NORTH KOREA vs. TURKMENISTAN (are they the same?)

[@billy-ps7jz]

Which country is better? Like - Turkmenistan Comment - North Korea

[@Hrabns]

True Korea is Best Korea

[@kimtaehee8837]

ColdTurkey u f off

[@coldturkey5333]

아스트르아스트르 Look. A korean 5’6 beta

[@billy-ps7jz]

@@coldturkey5333 rude fuck

[@NicholasWeatherman]

@@rdu239 racist

[@ceooflettuce8768]

Turkmenistan is like a family friendly version of North Korea

[@porchofgeese_crockpot]

Or a Halal North Korea

[@yusufhuq8743]

@@porchofgeese_crockpot Right

[@gurung1812]

no its doesn't get bad press too much because it is a american empire friendly

[@GyacoYu]

North Koreans don't look happy ❌ North Koreans don't look happy when they see "you" (the vlogger) ✅

[@jonatanborowicz]

@@GyacoYu Why is that then?

[@alabama100]

Imagine being a child in a Turkmenistan school and having to draw the flag

[@RichterBelmont02]

HAHAHA! CRAYOLA LEFT TURKMEN SHKOLA.

[@PalithaH]

children in bhutan: first time?

[@madingwang7778]

easiest flag to draw was the old pre-2011 libyan flag

[@NovikNikolovic]

Children of Belarus: it's not SO bad Edit: your username is godly awesome

[@mekanhudayberenov3222]

Ha ha ha . I don't just imagine, I have just remembered.

[@napsmaps9701]

Shows Turkmenistan: *Peaceful music* Shows North Korea: *Intense music*

[@epic_utahraptor57]

*i have the power to give you 100 likes*

[@ahmediqbal9286]

Hahahah

[@ordinarygirl6808]

Sensationalism

[@anirudh2103]

Drew Binsky: Turkmenistan Subtitles : Turk Medicine

[@aakhil9824]

😂😂

[@Hannah-cw9do]

Lol it was the same with me

[@pepsimies3022]

Why use subtitles?

[@gamingforaday5446]

@LilPihvi for asians

[@thebottle391]

Senyora Santibañez. Yeah we Asians smarter than any other people, and the world knows it. That’s why u see so many Asians in the west, cuz we work in most of their companies.

[@kimjongun2228]

FUNFACT: The difference between Turkmenistan and North korea is This video cannot be watched by North koreans 😂😂😂

[@Yrss22]

Right 😂😂

[@harshittikka5705]

But aren’t u a North Korean?

[@kimjongun2228]

@@harshittikka5705 nuvu muskoni me bharatadesam loni reservation tisko ra

[@telugudubbedenglishmovies6794]

@@kimjongun2228 kim jong un telugu matladutunadu

[@no_life6315]

Well you can change it

[@tahidulislam8419]

Turkmenistan is the richer brother of North Korea.

[@myfluffythehalfbritishcat3045]

Not before supreme leader Kim sends a nuclear greeting to the turkmen

[@abbad707]

@@myfluffythehalfbritishcat3045 lol

[@abbad707]

ye definitely

[@ahmettastemur8170]

What about south korea?

[@tahidulislam8419]

South Korea isn't as oppressive/dictatorial as North Korea. Turkmenistan is as North Korea but wealthier.

[@jaypiper2]

Actually, you can get a transit visa for Turkmenistan. No tour required.

[@Albinontheroad]

Yes. I got it. I was lucky.

[@neshaflorida7589]

How to get that transit visa? What you allow to do there and where you can go?

[@ashkarm5234]

@@Albinontheroad hi bro

[@harrybarodawala3588]

@@neshaflorida7589 A quick google should give a good answer and probably any public place.

[@innocentsupra]

@@Albinontheroad Damnn, how was it?

[@2Chenzzzz]

i don't like how Drew is making turkmenistan sound as bad as North korea. Although there may be similarities, I feel that turkmenistan is nowhere as bad as North Korea. I don't think there are labor death camps in Turkmenistan nor is the threat of being detained indefinitely for just small things such as taking a piece of their propoganda. N Korea definitely seems the more dangerous of the two to visit.

[@Danny88Jumanji]

agree! Drew overplaying! Cheers from Turkmenistan!

