pyongyang

[@soomiq]

so that's how the world without ads looks like

[@josephdale69]

Thank you for posting. I have always been curious to see exactly what you posted. I appreciate your time.

[@tmihuu]

Great video, thanks for uploading. It looks much nicer than I had expected.

[@3DPeter]

i know that it doesn't represent the rest of the country, but i never ever seen such a clean city as this one.

[@Reveal_City]

Because there is barely any people 'using' the city.

[@3DPeter]

3 million people live there, so enough imo to litter al over the place. I gues that you could get the death penalty if you drop garbage on the street, because that's the way that fat asshole kim jun un, or whatever his name is, rules the country.

[@LRC92]

If you drop litter or something, they'll probably send you to prison or one of their concentration camps.

[@kozackihetman]

there is no garbage cuz there is no consumption

[@Thursdaym2]

What others have said is accurate. Take into account also that there are few people about. Ever seen a City and capital as well, so empty?

[@emilkarpo]

Another nice video of the DPRK. You have the whole POV video thing down cold, I wish more videos here were of this standard.

[@Reporterreporter770]

Thank You So Much for this Much Needed Film, This will Help the Freedom effort!

[@crocodile1313]

Thank you for sharing this video, well done! Nice clean streets with little traffic. I did notice that there must be a lack of school "speed zone" signs around, because your driver was moving fairly quickly right past children on the street.

[@TheMuston]

Did you see that nice BMW 7-series at the beginning ? I wonder how much blood the big shot driving it must have on the hands

[@LordHeadcheez]

It's Pyongyang. It's the showcase city deliberately kept nice, clean and orderly to look good to the outside world. Once you leave the city, then it goes to hell

[@galavant]

I thought I would be shocked but it looks beautiful. Where are all the restaurants?

[@wojtas2524]

Thanks you for the video, it's very good. I appreciate your work! :D

[@LimesNorrlandicus]

I know that most of the North Korean infrastructure was wiped out during the Korean War. But I meant that nothing has changed since the 1970s, hence a giant museum over the 1970s.

[@yokedupbra]

Wonder if they will ever get free. Imagine being stuck there.

[@ManTexDal]

What was the Hugh building with the large DPRK flag as they make the first left turn on the video ? thanks

[@helgithorkelleyjolfsson4683]

Thanks for the tour :) It's incredible to see no advertisements anywhere. Everywhere you go in this world you see a big Coca cola signs and all kinds of advertisements. I have to say that Pyongyang looks kinda nice on the outside. Very clean and organized. Peace

[@Zurichilux]

I have seen that same mini-van and yellow taxi in every north korea video. I swear they have like 10 cars which people are employed to drive around in circles in the areas where the tourists are.

[@visker81]

what are those lil containers for with a person... selling tickets or something? cant figure it out, they seem to be all over the city.

[@romanino]

This whole video gives u that sensation of something grown really huge and strong during the years, but at the same time it gives u the vibe somehow of something that is just so sad...Everyone looks the same, every building is grey and the whole scenario looks so dark and sadly desolated.. Did u have the same sensations?

[@thenekom]

Fantastic video! Interesting look into a place few ever see.

[@slapking12]

i wonder if they rehearse before these pre approved tours.

[@GGParker]

How come hardly anybody with a bike actually rides their bike?

[@GaseousWorm]

Wow great video, its amazing so little traffic and everyone just walks. Why don't they use bicycles? I saw a couple of them but, you would think a place with traffic restriction would be full of bicycles atleast

[@DermotWalrusson]

My first thought was that Pyongyang looks like a bus drivers' paradise!

[@jmninezero6567]

does anyone know the translation for the korean banners?

[@jevitigre]

I thought the same, it´s a big city, clean, and barely there are people outside and vehicles, there´s no traffic jams for a city of that size.

[@bronxcouture]

i was just wondering that, because anywhere i have been with apartments of that size usaully have more ppl on the streets

[@ocaceres86]

I've seen a total of 0 traffic signals.

[@red_misha]

Cont. No one is claiming that it's easy or fast, but to say that this makes it impossible is erroneous in itself.

[@Earthsound03]

not the first time Ive seen a chevy in one of these vids for a anti America country im surprised

[@thelandlordsdaughter]

Nice footage... I went to DPRK in November and suffered from bad food poisoning from some fish I ate... I felt so sick, it just amplified the misery I felt around me and I couldn't wait to leave... I never thought I'd go there and was looking forward to it after years of watching videos like this one... Then I get sick! Nightmare! I have to say the food was horrible... I don't know if I would have tried the spicy dog soup if I had been well, probably not.. But some in my group liked it..

[@LimesNorrlandicus]

You only have to enter the buildings to realize that it´s not nice. No running water in the upper floors and very poor heating during winter. Of course, if you are a tourist, you are not allowed to enter those buildings.

[@emilkarpo]

Very nice video. Who did you go with? I visited back in October of 2013 with Young Pioneer Tours.

[@SiruselVaranus]

In NYC and San Francisco people walk all the time, ride their bikes, too. Not so much in Miami

[@ah6hy]

I appreciate the kind words! :)

[@SelfMadeAdrian]

where are the stores? or the mall?

