Why North Korea Is Terribly Designed

[@Versedyoutube]

Quick error at 1:26, meant to say Kim-Il Sung not Kim Jong Un🤦

[@gandysetiawan3241]

Ok

[@SubwayStation]

@@Versedyoutube Tsushima instead of Jeju on thumbnail:

[@fortress-r7y]

are you insane? thumbnail north korea territory is wrong you dont check even basic information?

[@ninjapirate123]

lol

[@gosegu_syubung]

It seems like the North Korean territory on the thumbnail is including Gando. Gando was a place where territorial disputes took place in the early 20th century and is now considered as an Chinese territory.

[@Wallblue21]

i wouldve never guessed that north korea was designed badly

[@nonebeach]

yeah we really needed this video to let us know

[@gamermapper]

Some people very critical of the Western or specifically American capitalism say that all the bad design in the West (suburbs, car dependency) are all because of the all evil capitalism. To be fair most of them don't support North Korea anymore except for tankies. But in any case the fact that South Korea is capitalist still shows they're wrong and it's more complex.

[@robert1200]

@@gamermapper Well as it turns out, one country is the most sanctioned and isolated country on Earth, and the other is not and has had truckloads of American money pumped into it. But, yes, capitalism does encourage the creation of poor quality consumer products. The creators of these goods are there to make as much profit as possible, and gobble up all of their competition. They're not there to make good products except to the extent necessary.

[@gamermapper]

@@robert1200 neither does a planned economy lol

[@_maus]

I think its valuable to know "why" it is designed badly. I mean, we all do know it is but we don't want to be the type of people who strongly believes and says X is something and when asked why can't explain. That's just arrogance.

[@meb5205]

Mentioning the temperature only in Farenheit to please just one country where you're not from yoruself is wild.

[@RK-cj4oc]

If you do not like it either make a video yourself or learn to convert Farenheit to Celsius.

[@badtechnology-po6io]

As a european, I think the person who is ignorant is you... While I think the concept of Fahrenheit is silly, he is an american and can use his native measurements. If someone made a vid in a foreign language, I would either deal with it or just not watch it, but I'd not complain about WhY tHeY aRe NoT sPeAkInG mY lAnGuAgE... Just makes u look stupid

[@catmelvin997]

i think it looks cool the numbers are way higher

[@gamerfanletsplay9302]

​@@RK-cj4oc But Korea uses Celsius

[@PIayerJ]

​@@RK-cj4oc or how about you adopt the metric system like 99% of countries around the world?

[@lipschitzlyapunov]

Please include metric in your videos so the rest of the world can understand the units.

[@aunaunywhereotw]

lol

[@ShirasuAzusa_chan]

Feet is relatively easy to make it meter(one third), but there's no way to change Fahrenheit to Celcius easily.

[@schlabonehd44so90]

@@ShirasuAzusa_chan x 1.8 +/- 32

[@lngvly22]

You don’t have Google in Europe? Just look it up…

[@IvanRamirez-ws5kp]

​@@schlabonehd44so90 emphasis on "easily" lmao

[@Jackousz]

Domesticly produced trams? I heard that they´re upgraded Czech kt8 trams 💀

[@mayakstudios7292]

even Ukraine produced its trams based on the T6B5 (together with the Czechs).

[@andrewzheng4038]

“Wait it’s all Tatra?” “Always has been”

[@Mail_in_voter]

They're from the DDR

[@mrstrange218]

I heard they are east German

[@peterlee6391]

The design can com from Czechia, but it can be manufactured locally.

[@kerjakita2609]

please add kilometers and celcius in your videos

[@I_am_bacon._.]

Yeah america is the only country that doesn't use those units.

[@lukluke2461]

be born as an american next time

[@lngvly22]

Come from a country that can land a man on the moon then 😂

[@CRAWPvideos]

@@lngvly22 if you look at the profile of the commenter, you can see that they speak Japanese and could assume they're from Japan. And Japan has also landed on the moon, so your comment is just seeded in ignorance.