[@اياتسليممحمد]

And people in Turkmenistan don’t starve to death and they can travel outside the country while in north Korea they will get shot if they tried to leave

[@exivinity7]

Turkmenistan is the richer and the better version of north Korea

[@cheezy_ow2588]

@@اياتسليممحمد the only place you are allowed to travel as a regular Turkmen citizen is to Turkey. If you can only travel to one country for a few weeks, that’s not freedom.

[@Sammykyt]

That makes sense

[@TheTeKuZa]

USA: Do you have oil and gas reserve? Turkmenistan: Yes. USA: Cool. Hey, NK do you have any? NK: No. USA: Time to destroy your country then.

[@775.-]

F#ck usa

[@luQi457]

This is the Truth

[@Yousaf_789]

Finish USA!

[@Miquelalalaa]

The historical context is a lot more complicated than that and you know it.

[@abbad707]

Not really,the North was for the Soviets and the south for us.So idk where you get that flawed history from

[@Dn-kt5qe]

Turkmenistan looked like it was made in 2010 it looks so new

[@ekkolizer9765]

PewDee Pie there’s no one living in those white buildings, it’s built to make the country look good

[@Dn-kt5qe]

I guess

[@Dn-kt5qe]

But still

[@armaan4138]

Like beggar

[@Dn-kt5qe]

Armaan Niaz why you why you bully me

[@nusratullahshaikh1688]

In turkmenistan 🇹🇲 petrol , electricity ⚡️ , salt is free until 2030 while in north korea 🇰🇵 it is not

[@luludemison9884]

Its not free bruh. We still pay for it

[@abbad707]

Lol what

[@abbad707]

@@luludemison9884 lol ye I was like wtf me better finna shift there

[@abdulgaffar4597-g7h]

It was free until 2016.now it's like... subsidized

[@andrewalmada]

Why only till 2030?

[@APerson-oy2yy]

The cities look absolutely amazing Well done to the architects

[@fatemehfereidouni2559]

As an iranian whose country is neighbor to turkmenistan i knew nothing aboat this region except because of our geographic distance we were able to watch one of their tv channel in which they were dancing all daylong.

[@baxakk7374]

What do they show on Iranian TV? Religious people? I can't imagine opposition people being on TV there either.

[@mamouta5376]

@@baxakk7374 I’m in Tabriz/Iran. On Iranian tv, they usually show Football and movies. I haven’t seen any religion thing.

[@knownanonymous1691]

@@mamouta5376 so you're either working for propaganda of Islamic Republic or really don't watch TV Mullahs are ALL OVER THE TV and that's why we have decided not to watch it anymore :| All movies and football games and everything is censored You sure you're living in the same country as i do ?

[@mamouta5376]

@@knownanonymous1691 اره. I only watch the football matches, it also shows the religious stuff but I don’t watch it. But beside of religion, try to watch sport games. خواهشن سر جدت ایرانو خوب نشون بده، ابرومونو نبر.

[@knownanonymous1691]

@@mamouta5376 Lol I will

[@oozy3386]

I am from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 and we love Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 ❤️

[@atawatan5863]

ASSALAMMUALEIKUM kardesim bizlerde sizleri seviyorus, bir ananin evlatlariyis biz kardesis

[@nidhiarora3703]

I'm from Turkmenistan and we Love Azerbeijan too❤️💛💚💙

[@atawatan5863]

😜😜😜🤘🤘🤘gardaşlarym näme üçin iki gan gardaşlary bolup iňlisçe ýazyşýaňyz.öz diliňizde ýazyn. TURKMENISTAN OGUZLARYNDAN ASSALAMMUALEIKUM GARDASLARYMA TURAN TURAN TURAN

[@jeune_turc9404]

Hey don’t forget about us! Turkey 🇹🇷 loves both of you! Azerbaijan is our brother and Turkmenistan is out ATA!

[@shahzebshabbir9361]

And I am from Pakistan I love every Islamic state

[@CozzaJay]

I got a 5 day transit visa for Turkmenistan because I had a Visa for Iran and needed to cross Turkmenistan from Uzbekistan. I got off the Train in Ashgabat and was free to explore for 5 days alone. Was awesome got to stay with a local guy from Couchsurfing. Walked around the capital alone such a weird place.