[@TheRantingCabbie]

I never realized how nice a cement factory could look.

[@LimesNorrlandicus]

I can't believe that you say that "life has improved continually". The infrastructure in Pyongyang, which is the show-piece capital is outdated except for a few apartment complexes (Mansudae area). Compare this form of "progress" with that of South Korea...

[@red_misha]

No, the DPRK is a mountainous country, and nearly all of its older buildings were destroyed during the war. Surviving buildings of cultural significance are preserved and well-maintained, while new modern buildings and housing complexes are also being built. Unlike New York, where Manhattan (which has problem in itself) is surrounded by Burroughs of decaying infrastructure and a stark contrast of economic conditions. All in all, life in the DPRK has been continually improving.

[@Earthsound03]

chevy express 6:34 a blazer was in another of of these drive throughs

[@fredschriks8554]

And a Audi Q7 short after it.

[@LimesNorrlandicus]

And I don't have to dig for possible problems the slightest bit. There are some fundamental problems that are difficult if not impossible to avoid.

[@frbjoernLA]

We all have different tastes, I don't like McDonalds or Starbucks either, I know what you mean. I live in Castaic a Village north of LA but we have over 14 Restaurants, Cafe's and Food counters in different Stores with a choice of Mexican, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Italian Restaurants, plus of course Old Style American Cafe's and a number of other Fast Food places. 10 minute walk we are in the country away from buildings near a beautiful large lake at the edge of the Mountains.

[@3tastudent]

It's the capital of NK. A good question would be, where is the population? It looks nice and peaceful but there is no sign of happiness or communication. Reminds you a lot of Fahrenheit 451.

[@gabadobe]

Okay - cool.....another thing - if you zoom into Pyongyang on Google maps you see that there are almost no cars in the streets - even big 6 or 8 lane roads - there is like one car for every ½ mile or so. So besides always dressing nicely the people in Pyongyang must also be very healthy people who prefer to walk instead of driving.....

[@UnicornsNeedLove2]

It's a very big place but it still looks so empty even with all the cars foot traffic

[@fishfoodlad]

I thought no-one was allowed to go in (or our) of N Korea?

[@MarkusDuesseldorf]

I think you may not compare the situation in Korea with Germany. East Germans had a lot more information on the West as North Koreans have. East Germans could watch West German TV, and at least West Germans were allowed to visit East Germany and a few East Germans were also allowed to visit the West. Also, Western merchandise was available in East Germanyin special stores. North Koreans do not have all that.

[@pkneeno]

What a great video. My perception of North Korea comes from grainy, black and white, still, [Korean] war era photos. What isn't there that 'should' be there? What's there that shouldn't be there.

[@potatoswagger]

It's so empty. Like Downtown San Jose on a friday night.

[@jevitigre]

Did you visit Pyongyang?

[@daniel931016]

It is like saying that Russia and America should be one country!

[@springfield35ify]

I know right, it actually looks kinda beautiful, clean streets, little traffic, it's outside of pyongyong that's scary.

[@Jason198261]

I can see the Yanggakdo International Hotel!

[@JRFrancisco20088]

The driver just follows a predetermined route. Look, a pastel-colored building. Oh, look another empty building. Wow, look at that wide empty street. Hey, another concrete building! This is great.

[@dodoboodrough6044]

If you go out into the rural areas you will see homes, but their not that fancy, most of them don't even have running water, or electricity.

[@LimesNorrlandicus]

Oh really? What is better do you think?

[@greetings58981]

Great Job, thank you very much

[@MikayeYakovlev]

Well it does look cleaner, at the very least, than many European cities, Milan for example.

[@alb12345672]

Looks much nicer than some neighborhoods in NYC

[@red_misha]

If that's seriously all you can say, then I think we can end the thread here.

[@mrnpc2323]

Man I would never be late to work driving on those streets

[@dodoboodrough6044]

Watch closely when they drive through a boulevard and you see some tiny trees that are green, blue, red, etc. Those are painted bushes because they can't even afford to water the grass or the plants. That's why almost everything in the in Pyongyang is covered up with concrete, and buildings, etc.

[@gabadobe]

what a coincidence - so many people wearing suits and ties the day that camera was passing by.....

[@frbjoernLA]

At least you can see some limited Auto traffic on the Streets. What kind of people can afford a car there? The large Apartment buildings look impressive. Something is conspicuously absent in this video: Little and big Stores of all kinds and Markets!

[@stroganoff2917]

Thank you very much for sharing. Pyongyang is very nostalgic and beautiful city watching by your video. Thank you.

[@red_misha]

I'm not sure who you're even talking to now. I've already said that the principle of socialism is "From each according to his ability, to each according to his work," yet you continue to insist that no one receives anything in socialism. I've told you that socialism IS workers' control, yet you insist that socialism 'leads to' the opposite. I'm not going to continue this thread if you will continue to make such erroneous assertions.

[@FeliksKPRP]

And this is different from America or any other western nation how...?

[@am1966ath]

Excellent analyzis..says a lot about north korea no??