[@lngvly22]

@@CRAWPvideos and if you look at MY comment, you can tell that it is clearly a joke… also… Japan has not landed a man on the moon?

[@bencns]

10:29 I have a feeling that the domestically produce trams are actually just reskinned Czechoslovak trams. Look at the pantograph, and you can also tell that they’re high floor trams made to look like low floor ones.

[@Commissar_4735]

i guess they liked the design and colors

[@hanae_chann]

I mean, they didn’t domestically produced but they just do the modifications with Chinese made components if i not wrong. North Korea seems they can domestically build they own vehicles but, they didn’t have such ability because of lack of anything (Well.. Kinda. But they production really limited.)

[@GoofyCarVideos]

yes they are reskined czech trams because prague transportation company thingy sold all of its old trams to north korea and then they just reskinned them

[@sethanix3969]

@@hanae_chann No, they really can't. They pretend they can, but if ever, they present a prototype to never be heard of again or it is simple redressing.

[@hanae_chann]

@@sethanix3969 Ah? I see. Thanks for the explanation

[@mtdl3x]

Polish Metro in Warsaw is also small af, they plan to make it bigger until 2050 though lol

[@ellav5387]

Metro isn't the only form of public transport though. In Helsinki there's only 1 metro line but the train network is a lot bigger and honestly more advanced. We also have loads of trams, buses and are building/planning for more LRT lines.

[@sagbon98]

Warsaw has a bijillion tram lines though and the network is quite extensive, where other European cities achieve the same extent with metro lines. Warsaw has several suburban train lines as well. Those networks together with a very reliable bus network where you can know when the bus arrives to the minute makes Warsaw's public transport system one of the best in the world and it's one of the cheapest, too.

[@staigenerator2949]

@@sagbon98cheapest isn’t necessarily better tho. Mumbai’s local train system is dirt cheap, but it’s also equally dirty

[@Novusod]

Warsaw is not a very big city. Only 1.8 million population in the city proper and 3.2 million the surrounding region. Pyongyang has 3.1 million in the city proper and over 5 million the region.

[@sigurdbigset]

What’s up with the miles, why not kilometres

[@alexkar7511]

I was thinking the same

[@Joostuh]

EU accent using Fahrenheit even😭

[@mikesiciliano210]

As an American, I'm grateful. If you want to see a video about the rail system in NK, and you want it to use KMs, then make that video yourself.

[@firdaus99031]

​@@mikesiciliano210srsly? In 2024 still using backward system?😂

[@mikesiciliano210]

@firdaus99031 Call it backwards all you want, it works and hundred of millions of people use it on a daily basis. As I said to OP, make your own videos and use the unit of measurements that you prefer.

[@tadeas_uncut]

10:27 those trams are not domestically made, they just renovated some old ones, there are articles online about it

[@Procrastinaut]

Super interesting to see all of this! Would be nice to include metric measurements for the international viewers though! 🙏🏻

[@juliam7638]

as a person who is fluent both in metric and the imperial measurement systems (the result of using both in the same time for a prolonged period of time), use the metric system.

[@DwightCarrJr]

1 mile = 1.609 km 1 kilometer = 0.621 mi 1 foot = 30.48 cm 1 meter = 3.28 ft 1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 centimeter = 0.39 in Hope this helps.

[@juliam7638]

@@DwightCarrJr glad you wrote that for those who dont know as they will need it for this video

[@zps6425]

조금만 북쪽에 태어났으면 큰일날뻔

[@michaelthompson679]

There are American cities with the same population of Pyongyang with no metro whatsoever !

[@eurmal5681]

Car dependency 😢😢😢😢

[@LopyMc]

The reason for that is that Pyonyang is the capital of North Korea, every city with the same population in america aren’t

[@luiebae]

People in america can afford cars to overcome the lack of public transport. Thats not the case for north koreans unfortunately

[@ClementinesmWTF]

That’s just…not true. There are only two American cities with similar or larger population-LA and NYC. Do train-weirdos just enjoy making up facts to feel better about themselves? What is it with y’all.

