Why North Korean Nepo Baby defected / This will blow your mind

[@Simon-hb9rf]

this women is a perfect example of the fundamental flaw of such restrictive dictatorships, human curiosity and compassion will inevitably be stronger.

[@NajobNamlok]

Simon and you are S*UPID! She is traitor

[@georgemartin1436]

So nice to see her laugh thinking about how amazed she was at the simplest things...

[@janahaag7586]

Greetings from the Czech Republic. I am glad your grandma described our country so nicely. We still have the beautiful allees of trees everywhere in the countryside.

[@mitchinmd4828]

The Czech Republic is beautiful and the people are very nice.

[@GoingSouthGarage]

Na Min-Hee, I enjoyed your interview. As an American, the thing you said that stood out to me was 'if it was not for the US, South Korea would be like North Korea. The Korean conflict and Vietnam war were very polarizing here, unlike WW2 where we were attacked. It was nice to hear that the US going to Korea may have made a positive difference.

[@ongs5526]

As a Korean, it saddened me that the Korean War is called the "Forgotten War" in the United States. Many American and UN forces sacrificed themselves for us. It is because of their noble sacrifice that the Republic of Korea exists today. It is not just a "positive difference".. Without them, Korea would not have had the opportunity to develop as it has. Many Koreans still honor the sacrifices of the American and UN forces. I hope their sacrifice is remembered in the United States as well.

[@fredkim01]

In all technicalities, if US (UN to be exact), didn't come in aide, there wouldn't be South Korea today. The entire Korean peninsula would be under 1st Kim fatty's dictatorship regime.

[@arvinkrisELFA]

Can I marry you

[@valeok8357]

If it hasn’t been for China the Republic of Korea would’ve been from the Jeju island to the Yalu River.

[@minniemango4967]

@@valeok8357Koreans even were in present day Beijing and Manchuria, even though China still denies it

[@cloudsn]

A different perspective. I hadn't really considered that the well-off living in North Korea's capital would have constant worry about being sent away. Or that if you have a business you could be targeted. Nobody lives happily there, it seems. Not the very poor who are starving, or the wealthy who know that they could be mining coal the next day without cause. Thank goodness for the sweet South Koreans who took her to have fun and dance at a club.

[@ekesandras1481]

it is basically like in Russia under Stalin. Anybody can get arrested anytime, they will find some pretext. They only sugar coat it with a little bit of wealth today, which is mostly cheap products from China, that are considered a luxury in North Korea. It is interesting to hear, that they are so desperate for foreign exchange, that they send workers even to places like Malta, which is quite a security risk for the regime. Very probably the income from this operation fuels the pockets of some higher up party official.

[@RedBart]

This was an extremely valuable insight into North Korea and I never understood before. Thank you Dimple and Na Min-Hee. I wish you all the best in your new life and pray for that opportunity for many more North Koreans. I would love to see a contrasting interview with someone from rural North Korea who have little to nothing to understand the differences. I can't imagine the hardship of living in rural North Korea.

[@pennybourban3712]

Yes, I remember a soldier who escaped and was shot while he was getting out. SK doctors patched him up. He was underweight and full of parasites. I'd like to hear what he has to say.

[@EasternAsia]

Na Min-he tells her story exceptionally well. Much respect to Na Min-he for gathering the courage to reconcile what she is told in North Korea about other countries versus what she experienced. All these defector stories are heartwarming. Na Min-he's vocabulary is impressive.

[@PaulineWhitely-r7x]

I enjoyed your interview very much. The sad part of your defection is that you will never see your family again. Enjoy your life everyone deserves to live free

[@filipinohomecooking]

I'm so happy for her. I wish all North Koreans will be free someday soon.

[@judithoconnor6442]

I’m from the USA and enjoyed your interview. I wish you all the best.