[@laplacekovalski3272]

Hi I am from Ashgabat. What was it like to be there?, I am really curious what a visitor has to say about the city I am from :D

[@Donknowww]

@@laplacekovalski3272 Ashgabat is like on a different planet. First of all it felt very safe. No one does harm to you, you can walk around safely at any time and that felt great. The architecture is amazing. Its just so different from anything else in the world. Everything is so big and wide and luxorious. White and gold. Even The streetlamps look so beautiful! Everything is designed very well and fancy. I can't imagine what its like to live in such a City. The walking distances where soo big and there wheren't many people around so can i ask you, how is it like to live in Ashgabat? Do you walk around the cities with friends and family? Are there places where you hang out? What do you do at all these huge and big parks, Monuments, buildings? What is the daily life like? Ashgabat and Turkmenistan itself was very beautiful as a visitor. Very unique and the people i met where very friendly. So all in all an amazing experiance.

[@heyhector2553]

How did you get the transit visa?

[@Fakermid1]

​@@laplacekovalski3272I'm from Ashgabat too! But the place I was born was very harsh not that harsh but still harsh. Barly money, our female dog had to be sold, and had to walk to school/ grow our own food

[@imsamiurrahman]

North Korea: Who are you? Turkmenistan: I'm you but better

[@1awesomeben969]

Coincidentally, these are the only two countries outside Oceania to have not reported a single covid case

[@Capytalistbara_edits]

It's called disappearing

[@abrahamlincoln8037]

It’s so isolated that’s why

[@abrahamlincoln8037]

Good thing the government has put isolation

[@gagaringagarinovic2600]

yeah sure no covid cases :D

[@kahinaharrache5026]

No way ! My Turkmen friend told me that they had lockdowns just like other countries.. I was actually surprised. How would covid even get into the country ?

[@litxral_mel]

Hi, I prefer Turkmenistan, it looks more modern than North Korea (Edit) Thanks for 159 likes, thats the most I've gotten yet!

[@SpongeBobAK47]

Have you really seen north korea?

[@litxral_mel]

@@SpongeBobAK47 Yes, I've seen this Kim il Sung statue (Idk if I writed the name right)

[@milliyetci5672]

@@SpongeBobAK47 your name says it all

[@yartecta5055]

it's all fake

[@bigskywalka6176]

Yeah, the capital city is awesome but the people not that rich Pictures about other towns shows the reality

[@sjxn310]

I have been to North Korea and I agree that people look unhappy and fed up, they're very shy and inwards, and also a bit wary of foreigners at first, but once you actually meet them and earn their trust they're nice and you'll love them. One of the reasons they won't approach tourists is because they only speak Korean, being accompanied by government guides all the time also makes them unwilling to approach you. But there will be moments when you'll be able to interact with the people, and no, they're not actors.

[@mnm010]

I think the reason is NK citizens aren't showing their happiness/smile toward foreigner but that's my thought

[@VexSG]

I’d prefer Turkmenistan imo

[@motro1301]

Definitely. Even tho turk menistan is yes oppressive its not isolated and open to the internet. But north korea is a truman show of the whole nation.

[@ia1498]

@@motro1301 open to the internet is a huge overstatement. Majority of stuff is blocked off and the internet is 200kb/s at best

[@V_For_Vigilante]

Fact is that they are both garbage

[@aylarallamyradova4798]

@@V_For_Vigilante turkmenistan iş acctually a very good country

[@zrypwn]

@@V_For_Vigilante like u

[@RailfanSrikrishna]

Turkmenistan has better life because of electricity, entertainment and good food

[@albertocassinelli1218]

No

[@Sanzumori78]

@@albertocassinelli1218 Why not?

[@TrumplovesPutinHitler]

I'm Turkmen and life is miserable and there is no entertainment.

[@ers4690]

Türkmenistan 🇹🇷🇹🇲🇦🇿🇰🇬🇺🇿🇰🇿 Kardeshlerimiz

[@O56_FF]

Ýaşasyn Türk milletler 🇹🇲🇹🇷🇦🇿🇺🇿🇰🇬🇰🇿❤🤝❤

[@vaibhav3946]

Except for the freedom of speech ( which comes with freedom of vocal abuse) and censored internet, Turkmenistan looks much better and safe than states!!! Empty streets look better than sidewalks with homeless people and drug peddlers.

[@jerome8564]

It’s Empty cause everyone is to broke to live in that city behind that city is slums ppl only make 5-20 a month

[@hamzeus]

I love Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 From Algeria 🇩🇿 🇹🇲❤️🇩🇿

[@curiousfacts7769]

New Born from Soviet union but has some unique traditions. North Korea a KIM kingdom of military .... like if u like Turkmenistan

[@scdnj]

You can also get a transit Visa and travel without guide in Turkmenistan. That's much better and cheaper

[@jqkob7407]

Jai Chauhan Yes you can. Many things that Drew said about Turkmenistan aren’t even true.