[@MuhammadakbarAK47]

​​​@@LopyMcMany cities in Africa have a population the size of LA and do not have metro

[@Lee.Hsien-Yung]

North Korea is still like the 1980s and nothing has changed

[@tadeas_uncut]

actually it's even worse now

[@TalaySeedam]

The Pyongyang looks like Japanese countryside in 1940s during the war.

[@ИванСоколов-з7д]

@@TalaySeedam Actually, no, Pyongyang is developing very fast now. new residential buildings and skyscrapers are being built, compared to the province of North Korea, this is heaven and earth

[@gakidomo9561]

More like, 1960s lol

[@Mercps]

You can’t really develop when you’re entire nation is surrounded by mountains and forests plus harsh winters, cold as Siberia, and a government sanctioned and very poor in resources

[@56independent]

Spain and Switzerland have developed quite well though despite the hills and cold

[@Mercps]

@@56independent not as cold and barren as North Korea and Switzerland benefits from economic neighbors, they’d be a farming society if it weren’t for hiding gold and money. They’re the own kind of ethnic group compared to Korea always fighting since theres going to be one korean

[@drunkenslav2334]

Spain has no sanctions andots ofnforeign investment ​@56independent42

[@realAlexChoi]

South Korea is also surrounded by said mountains, forests, and winters. North Korea is also very resource rich. At the end of the second world war, Northern Korea was the most heavily industrialised region in East Asia, second only to Japan, since it was industrialised by the Japanese due to its resources and proximity to China, while the South was a poor agricultural backwater. The North had coal, tungsten, and myriad other resources, while the South had basically nothing. North Korea was actually *richer* than the South until the 1970s, when the South overtook it and never looked back. The North also had access to Russia, China, and the entire Eastern Bloc. North Korea started off with a head start and had every chance to develop, but they never did, while the South is one of the richest countries on earth. Same geography, climate, and ethnic group. The only difference? The system.

[@knpark2025]

Sanctioned government? Yes, that has to hurt. Everything else? Not good excuses. Both Koreas are stuck on the same pile of rocks that is slightly bigger than Florida. Things doesn't magically turn into paradise by moving in a couple hundred kilometers inside it.

[@knpark2025]

Very nice video. I know some facts about the subject matter others may find it interesting. 4:45 Similar thing is done in South Korean subway stations as well. Johnny Harris did a video about this once when he visited Seoul, and showed how underground spaces labeled as "shelter" in South Korea are ordinary underground spaces like subway stations or underground parking lots. One of them even directly led to a Starbucks. These are no fallout shelters designed by US Civil Defense during the Cold War, but being underground does provide enough shelter for a short while It's like how many Londoners took shelter inside the London Underground during the Blitz. The main difference is that while South Korean underground shelters are meant to be temporary, North Korean counterparts are (allegedly) intended for a longer period of time. Not to mention how the deepest metro lines in South Korea are starting to catch up to North Korean subways in their depth simply because urban planners are forced to dig deeper and deeper tunnels to add newer lines below older lines. 7:20 North Korea seems to have longer railways than South Korea by the length of railways on the map. This is because typical statistics tend to measure all railways as the same thing regardless of how many pairs of tracks go through those railways. if we were to measure the length of *actual steel tracks* instead of lines on the map South Korea has more rail tracks than North Korea by the long shot. Around 80% of South Korean railways are are double-track railways with two (or sometime even more) pairs of rail tracks on the same railway, but more than 90% of North Korean rail tracks are single-tracked. North Korea has longer railways to connect its slightly bigger and longer landmass, but their railways are "thinner" than South Korean ones. 11:05 On the other side of the DMZ, there is a major domestic supplier of train locomitives, passenger traincars and metro trains. They're the one who are planned to build newer and faster trains to replace older imported models of KTX trains (Korean bullet trains) when they retire. It also happens to make tanks as well. But wait, there's more: this company I was referring to is Hyundai Rotem, and the name "Hyundai" means that this train manufacturer that makes tanks is also a subsidiary of Hyundai Motors. Hyundai Motors conglomerate alone can make almost everything North Korea lacks in this video, and 30 years ago it used to share a much bigger umbrella with a different Hyundai conglomerate that refines oil and builds stuff, both of which are also lacking in North Korea. This "Pan-Hyundai" (I am not making this up, this is South Korean media uses to call them) conglomerates can outproduce an entire country of 25 million people with their industry. I am not sure which side to make fun of first: North Korean backwardness or South Korean corporate ownership spaghetti.