[@lieaorganasolo]

I wondered what happened to her family now that she left north Korea? I hope they are well and not punished

[@angelsis2222]

oh theyre all 100% in a camp

[@r2c238]

@@angelsis2222Yeah that is what happens to the family of defectors usually

[@lieaorganasolo]

@@angelsis2222 see that's the part I would like for them to touch on. I mean he family was pretty established and worth her leaving plus doing these interviews on KZbin I'm sure their life and their children's life is ruined. But can you blame her for taking the risk&leaving? I guess they don't want to ask her about it bc it's depressing. Her actions are already done. There's no one to blame but that gov. Bless them

[@angelsis2222]

@@lieaorganasolo Yea lowkey, im surprised no one has mentioned that she was selfish in a way. You should at least try to bring your close family members and if they dont want to, then its on them. She just left them and now the good life they had in n korea is ruined because of her.

[@Whoknows688]

​@@angelsis2222 I don't think it's fair to judge anybody for their escape. It's a life only North Korean defectors can fully understand.

[@justsandy4381]

Just want to say hi, from USA. I enjoyed your interview, thanks.

[@stateagent09]

Education is evil's worst enemy.

[@alexsimo3368]

It is more based on the character.

[@billveek9518]

Depends on who is educating and what is being taught, the devil is an "Educator".

[@TRUEC4N4DI4N]

I really enjoyed listening to this young lady’s experience! 🙂 It makes me think of all the “1st world problems” that as a society in the Western world we seem to “think” we have is nothing in comparison to what North Korean society has to endure. Thank you for sharing and “good luck” to the young lady. I hope she has a wonderful and fulfilling life! 😃

[@parthachatterjee9027]

As I listened to the lady I realised how truthful her statements and experiences were . Loved what I heard .

[@ThongvanNonsithanh]

Thank you for the story. Very nice.

[@MewDenise]

This story is indeed unique. Very cool of her.

[@mariaperez-rz8eg]

Thank you for sharing your story! Fighting! 😊 Much love from California ❤

[@wrider34]

Love this content and good luck and health to Na Min-Hee.

[@jakemeyer8188]

As an American, I can say that South Korea is one of the greatest countries on Earth, filled with one of the greatest peoples. After living there a couple years many years ago, I find that I prefer to live in places in the U.S. that have a sizable Korean population. Life is just better when there's some Korean influence around.

[@trevor3013]

Excellent interview

[@djlovesmusic]

This interview was very insightful - much like the Kdrama Crash Landing Into You. After watching both I had the same thought as the interviewee - that less competition would be healthy.

[@justahyundai]

NK has no political competition, and you think that's healthy

[@Djlovesmusic411]

I wasn’t speaking of political competition, nor do I think was Na Min-he. I’m talking about non-stop capitalist competition where we beat ourselves to a pulp for more profits or more “stuff.’

[@LarryMassey]

You and your friends are very brave, hope only the best for all.

[@stephanieallangarman5598]

I’m so happy and relieved if just one ☝🏽 more KOREAN person can successfully make it out of N. KOREA. I am also aware that people who care should set up an independent support system in CHINA and other close Countries that N. Koreans flee to…if it’s possible. I’m praying for the successful outcome for more people to find independence…even to other places.

[@AaAa-pf7tj]

There are such systems since decades.

[@Rebelrose1111]

I loved how she explained the music that unforgettably moved her heart. My hope is that one day all North Koreans can experience this freedom. I hope they too can smile, dance, be free, and enjoy themselves. And sooo much more!

[@shastashin]

Thank you for sharing the story. It's very eye opening that re-evaluate my life in the United States.

[@Totski-g5g]

The interviewer had great questions for the interviewee. Good job

[@fyrekrystaal27]

Does she wonder what happened to her family after she defected?

[@jessicasturm5099]

Very likely they were punished. Sentenced to a death camp. That’s why not many people defect. They know that their relatives will pay the price for their freedom.

[@vikinggoddess2126]

If she managed to get a phone smuggled to them for contact she can't say anything about it. It could get them imprisoned or killed.

[@alibol2343]

So Malta were involved in the system of workers abroad where all their money is taken to finance the North Korean Governement. I am so so shocked!

[@davidmuscat8221]

If she worked for Leisure Clothing here in Malta the directors were given 6 years for human trafficking. Hope she had a good time here and wish her all the best.