[@allthatmathsandgame9345]

Who do you like north korea and Turkmenistan. Like for Turkmenistan and comment for north korea

[@zigmas81]

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[@omxios4613]

Zigmas81 stop spanning letters and numbers it is for annoying and cringy people

[@ak-2007]

North Korea

[@justsomerobotickrabwithint9326]

Going against the rules and commenting Turkmenistan

[@SeoWoojin55]

One thing though, Pyongyang, like Seoul has existed as a city for more than 2000 years with Pyongyang and then Wiryeseong (Seoul) existing as huge cities during the Three Kingdoms Period of Korea. Ashgabat has also existed as a city for almost 1000 years already. Although both of them do have post 50s infrastructure, a lot of the historical sites from centuries up to millenia ago still exist in these cities.

[@heartwhispers8]

Tho many have made and still make travel videos...there is not a single one like yours Drew. Your videos are phenomenal. They teach so much to the viewers. They are mostly eye openers. Lessons to learn. They are just amazing. You should be given a special award for this by Guinness or UNESCO or idk...who.

[@caidg6945]

Thailand also has ALOT of pictures of their king and pictures of ASEAN and their national flag.

[@shawtyyy3549]

Caidz So?

[@shawtyyy3549]

Asean is an international organisation.. they have wifi and are friendly

[@Saltedchipps]

So does Turkey, you can see ataturk's pictures nearly everywhere.

[@xThatxGuy]

So?

[@thatone1280]

WalnutDust So does Saudi Arabia and the UAE and they are some of the happiest people.

[@justtheletterV274]

Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 > N.K 🇰🇵

[@A_G_w_R]

Yes, former soviet russia is better

[@kosovoisserbia8937]

@@A_G_w_R Soviet Union was pretty free state in comparison to 90% of so called democracies of this century ...

[@davidshapiro8049]

Drew let me state here and now how much better the world would be if governments saw the world through your eyes.I delight in watching all of your travels and marvel at how wonderful you're greeted in all countries.May peace continue to follow you around the world.

[@duckly3481]

0:10 Asian parents be like when they see fail

[@ismeazamredwanahmed693]

😂😂😂

[@Himanshu-py3go]

LoL 😂🤣

[@dawgysonrocks]

True thooo 😂😂

[@MalaysiaIsProChannel]

Im from Malaysia that located in Asia and i agree 😂

[@MissingHumanBeing]

XD

[@urbayimrahman]

Türkmenistan people are very unique people's

[@billsmart2726]

Ok

[@82boulou]

that's what happens when a country is isolated of the outside world .

[@rzrazen5984]

Also only 2 countries without Coronavirus

[@IconicFootball]

Because they don’t test so they don’t even know 😂

[@the_odd_cat553]

North Korea had one case of Corona and Turkmenistan doesn’t care about his citizens

[@inkycacakmtka5544]

The_ODD_Cat no, they have 15

[@crypton5344]

north korea recently reported a case

[@happyalltheday2275]

@@crypton5344 nah they dont! If yes then bullet in their head

[@omarkamran2237]

the Turkmenistan visit was two months ago? felt like a week or two

[@Non_playable_collective]

Yeah it feels the same for me

[@abbad707]

Same

[@rajab4187]

Time is passing fast bruh

[@pearlheartful]

Both are incomparable. Turkmenistan is far more better

[@andrewalmada]

Ahammed Nabeel Yes North Korea is nothing compared to Turkmenistan or any other country for that matter. This is why you shouldn’t believe everything someone says.

[@typicalmapping2487]

BaxtrrCameBack not only saying lmao after that is stupid, but saying that you hate Muslims in a friendly video is just fucked up.

[@pearlheartful]

@prathamesh bhat not that. Comparing the rules in both countries, we see that North Korea has many rules which violates basic human rights.

[@eyluljsegclprbsgd4561]

@@pearlheartful yeah, people in Turkmenistan are more free than North Koreans. But people always link it to religion, ugh.