[@ESC_jackqulen]

US-American here. I am very disappointed at the use of imperial measurements.

[@inferno7997]

Does it matter if you're american?

[@h8GW]

As an American, I wouldn't be surprised if N.Korea itself used miles.....they're a bit backwards...

[@ESC_jackqulen]

@@h8GW North Korea uses the metric system. The only countries in the world primarily use imperial system are USA, Liberia, and Myanmar. UK and a couple more former UK colonies use a mixture of imperial and metric but always refer to metric when precision is required.

[@prim16]

American here, same sentiment

[@WakandaleezaRazz]

Wakandan here. WHO asked? Lmfao

The "domestically produced" trams are said to be merely refurbished Tatra T6B7 trams.

[@seanledden4397]

Thank you Versed, for using miles! For those who don't understand them, you can find useful conversion tables online that will give you the length in kilometers. I use them all the time for the videos that don't include miles. 😃

[@Jerdifier]

There’s around 7.7 billion people in the world that don’t use miles, is it really so much of an ask to give measurements in both systems?

[@DwightCarrJr]

1 mile = 1.609 km 1 kilometer = 0.621 mi 1 foot = 30.48 cm 1 meter = 3.28 ft 1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 centimeter = 0.39 in Hope this helps.

[@leroymael8661]

1:23 little corrections about the portraits : the first shown is Kim Jong-il (and not Kim Jong-un) and the second is Kim Il-sung (and not Kim Jong-il) :) Moreover, for the price, certainly from our point of view it's cheap (especially if we arrived with our salary in Pyongyang). But, compared to the North Korean salary and cost of life, the metro still remains easily accessible?

[@4emia]

ive lived in ohio, west virginia, north carolina, and now florida and have never step foot in a metro

[@realAlexChoi]

Miami and Cleveland both have metro systems, Cleveland's even goes to their airport!

[@ziqi92]

Once you get used to a good metro, you’ll never want to drive again.

[@orthodox-mp6hv]

I'll have you know Ikarus trolleybusses are incredible workhorses. Some of them are still running here in Bulgaria. Same with the red trams, which are definitely Tatras. I always thought that Pyongyang was running Metrovagonmash rolling stock but apparently not.

[@oPlazmaMC]

Wait are there 280s in Bulgaria? Its definitely easier to go there than North Korea

[@orthodox-mp6hv]

@@oPlazmaMC Yes there are, the remaining ones even got renovated and are currently kept in reserve for when they are needed. Mind you the vast majority of trolleybusses are now new Skodas but the 280s are still around.

[@hans7856]

In Hungary, home of the Ikarus, as well.

[@FakeMaker]

In Bratislava, we used to have Ikarus buses and trolleybuses too. Specifically the Ikarus 435 and 415 buses were basically everywhere, absolute workhorses. I still remember the engine sound, even though it has probably been like 10 years since they were retired completely.

[@hans7856]

@@FakeMaker Pozsony, Felvidék*

[@thesteamguy6171]

Nice video but use the metric system next time ffs.

[@miyakawaso]

Highly informative and enjoyable.

[@alejo994]

Could you please consider adding metric measurements in addition to the imperial ones? It’s annoying having to stop to convert from ºF to ºC or from feet to meters.