[@alibol2343]

@@davidmuscat8221 I looked for news articles about this online and they were convicted of human trafficking of both Chinese and Vietnamese workers paid 70 Euros a month for 14 hour work days. But it looks like they never got found out about the North Korean employees working there or maybe the North Korean employees were given fake Chinese passports. One of the people who was behind this operation was Chinese but also Maltese national so had double nationality.

[@beadingbull]

Great interview - thank you 🙏

[@TheTwinklinglilstar]

I know she didn't touch on this but I'm sure there are some more negatives living in S Korea. Like never being able to see her family and friends again. Also, even though you speak/read the same language, there are cultural differences. I hope she has a tight village (hopefully other N Koreans included) that she can lean on to reminisce about some good times about her home. I hope she is truly happy there.❤

[@alexanderboehmler6451]

I see your point. But she is not completely alone, since she defected together with two friends. And her husband is a childhood friend from Pyongyang who had also defected separately. They met again in South Korea.

[@MeowCockadoodledoo]

Not to mention some of the South Korean's prejudice towards their northern's brothers and sisters, and the fact that not all North Koreans are well educated or even lucky enough to attend college. This lacking of education and also significant differences in work culture as well as language (the Korean spoken in North Korea is different from its South counterpart ie the former don't borrow English words in their version while the latter have a lot of borrowing from English). It is no wonder that some of the defectors wanted to return to North, since they couldn't cope with South's fast pace, toxic and disciplined working environment. Those who did managed to cope, well, I guess they are just lucky to be accepted. But there will always be a part in these defectors' heart that longs for the "good old days" of their lives back in the North. It happens to almost all peoples who migrated to other countries.

[@davehue9517]

I recently viewed the history of south Korean families waiting years to just get a chance to see relatives still alive in the North...so many have waiting but dying every day.... very sad

[@deheelersapphire2612]

She says she was just well off compared to the average but not as the elite yet gets an opportunity to go to Europe by chance. Insane to think how more privileged the elite can be then 🙂

[@levenscott645]

Fascinating. People will always defeat systems.

[@eurobonus6969]

Very interesting interviewee. Well spoken and having such a free spirited outlook on life. I wish the two Koreas would unite one day but China will probably never allow it.

[@mgway4661]

The Kims will never allow it

[@mel_zzz_]

I haven't been able to tell this story to anyone I don't know anyone who would be interested in both Koreas, where I live nobody cares, it's too far away to even think about it. Last year I kinda made a friendship over Instagram with a girl from Croatia. We connected because USA has done terrible things to our countries and we liked to share the History of our countries with each other. She really hates USA, I was even surprised. I told her I don't share the same feeling. I don't hate them, I hate what the politicians have done but every single individual that's not possible for me. She has these radical opinions she followed a few North Koreans on Instagram. I thought they were defectors but clearly THEY WEREN'T. They were part of the elite. I cannot forget one account. This girl college student liked photography and captured cinematographic style pictures of the capital, look at them gave me the feeling of a peaceful city but she NEVER showed pictures of the rural areas. NEVER. She showed pictures of herself travelling to China, Switzerland and even Italy. I thought she was a defector until I saw more recent pictures of her in NK. I don't know what happens in that land but definetely there exists INEQUALITY, DISCRIMINATION, EXTREME POVERTY and the elite can go anywhere they want, enjoy anything they want. Capitalism and Socialism are the same thing : The poor has to work to feed the rich.

[@dmorales1064]

@jasmine_372 if you don't mind me asking...where are you from? You said that that U.S.A did both your countries wrong. I'm glad that you were able to not condemn the whole country as not ALL Americans are out to do harm to people of another country. Just curious about where you're from 🤔

[@mel_zzz_]

@@dmorales1064 I'm from Guatemala. It's bordered to the North and west by Mexico.

[@dmorales1064]

@@mel_zzz_ I have two co-workers that are from Guatemala. Thank you for responding. I'm of Puerto Rican descent born in the USA. Too much to unpack here about the PR and the US.

[@mel_zzz_]

@@dmorales1064 That's one of the reasons I cannot hate a country...they have helped my people as well. We shouldn't forget the past, we have to talk about the past so it won't happen again in the future. I can only imagine the History between PR and USA and the stories that might not be in the text books.