[@plagah]

@Nickles shut up

[@alexchuan2309]

There was zero COVID-19 cases in this two countries 😂

[@theoriginaltroll388]

N.Korea did a lot of business with China and had a lot of Chinese nations before everyone knew the seriousness of Covid...they got Covid in Korea but they kill u for being infected

[@itz_epicbananaj7492]

Turkmenistan: I am the strictest country in the world North Korea: hold my beer My country: What are you two doing

[@plagah]

In my country nobody knows what Turkmenistan is lmao Maybe a few people but not my family or my school

[@auguaauaguga6517]

@Caner Maybe he is no more 🤣🤣🤣

[@BenalRida]

Hi there! I've been to Turkmenistan a few times already so I can relate to what you are talking about.

[@lipton5428]

BenalRida alright dad

[@inosochronous]

2:24 guy on the left seems like an American spy

[@rxse9789]

Ne might have been hired by Kim Jong un iii to spy if he does anything wrong

[@happyalltheday2275]

@@rxse9789 thats stupid! Why would he hire him while kim have tons of spies!

[@happyalltheday2275]

Nah i think he just travelling to NK and realising like "Why the f*ck i travel to this country?"

[@rxse9789]

@@happyalltheday2275 and he might be one of them

[@LuisJC]

It would be really interesting to visit both countries.

[@lipton5428]

Luis J.C. i was born there and lived there for a long time, years. Now i’m chilling in the US in a university

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

This is so insightful. Thanks so much for all the amazing videos you do.

[@md.muhaiminulislam7962]

I'm from Turkmenistan and we are rich and happy with what we have

[@user-dt7qf1me1v]

from BD?

[@federicoricchi6624]

You mean 5 % of the population is, better than North Korea 0.05 % but still

[@niamulislamalif4363]

@@user-dt7qf1me1v nice guessing bro

[@alyosha06]

@@federicoricchi6624 how do you know

[@Stoicmindset7-p5m]

Md.MUHAIMINUL ISLAM don't lie😆..u r looking like bengali

[@sadieritter1427]

When I was a sophomore in high school I became friends with many exchange students, including one from Turkmenistan. Now I just wish I had known better to ask more questions

[@AndreiMazoulnitsyn]

I wouldn't compare these two countries 🤔

[@thrawnprotocol9780]

@@TheLocalLt Turkmen have access to electricity and internet, wealthier, good food and can enter or leave the country. Dont fucking compare it to north korea because there are a shit ton of authoritarian government

[@vic3451]

Their only similarity it is the amount of fancy buildings and empty-and-clean streets.

[@motro1301]

North korea is hell compared to turkmenistan. Although i can see that they are still a society and have their good moments, it just shows how the whole nation is so anti intellectual

[@dina5139]

People commenting here have no idea whatsoever about the sufferings, brainwashing, continuous propaganda, destruction of a free thinking individual and dehumanization of my dear people in Turkmenistan. You haven’t been there . All you can do is judge by the image. U don’t know nothing.

[@vic3451]

@@dina5139 Of course there is. But it is FAR from being as bad as it is in North Korea.

[@Nikolajevric44]

These two countries are completely different from each other

[@Khaled91]

If that's how you described your experience in those countries, I can't wait for you to visit Eritrea... The North Korea of Africa!

[@mohammedusmanmufti5311]

Or venezuela the North Korea of South America

[@theo-potter]

@@mohammedusmanmufti5311 Or Russia, the North Korea of Europe

[@esclovisa]

@@theo-potterI thought Belarus was the North Korea of Europe

[@rinishjohnson6227]

❤️ from Turkmenistan 🇹🇲

[@suhabaktar1581]

Why don't you people protest against the dictator.... Together people can do anything

[@izemamnon]

You can do it, you have a beautiful country with lots of natural resources, you can have your freedom and you can fight the system just don't let anyone from outside the country get involved in your business, always there is a hope it's 2019 almost 2020 no reason to stay behind while you have it all

[@cortappel6951]

you are 6'2

[@al-hafiz8521]

Isn't KZbin banned in Turkmenistan?

[@rinishjohnson6227]

@@cortappel6951 yes mahn

[@kevkcho]

Actually I was given half a day to roam around on my own in Ashgabat when I was visiting Turkmenistan 3 years ago....I also saw local people watching satellite Turkish TV channels at home and in restaurants...it's definitely not as tightly monitored as in North Korea....people there DO know how to use VPN to have access to the outside world....