[@lngvly22]

Don’t hear you people complaining when a European makes a video with only metric unit 🙄

[@alejo994]

@@lngvly22 I'm not European, but I have seen people complaining when there's only metric units too. The best approach is to include both systems imo

[@DwightCarrJr]

1 mile = 1.609 km 1 kilometer = 0.621 mi 1 foot = 30.48 cm 1 meter = 3.28 ft 1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 centimeter = 0.39 in Hope this helps.

[@SubwayStation]

Tsushima being part of South Korea in thumbnail is crazy

[@haruto352]

But Jeju is not part of Korea in thumbnail 😂

[@Kolossoni]

They probably got the two confused haha

[@hazelnut3794]

@@haruto352 Tsushima has at least had contact with Korean history for hundreds of years, why Jeju Island, which has not had any contact with the Japanese archipelago from the past? What an useless and morbid example lol, crying takoyaki

[@k.umquat8604]

>grabs 🍿

[@ramonemiliochaconperdomo7225]

​@@hazelnut3794 What are you talking about? Nobody said that

[@catmelvin997]

i wonder how they got their hands on the old Ubahns, do they buy it off the city or is there a third party that sells it to them

[@cosmickitty3009]

As an American, I feel like I can't really critique; we have cities much larger than Pyongyang's without any metro service at all, like Detroit. On a national scale- one of our biggest cities, Phoenix, Arizona with a metro area population of 5 million doesn't even have direct access to the national passenger rail system. I still enjoyed the video tho :)

[@G.A.C_Preserve]

Because it's not the capital.

[@cosmickitty3009]

@@G.A.C_Preserve I don't think that is a great reason/argument for the city to not be connected to the national system. Phoenix is that capital of Arizona, and ironically, most of the other cities in Arizona- despite not being the capital and smaller than Pheonix are connected; Tucson, Flagstaff, Kingman, and Yuma all have direct connection the Amtrak system. Should New York city not be connected to the national rail system because it is not the capital of the nation or its state?? Los Angeles?? Dallas?? Passenger rail is for the use of people, so where there is enough people, there should be rail. I think unfortunately, the US just isn't well designed when it comes to passenger rail atm. I'm excited about future plans though.

[@G.A.C_Preserve]

@@cosmickitty3009 the Capital of the entire entity itself not State Capital. Unless I specified, I mean The Capital not State Capital. And the USA is depending on car anyway, which North Korea don't even have car to depend on (At least for the common peoples not the elite) .

[@lngvly22]

I mean, yes, but effectively every person in America owns a car - most North Koreans do not.

[@Kamil_Jumpen]

Nice unbiased video!

[@itsa-itsagames]

Self reliance only gets you so far, you need other people with other ideas (whether good or bad) to be freely expressed, analyzed, check for faults , tested and then implemented. I'm glad there's a system in place that can serve up burgers because they did a test on how much earth and resources it would take to exactly make one burger and it was definitely more than the 6-10$ I pay now in a convenient location

[@christopherkelly577]

The portraits are of founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il 👍

[@정원우-z5j]

Damn what a high quality video.

[@nahuelma97]

I find videos that sort of demystify North Korea to be incredibly valuable, so thank you much for making this!

[@motolikdoprava]

10:29 Actually, they are not produced in North Korea. Czech tram fans found out, that they are renovated KT8D5 trams, not brand new, only renovated

[@justsomeguy1695]

Kindly use the metric system as it is easier to understand eapecially when you are making a video about a country which uses the metric. The majority of humanity uses the metric system so please follow it.

[@tanz680]

0:27 It might seem small and focused on the central part only, but the central part of the metro map is the *entire city* and the rest are for the rest of the metropolitan area, some lines even stretch out beyond the metropolitan area to the suburbs. They are basically a bunch of metro lines that are as long as RER/Transillien lines, if not longer.