[@dmorales1064]

@@mel_zzz_ completely agree

[@miradonfbd]

Very interesting interview! If the best most people get is food for 20 days put of 30, that’s appalling!

[@Dingo7423]

Defectors' benefit : *5 yrs Rent free house. * free vocational training (gov'mt give the incentives if keep the same job for 2 yrs). * free tuition for college & exam *exemption of military duty for male. * sattlement money ($10000? seosenal price). Lots old people in S.K. struggles for daily life (pick up the boxes on the street). Many Defectors talk about discrimination.. go figure.

[@TedBronson1918]

Defectors need retraining and deprogramming, and they aren't fit to be members of the military forces in their present condition of mind, so the SK government invests in their future and gives them housing until they finish their schooling. Of course they'll need clothing, furniture, a computer, vehicle/transportation and other incidentals of life so they get that $10,000 grant (if accurate). It really is an investment in the future of the nation as most defectors are young people That's just giving them a boost - it doesn't go on forever. However, I can understand how some people would see that and be angry or jealous that they receive such benefits when they receive nothing while they're already citizens and paying taxes that pay for the benefits of the defectors. THAT really rubs people the wrong way. Also, people have grown up listening to stories from their parents/grandparents about the vicious actions of the communist during the war, and many still remember the scars their family members had. That is bound to get anyone from the North the stink eye once it is known where they are from.

[@mgway4661]

Why would you want a North Korean serving in the military? Defector or not, that is a massive security risk

[@AaAa-pf7tj]

I have questions about parts of her story. 1) in Malta she decides to defect. She didn't do that alone. How come she could trust others (3 other NKers, if I understood right) to defect together? How come she wasn't hell-afraid those will denounce her? 2) who & how bought the plane- tickets? Where from they had about 100e per person for plane & also about 200e (roughly) for boat- train/bus to Germany? Those SKers helped them with that? 3) the translator (one of these 4 NKers) knew Italian, English or German? How come then that person wrongly thought there are many NK-refugees in Germany? Even not many SKers are, there are some but not many as Turkish/Arab/Italian/Latino/etc. But the 2. half of '15. was the time of the lifted Dublin-agreement, those had the real luck with that and also that they were processed enormously fast. - On now 83 millions population of Germany, if 830 are NK-refugees, I think that's a very bold statement. They almost never stay in Germany as it's completely different society, but asking to be transferred to SK. 4) has all her family got out of NK in the meantime too?

[@justgoabby]

If u watch the interview, they planned it on her birthday coz they be a bit loose. Also, she has money, she's been working for awhile so probably she was able to keep some of her money. There are also stories in the past NK defecting in pairs or groups one of the the most interesting was a camp prisoner defecting with his prison guard. So her defecting with the interpreter is quite common already. Regarding her family, I watched another NK defector interview that if a woman defected, the gov't will just let it slide as woman is deemed lower and less relevant in their patriarchal society. But if it's a man that defected the whole family will be in prison camp. But things might changed already. It's either her family status is decreased or they be in camp or she paid brokers in China to get her family to South Korea.

[@AaAa-pf7tj]

@@justgoabby I watched the interview but obviously you don't know other details. - NKers working abroad AREN'T paid. Their payments go directly to the NK-government. They are the modern slaves Kim is renting out to other countries. In such work-atmosphere, I really doubt the restaurant-workers get the tips either. So those 4 either had money from their NK-families (and 1.2ke lasts much much longer there than in EU), either from those SKers she met who actually organised it. - The second part you wrote doesn't answer my question - when one decides to escape something everyone around was/is brainwashed since birth that exactly this is the best that can exist on the Earth, how this person then finds to who to confide without ever be denounced, in this case 3 more people? I'd be a hell- afraid someone could denounce me, and I'd plan all that escape alone - but yes, then it would be a very big language- barrier. - In any case, she was very very privileged to be able to do that way instead over the Asian countries.

[@justgoabby]

@@AaAa-pf7tj probably she found a like-minded person like her who are also curious about the world. Things have changed, NKs are no longer totally brainwashed coz with all the smuggling happening around the country they can sell and buy anything not just foreign goods and DVDs but also information. Anyways if u are that curious you can direct those questions to her on her social media or e-mail, if u can find her. She is the best to answer your question hope she can answer. I rest my case.