[@mortal737]

As a Turkmen, we are happy :)

[@emperor___palpatine]

What’s it like inside Turkmenistan? Just curious

[@rasgulla6488]

@@emperor___palpatine 🤷

[@FiensZy]

@@emperor___palpatine it's like being inside a country

[@emperor___palpatine]

@@FiensZy no way that’s crazy

[@patron_edits9371]

@@emperor___palpatine it's like Being under control by someone And tukmenistan is so not that C is 30 - 40

[@pedropeter8722]

I have just saw you today morning bro in University of Batangas ✊🏾😅😅

[@SuryaSpeak]

It's always exciting to watch your videos, Lots of love from Malaysia, Amazing Travellers ❣️

[@ferheenahmad3854]

Turkmenistan is not same as North Korea they both are completely different in everything except the photos of leaders

[@justsomeguyontheinternet5917]

Ferheen Ahmad not really

[@rcordh5657]

i remember seeing thailand king everywhere on bangkok, seems like people really loved to be glorified 😅

[@naimulhasan1829]

Turkmenistan is 10 time richer than North Korea. They have 4th largest gas reserve in the world and population is just 5 million. If in the future they open up their country for the world they can be rich like Qatar. On the other hand North Korea spend all money on nuclear weapons and lavish life of Kim Jon Un. Their per capita income is similar to sub Saharan Africa. So in future the difference can be like between Qatar and Somalia

[@ahmetguvanchmyradov2854]

i am Turkmen and the lifestyle there is actually not bad.

[@r.i.p.maradona1897]

Doesn’t look to bad just very strict

[@NoxNorlynx]

Yet they are the only 2 countries that don’t have any covid-19 cases.

[@abrahamlincoln8037]

Yes not surprised

[@fingienali0daz54]

@@abrahamlincoln8037 woah your alive what happened to your family Mr.President

[@abrahamlincoln8037]

@@fingienali0daz54 oh yes i am in heaven writing this to Earth, my fam is amazing

[@lalinduch5600]

Hey Drew. Thank for your video. Now, I got to know more about my client's home country Turkmenistan. Appreciate your content and friendly persona. Love from Cambodia.

[@hotaruishere2133]

The sad thing is that Nationalism (pride for/of your country) can be and is such a great thing, but so many corrupt people misuse it and make it look so evil.

[@saloom2023]

Love from Afghanistan 🇦🇫

[@vic3451]

I found someone from Afghanistan. That is such a honor!

[@Atikored]

Hello Turkmen brothers love from Turkey

[@billsmart2726]

Shut up you muslim Romans. you have nothing related with Turkmens. you just pretend to be their friends for their oil and gas with ur f**ing dictator erdogan

[@khanusmagnus577]

we turkmens are not your brothers , domuz

[@Avocado-ns6tu]

@@billsmart2726 Im Turkmen people and you said a reality but much turkmens love turkish..... 🇹🇲💙🇹🇷

[@eminn7608]

@@khanusmagnus577 i just want to ask, why? belkide klasik Rusyadan kopamayan bir kalın kafalı olduğun içindir.

[@leokolev3695]

You can get a Turkmen transit visa valid for up to a week, in which case you don't need a tour guide or pre-booked tour. There are a few catches though. First both the entry and exit must be done at land borders, not Ashgabat airport. So you will need a visa for onward travel into Iran/Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan. Also you will need a vehicle as public transport is scarce. Second, there is a lot of additional bureaucracy involved. Local laws say that visitors on transit visas need special permits to visit the north, east and west areas of the country. Since you must exit from another country than the one you arrived in Turkmenistan from it means going into these areas for crossing to or from Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan, so those permits are a must. It's unnecessarily complicated, but for those wishing to travel freely it may be worth it.

[@WanderlustAweSyndrome]

Thank you for this post!

[@TProphet]

Have you heard of anyone successfully getting this? I have heard of lots of people trying and getting denied.

[@leokolev3695]

@@TProphet Two gyus on motorcycles from Bulgaria did it, they arrived with ferry from Azerbaijan and drove through Ashgabat and past Derwaza crater before entering Uzbekistan

[@MrAllmightyCornholioz]

🇹🇲 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 🇰🇵

[@senguptanilanjan]

really wonderful comparison ; short crisp and appropriate ; possible only for a person who has visited both countries himself

[@ArmyFrog]

Everyone knows about North Korea, but I am becoming more and more fascinated by Turkmenistan. Pyongyang and Ashgabat have such regal, laid out, and conceptually and beautifully brutalist feels to them. The way that Pyongyang’s gray color contrasts with its red, white, and blue flag and how Ashgabat’s white and gold contrast with its green, red, and white flag are astonishingly appealing and give off an aesthetically and almost cartoonish dystopian feeling.