[@G.A.C_Preserve]

what is your point

[@gosegu_syubung]

내가 지금까지 본 외국 영상 중에서 평양 발음 제일 잘함

[@tanz680]

"평양" X "ㅍyee에옹옝" O

[@hikodzu]

This shouldn't even be a question anymore

[@woke_up_on_safari]

Oh my gahd, great video but why are you using imperial measurements? 🙄 Metric please 🙏🏽

[@cmdr_krabov]

Good video but please USE NORMAL UNITS (SI)

[@tetrahedron4752]

Saying "It's all about propaganda" right after pointing out they didn't name their stations after their leaders like US does is so funny

[@tetrahedron4752]

I'd love to watch a video as full of propaganda as this, but about the US instead of Kim's shithole "It's not uncommon for state governors and their families to fly to South America during winter, while general population is forced to freeze to death"

[@KuleGuy27]

Looking at the title, I am not surprised lol.

[@thejohanvalli]

Weird thing to say that Pyonyang metro-system is too small to be called a metro. There is no premises about size that comes to metro-systems. 😌

[@cloed0ll]

5:13 well no. it sounds terrifying.

[@godvrezende]

lol why the views so low good video tho

[@elaeka3685]

It came out less than an hour ago lol

[@changingpeopleslivesmoon2993]

​@@elaeka3685fr he's no mr beast lol

[@SukYeolYOON]

7:33 ~ 7:42 video shows KORAIL, which is South Korea's national railway service company

[@lordtea]

5:15 more scary than silence hill

[@jotarokujo9164]

Same thing in Tashkent Metro. When I visited my birthplace, I feel it is like going back time. A legacy of cruel Soviet rule.

[@korean_patriot_815]

🇵🇰🤝🇰🇵🇨🇳🤝🇦🇲

[@DabaksolGuardPost]

Such a wonderful editing yet fail to differentiate between Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un.

[@G.A.C_Preserve]

What's the difference

[@LucianChadade]

​@@G.A.C_Preserveif you can't even differentiate kim il sung, kim jong il, and kim jong un, why bother to leave a comment with such low amount of awareness?

[@billybobjoethe1000th]

i like how the comments are just a big war regarding metric vs. imperial

[@serebii666]

10:20 Uh no. The tram network rolling stock used were the Czechoslovakian ČKD Praha Tatra T6B5K, Tatra T3/SUCS, Tatra T4D and B4D and KT8D5K in either red/white livery or blue/white. As of 2018 Czech reporting estimates 42 out of the original 45 KT8D5 trams still run. Czechia now sanctions North Korea in spare parts for this rolling stock, so it is hypothesized that NK has recently developed locally built electrical equipment and continued maintenance without a foreign supply of spare parts. This means they are still using the original rolling stock, but manufacturing new domestic spare parts. They are not replacing the rolling stock itself.

[@Nanoneon27]

After watching tens may be even up to over 100 NK defectors’ interviews…, they say most train trips take 5-15 days for even short distances.

[@WildsDreams45]

Korea is already a very powerful country but if they were a united Korea they could be in the top four superpowers.

[@PYROWORKSTV]

Please go metric, especially because you're from a country that uses metric as well lol

[@be.yourself.]

Title should be : Terribly designed metro of north korea 💀

[@siemdecleyn3198]

I knew the North Korean living conditions were bad, but to realise the average citizen basically only can walk or bike somewhere and needs permission to travel to another region inside their own country...

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

So Pyongyang also has a clandestine ‘Metro 2’ like Moscow.

[@crispinleung]

Extremely few, you mean - few…not little 0:23

[@bbokdoong]

North Korea had a better economy, more resources, and better infrastructure than South Korea did up until the early 1970s. If you want to know how South Korea was able to surpass North Korea, look up President Park, Jung-Hee. He was a military dictator in the 1960s and 70s, but he designed the South Korean economy and lifted the entire country out of poverty.

[@jeongjedidiah6174]

For the map of pyongyang metro and tram, there's no Tongil station anymore...