[@houseofpain1010]

Oh!!..; so i see it is normal for daily commuters to walk the streets, when all of the sudden they break out into a song and dance, performing the second act of high school musical lol. But i see what you mean, Pyongyang is just like any other city in any other country. People going to work, police patrolling the streets, cars driving by etc, is just like anywhere else. Still doesn't change the fact that DPRK is bizarre even compared to the sub- bearing standards of the Bermuda Triangle.

[@mrstuperstefan]

And the sidewalks are HUGE

[@Gritsen]

The buildings and the feel of the city remind me of Moscow and st. Petersburg. Some would see the architechture as depressing, but somehow I like the almost featureless colossal concrete buildings and empty 16-lane highways. Purely visually, it's quite serene and otherworldly. Of course, Russia is not like it anymore, and I like the new feel there too. I don't talk about ideology or living conditions here, just aesthetics.

[@peterxpoulos]

It just doesn't feel right watching this. So many buildings about very few people on the streets, hardly any cars. The footage is very strange.

[@IvoryTrance]

Not a single house.. all buildings.

[@AdminRoblox2525]

Everytime there are views of Pyongyang, there are banners showing the Worker's Party of Korea. :|

[@chairmanofrussia]

what do north korean liscence plates look like?!!?1 :O

[@anako1976]

Kind Words are cool! Namaste

[@jamalgoodz94]

wow it sure isn't Seoul lol I can't til the day I can walk to that side

[@Dazaifu]

thank you for the tour by bus

[@red_misha]

New projects are being built in Pyongyang and throughout the DPRK (where possible) all the time (aquariums, modern housing, amusement parks, shopping centres, etc.), so I'm not sure how one could say "nothing has changed since the 1970s". One should also keep in mind that, whereas the Southern US-puppet state is continually pumped with capital by western corporations fuelled by cheap exploitable labour, the DPRK is heavily isolated and has no desire to sell out its people or its national pride.

[@Dirtyvinnie]

i suppose you live in a very freedom friend country... where people love each other, respect other living human beings, have clean streets, fair government and justice, where money is just a trade object and love is the highest law. is that your society? is that your delightful nomal society?

[@droiyan]

Looks quite cool actually.

[@eskolini]

what a clean place! amazing

[@vincentxie3090]

Well even though the sky looks very clear

[@LimesNorrlandicus]

If you only look at Manhattan in New York you will only see a flourishing city... Pretty much the same here, except this is the best NK has to show. Many of the buildings have crumbling concrete...It looks like a dead city more than anything else.

[@drackula1985]

They drive nice cars...I saw a lot of brand new Toyotas and Mercedeses :)

[@LimesNorrlandicus]

North Korea has only 1/5 arable land, but they have plenty of minerals. Also, look at Japan with it's massive population and insignificant natural resources. Still it flourished for decades before the economy started to stagnate due to cheaper labour elsewhere. But the people are well off still.

[@LimesNorrlandicus]

More about the subject here (non-functioning elevators, no running water in the upper floors etc.) spiegel.de/international/world/a-visit-to-the-north-korea-of-kim-jong-un-a-830661.html

[@dodoboodrough6044]

You'd love Seoul they have lot's of Dunkin donuts there.

[@euvucan]

it looks tidy and decent

[@red_misha]

There is no slave labour in the DPRK. They don't get 100% remunerated in cold cash, because much of their remuneration is received through numerous state benefits. The South has low cash wages, and neither compare to those of the US or western EU. But that's the fallacy here; you want to hold the DPRK to the same standards as those of a fully developed country. The DPRK is not a developed country. It's a country that faces unparalleled obstacles, politically, economically, and environmentally.

[@nerijusviscius]

❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯

[@LimesNorrlandicus]

english.nkradio.org/news/339 spiegel.de/international/world­/a-visit-to-the-north-korea-of­-kim-jong-un-a-830661.html " I fail to understand why anyone would spend the time and the recources in designing and building high rise apartment blocks only to prevent people inhabiting them." :D If that was the most crazy thing about NK then it would not be so bad. Haven't you seen the documentary where we are shown the chair that the "Dear Leader" supposedly designed with adjustable sitting height?

[@Bulletguy07]

4:52 motorists rule.......even at pedestrian crossings!

[@jevitigre]

Are you kidding or are you serious?

[@sungbae_vvs2234]

looks quite clean but old.

[@anako1976]

Nice to see people actually walking! Unlike the US

[@dodoboodrough6044]

Well you only really see people in mass on the streets when there is some kind of anniversary, military parades, Kim's birthday, Kim's death, etc etc. Even the common NK's in Pyongyang have little money to go out with, so most stay at home. Only the higher elite class have the money or clout to do anything. You have to be from the right families to own a car, have a top notch apartment. Pyongyang is just a show place for Kim and his party elite.

[@user-wh2zb5cm1f]

looks like they're stuck in the 70s

[@Futacy]

I think it would be great. It would re-unite families that were separated during the Korean War, it would give North Korea a chance for reform, and much more.

[@0Agvilar0]

Too empty...big houses, streets and parks, but only few people and cars. Looks like everbody is out of the city, in some moments it's more like the waling dead or resident evil, just cleaner..

[@Kidpaler]

Looks.. severely unpopulated