[@fatlindislami7985]

Drew : Turkmenistan Captions : Turk medicine

[@happyalltheday2275]

Steal comment

[@harrybarodawala3588]

You know I like to complain that my country, Australia, has so many issues in terms of our government, hospitals and road and then I see countries on the internet like North Korea and Turkmenistan and immediately become grateful that I live here.

[@ataraxie35]

imagine u get 280€ as a wage in Turkey 😩

[@mohammedusmanmufti5311]

I live in England and am grateful for the small bleesings I have in this great country such as a variety of different food dishes, a collection of different clothes Etc

[@NomanIbrahim]

Great job, love from England 😍

[@ValueNetwork]

The reason we mainly see North Korea over Turkmenistan because Turkmenistan is forced to interact with the outside world to Survive. It has some of the largest natural gas reserves in the world and it has to constantly negotiate to get said gas out of the nation so they can sell it to China and the EU, 2 countries that need natural gas and don’t want to rely on the Russian monopoly. Thus when their first post soviet dictator died the country was softened to be more attractive to the west.

[@IsayevMel]

Well, unlike North Korea, Turkmenistan is open. They are not same at all, maybe some opinion, but the facts are this: people can go abroad freely, i am from Turkmenistan and im studying in Shanghai. People are so happy in Turkmenistan, like you mentioned, not like in North Korea. Another fact that you say no people outside, Our population is about 4-5millions people, and on summer its super hot outside thats why no one walks in outside, because nothing to do, not like in Europe where even if its 50degree, you can still walk and see some old buildings, we are not, we are middle asian country with the desert, dont forget that. We have internet tho its weak sometimes, but everyone in Turkmenistan use Instagram, everyone knows what is happening in other countries, everyone wear Nike Adidas, drinks coke. Not like in North Korea where you cant find any of these. And people are struggling in North Korea they dont eat well, even just a food is a problem. In Turkmenistan we have wheat fruits vegetables everything. Most of our adults are Fat 😅. We have everything in Turkmenistan. People have money, every family have a house. And now we arw getting more open to the world. Its just a matter of time.

[@Sabzsjafarova]

Yes Turkmenistan isn’t like what it was 15 years ago. They are slowly opening up to the outside world. Meanwhile North Korea 🥴🥴🥴🥴

[@user-todaywe]

I've only heard about two dictatorships. It's so cool that you've been and felt both countries. And I am a South Korean so I can never go to North Korea.

[@SkatinLanc]

Maybe one day you can... As Charlie Chaplin once said: "so long as men die, liberty will never perish".

[@kimjongun6746]

Drew, please don't compare my country with Turkmenistan. I established peace relations with U.S and I am currently trying to solve all the problems.

[@umermsd9281]

Kim Jong Un hahahahahahhahaha Fake 😀😄😆😆😁

[@kimjongun6746]

@@umermsd9281 #Gulag

[@berhoom2024]

Yo Kim, is Kim short for Kimberly?

[@berhoom2024]

@Tech Brothers lot of Indians in the South are communist

[@berhoom2024]

@Tech Brothers do they? Maybe Punjabis, everyone hates them 🤣

[@voicelessglottalfricative6567]

They're virtually the same but imo Ashgabat's totalitarian architecture as well as its overall look and planning looks much better than that of Pyongyang.

[@anirudhkumar4507]

Torture, the most common thing that happens in Guatanamo bay

[@ygt626]

Galactic USA hes not from middle east

[@animeandstuff5377]

Galactic USA lmao I’m from Canada and my guy good for you if your not a racist but Americans still like dum stuff like guns u guys have waaaaaaayyyyyy to many shootings fix up

[@jeremyjw3982]

@@animeandstuff5377 yea

[@mexicandy8581]

So terrorist should be treated nicely? Maybe the guards should give them hugs, milk & cookies, tuck them in at night and give them a kiss on the forehead.

[@animeandstuff5377]

@@mexicandy8581 well you don't right a wrong with a wrong and what if they were actually innocent and the us government is doing everything very ethically like lol

[@sahilkhurana_]

1:48 *Correction* its NOT "PRIDE", it's forceful instruction.

[@hassanplayz509]

Both have no cases

[@kismetau]

Not surprising. Both were practising social distancing before it was “in fashion”.