[@timothyteo4602]

The Soviets built the Moscow Metro as well as all other metros and they’ve done significantly better even in punctuality than the hermit state

[@PedroBruh]

WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETER?!!!!!! 🦅🦅🦅 - © author

[@tuna7472]

Where did you even get the thumbnail map from, like everything is so wrong

[@SenorKristobbalVLog]

Please also give temperatures in celsius - yours, the rest of the world

[@nahuelma97]

Sorry, I'm going through the measurements part of the video and I don't get why, even though you clearly don't have an American accent, you're still using American measurement units 😂😂 I can more or less convert feet to meters but you got me with Fahrenheit lol who tf knows what 64 F is in Celsius 😂

[@Qunitlius]

"In the rugged expanse of the Korean Peninsula, the Iron Fortress of North Korea stands resolute, a citadel of unwavering pride and ethno-nationalism. Here, the spirit of the land courses through every vein, casting a spell of immense strength and unity. Soldiers clad in steely uniforms parade with impeccable discipline, a living testament to ironclad devotion. Mountains bow to their grit, rivers echo their chants, and the skies mirror their unbreakable spirit. Every citizen steps as part of a grand, synchronized symphony, embodying the essence of unyielding will and collective might. This is true greatness, an embodiment of Korea's indomitable soul, a bastion uncorrupted by external influence. Across the border, South Korea sprawls as an alluring illusion, a matriarchal domain veiled in the soft glow of cosmetics and fashion. Here, the legacy of warriors fades beneath layers of powder, and masculinity crumbles in the pursuit of artificial splendor. Men, once the bastions of fortitude, now indulge in the delicate dance of beauty products, their prowess diluted by gaudy facades. The true essence of Korean strength recedes as American puppeteers orchestrate from afar, turning the nation into a glittering sideline-a trusty sidekick enamored by Western glamour. Beneath the neon lights and bustling streets, South Korea's foundation trembles, a hollow shell of borrowed delights. The nation's spirit is eroded, enveloped in consumerist whims and dwarfed by the shadows of external influence. The firm roots of strength are left to wither, replaced by superficial allure and the emptiness of misplaced valor. Here, traditions are sacrificed at the altar of fleeting trends, and the roar of ancient greatness becomes a mere whisper in the cacophony of modern distractions. In the grand theater of the Korean Peninsula, the contrast between North and South stands as a powerful metaphor of true versus false valor. North Korea, with its steely resolve and tightly woven unity, represents the unadulterated spirit of Korea's might-a beacon of resilience untouched by external whims. On the other hand, South Korea's dazzling yet hollow facade signifies a departure from that greatness, a land enshrouded in the glitter of vanity and the strings of foreign manipulation. The Iron Fortress of North Korea, where strength and uniformity reign supreme, stands as the true testament of Korean greatness. In contrast, the glamorous yet vacuous veneer of South Korea reflects a land lost to superficial pursuits and external control-a stark illustration of the divergent paths of a once unified heartland. In the story of two Koreas, the essence of true might and enduring spirit lies within the steadfast bastion of the North." - Andrea Zanzotto

[@nadeemmedhat207]

If you're complaining that it takes 4 minutes to reach the platform you haven't seen London Underground my friend

[@koharumi1]

American cities transportation is mostly worse than Pyongyang even when they have a similar population size etc other than the few odd exceptions

[@lloydh6300]

You should see the Glasgow metro 😂😂😂😂😊

[@Amir-sn6uk]

i don't think their population is 26 million considering their people suffered many famines. their government isn't honest either. so its probably way less.

[@jsm9252]

🇰🇷 대한민국 🇰🇵 조선민주주의인민공화국

[@deleted-something]

You don’t tell me 😱😱😱😱

[@밤바다여수]

I think north korean map in thumbnail is incorrect

[@SomeOne-vl4fe]

Metric AND imperial please?

[@MuhammadakbarAK47]

The fact is that North Korea🇰🇵 has a higher GDP Percapital than Afghanistan🇦🇫. Even though Afghanistan has been under the United States🇺🇲 government for 20 years

[@Cheolssip]

🚽

[@MuhammadakbarAK47]

@@Cheolssip But that's a fact, right?