[@MyUsernameisDifferent]

0:29 there's an error in Korea its Koreaa

[@arhamfarizchowdhury8245]

My prayers for both the countries people.

[@Faihamsadi]

Bangladesh 🇧🇩🖤🖤❤❤ Turkmenistan🇹🇲

[@atawatan5863]

ASSALAMMUALEIKUM DOS I'm from TURKMENISTAN

[@Faihamsadi]

@@atawatan5863 Olaikum Salam dost

[@litalpeled2055]

A question for Drew:in retrospect, do you regret your trips to both countries? Especially N. K. you said how expensive it was and that the country is corrupt. So that's donating your good money to dark regimes

[@firstnamelastname4249]

Yeah he gave them the wealth that they wouldn't dream about it.

[@SennLens]

North Korean have very strict compared to Turkmenistan. If you agree, put a thumbs up for this comment.

[@aidanbros8626]

Sure

[@tonytassone2513]

@@aidanbros8626 Turkmenistan will ease up bit by bit as time goes, north Korea has no sign of improvement, the turkmen president is slowly indirectly trying to get rid of turkmenbashis legacy, by making his book no longer mandatory etc. The turkmen president also got rid of turkmenbashis biggest rotating statue.

[@andrewalmada]

Yes and Drew Binsky is a loser

[@dawidtan8]

Pump up Kicks Lyrics: 🇰🇵 Pump up Kicks Melody 🇹🇲

[@teresajadia3291]

Turkmenistan: Rated PG North Korea:, Rated R

[@notaavegotchi]

1:58 the girl on the right doe (ur welcome)

[@rupamdas4563]

No one: Literally no one: Captions at 0:04 terk medicine😂

[@skilledlad7070]

"I just met these lovely young girls in a park *HOLD UP*"

[@tricksandtrips]

Very well made video Drew, well done. I am very curious about North Korea and want to go there in the near future, but just like you said, it is very expensive. Overall though, I think Turkmenistan is better than North Korea. The prison camps in NK, the labour camps, some citizens only able to eat rice and cabbage, and so much more. Good job man

[@helvetia3881]

2:30 where you sat is a seat for the soldiers who fought at Korean War.

[@user-ig6dy4qs3h]

Love Turkmenistan🇹🇲 from S.korea🇰🇷

[@Abo.Jessica6]

I m Syrian and love North Korea and Turkmenistan we are friends ❤☀🇸🇾🇹🇲🇰🇵

[@lambrenedettoxvi]

Two of the best country in the world but better North Corea

[@masadinithinrao7287]

U have to improve in English

[@ricardomd4229]

You're great buddy ! I love ur videos ! Saludos desde Argentina amigo

[@adobotravels]

Laos 🇱🇦 should’ve been included in the video as well since they don’t have McDonald’s

[@nederlandenglivland540]

Who else seen a white man behind Drew when he said something like here is the Pyongyang metro?

[@nadiaparamita101]

Yea,like who's that? Hopefully just another tourist,nothing weird.

[@wanderer2314]

Make a comparison video between India and Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia, China and Russia..

[@KarthiKeyan-es6to]

Now I understand how lucky that I was born in my country 😍

[@andrewalmada]

Karthi Keyan I don’t know how being born in your country makes you lucky!?

[@dontask8051]

Andrew Almada no he means he’s lucky he wasn’t born in these two countries

[@andrewalmada]

Yara71 but how does it make you lucky not being born in either of those countries too?

[@dontask8051]

Andrew Almada because if you were born in North Korea, get ready for being trapped in your country If you were born in Turkmenistan, get ready for terrible human rights He means that at least his country has basic human rights and you can have a passport and travel and not be restricted from doing basic things

[@andrewalmada]

Yara71 you mean he is lucky to have citizenship from his country? Because if you are born in either of those countries doesn’t mean you get to experience those things. I could have been born in North Korea for example and since none of my parents are from there I would of got the citizenship from them by blood that is a country that is not either North Korea or Turkmenistan. And still be able to leave North Korea on the country’s passport I am from.

[@МирзиёАртикбоев]

Hello how are you mood i am from o'zbekiston 🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿 welcome in my country very beautiful i wish you success in your workes

[@baapsabka7615]

Drew- Turkmenistan KZbin autogenerated captions - Turk medicine

[@doedoe9221]

Hi Drew amazing content hope you have a great day!!