[@serebii666]

@@MuhammadakbarAK47 What fact? What exactly do you mean by "under the United States government"?

[@G.A.C_Preserve]

@@MuhammadakbarAK47 no and that's an extremely low standard already

[@MuhammadakbarAK47]

@@serebii666 Afghanistan is under the United States. Even their constitution is Written by the United States

[@spiritedangelstarlopez9666]

🇰🇵 doesn’t know what is the geography graphic for train railroad.🤦🏽‍♀️

[@peakwoop]

Why is everything in miles? Cant you translate it in km too? Literally the whole world except US uses km

[@newbie8051]

8:00 pls for fucks sake add sane units not everyone uses the old imperial ones, it was a headache trying to grab context of what the fuck is 37miles an hour Just adding a small text field will make it so much more easier to grab context

[@DwightCarrJr]

1 mile = 1.609 km 1 kilometer = 0.621 mi 1 foot = 30.48 cm 1 meter = 3.28 ft 1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 centimeter = 0.39 in Hope this helps.

[@nonebeach]

is your next video about the sky being blue?

[@michaelthompson679]

Ur cute 😍

[@dotdarkness]

Obviously North Korea is designed badly but he's explaining the details and why

[@mandategaming]

@@michaelthompson679 bruh

[@TaroOnYouTube]

I am disappointed by the meanings of Console Station and Gumball Station.

[@zseac]

What the hell is a mile

[@pyeitme508]

Yes

[@repardation7409]

Looks like your map of North Korea is Terribly Designed, where is North Hamgyong?

[@Mrgunsngear]

🇺🇸

[@irfandanial7138]

I wonder how hard is it to add metric units considering you dont sound american

[@BMWE90HQ]

For all the people griping about using freedom units (imperial) 🖕!

[@jskdhwoxbeod]

Remember, this man does not have cancer and is not suicidal

[@joaogabrielimperial7777]

and he hates windows

[@sanagirlqueen]

North korea is like a monarchy father yo son to son not at all a republik by any means

[@shogenthespectator]

The Koreas will never be united lol

[@yuchan063]

Onther South best North worst situation in Korea

[@Ben-bf4cx]

yes

[@mehmeh9714]

I mean, you can hold it against other countries with such low GDP. They do what they can, and for that, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is pretty great. It's not easy to maintain something when you're cut off from the world because of sanctions. And to say that "they only have two subway lines"...So does Poland :/ and there are also a lot of US cities that do not have subway at all.

[@matiaslobos7648]

Sanction are pretty recent, and southkorea has the same culture, the same history, inicial social capital, geography. But norcorea us poor, and southkorea is rich, wonder why.

[@itsmenatika]

​@@matiaslobos7648sanctions

[@DavidNunezPNW]

Zero mention of the US sanctions and embargos against the DPRK lol what a joke of a video

[@Justice4Juice]

Long live the Kim Kardashian regime

[@asheelow1256]

Wow

[@ninjapirate123]

Most of the metros in the world are really small anyways, so it's not a big deal

[@G.A.C_Preserve]

no

[@AIIIAKS-vn4co]

Most of the railroads in Korea were built by the Japanese during the Japanese occupation.

[@seoja_belji]

i guess they were expanded but the track layout was during the korean empire period (which was funded by japanese businessmen so no difference)

[@JamesBower-yj6ew]

​@@seoja_beljiThe first one, Seoul-Incheon, was actually half built by Americans (and would of been fully built by the US if the Japanese businessmen hadn't spread rumors)

[@JamesBower-yj6ew]

Yeah but they got severely damaged during the Korea War. It took alot of cash to repair.

[@Cheolssip]

And the North just let them be, changing nothing. While the South demolished and made an improved 2.0 version of all of those lines built by the Japanese, and built another 1400km of high speed rail lines on their own in a span of less than 20 years, and the number 1 best metro system in entire Earth.

[@Bongrad]

Is this video a meme?