[@georgiawalker4320]

She's a good communicator - very diplomatic. But nothing about this video 'blew my mind'. By now, we have all heard about how harsh life is in N. Korea. This video was actually tame compared to others I've watched.

[@AlphineWolf]

It's genetic. Her grandpa was a diplomat

[@mgway4661]

@@AlphineWolfshe is a political plant

[@annerussell]

I wonder what happened to her family back in NK. Does anyone know?

[@charlottechan1311]

Not me crying when I heard she hanged out with South Koreans, went clubbing with them, and decided to defect 😢

[@elizabethsproule5227]

Very interesting.

[@ma_brairan6081]

Thank you for sharing your experience

[@inkognito8888]

As a German I am very shocked to hear how they treated you here in Germany, though Germany has learned from the past now how to treat refugees. Cannot believe how they did not differ between someone from north Korea and Syria as it is well known what defectors will face on their pace to live another life. Nevertheless it is a complete different point of view which you rarely get to see here and I can imagine pretty well how all those things must have been so very deep. I know how people react from poor countries who see snow for the first time, so much to eat, many lamps, and so much more. I would have loved to get to know you here in Germany and I can understand why this one woman liked you that time ago. Wish you aaaaaaall the best for your bright future!!

[@Victoria-iu5sb]

I’m surprised she hasn’t mentioned missing her family. Was that not even a consideration? She will likely never see them again.

[@colonelfustercluck486]

she's got to be careful about what she says, as word will get back to NK. SO maybe it is best to leave her family situation out of this interview. And she is unlikely to say too much that is bad about NK for the same reason....

[@lonecrow201]

Avoidance. There’s the possibility her entire family is in political prison or at least expelled from Pyongyang for her actions. She says she thinks her grandmother would still receive treatment at the hospital in PGY. She avoids thinking too deeply on the subject.

[@ComplexRoblox]

❤

[@DB-ow9kf]

I am often skeptical of defectors. We don't know whether their family was punished due to their defecting, there's a chance they did. And even without the fear of that kind of punishment, I can't imagine ever leaving my parents and siblings behind knowing I will likely never see them again.

[@Framm9]

South korean friends, do north koreans have a specific accent when speaking? Like would you recognize someone as a North korean just by how they speak? (Inflection, vocabulary, etc) Or do they speak the exact same as south koreans?

[@jakescrub]

They have a different accent

[@123carth]

We can tell the difference(in only 2 seconds)

[@AaAa-pf7tj]

IDK that language at all, but I'm interested in linguistics. This is how different languages were formed in the past (and are still forming, languages are something alive, always changing) - by the isolation from the root-language, different history & society, different influences and things we use, etc. Look at English & German, today they sound completely different but they became from the same Germanic family of languages, and started to differentiate some 2k yrs ago. The same is for example about Russian & Serbian, or Hungarian & Finnish (the latter two "divorced" about 3k yrs ago) - It's also interesting that every language has "the archaic" form of itself (visible in the old literature, for example who today talks the English that Shakespeare wrote his works in? Nobody!!) - If we could take an average person from the 1824. London & put them in the today's London, there would be very big language-barrier. If we then put them in the hacker's meeting or in the car's race, how long they'll need to fantom what are computers or how to drive a car, how to manage traffic as an pedestrian, not to say about the underground, how to manage all those things around us we see for absolutely normal as for example women wearing pants or kids not working in mines or showering daily or whatever else (the cultural shock) ... -- Te two Koreas are very divided by politics since more than 70 yrs, more than enough for forming new dialects at both sides, even slightly different cultures. - Look ar the "Creole" languages all over, how they became? From the communication between different languages, out of the sheer necessity. The Basque language is an complete isolate, without a living relative- language since thousands of yrs, that's also why it's really hard to learn it as a non-native. But, for some time in history, a Creole Basque-Icelandic language existed - as of the contact, the trade- communication between Basques & Icelandic peoples (Basques were hunting whales in the Icelandic waters) - But any human contact between an average NKer in NK & SKer/anyone else is highly illegal by NK. An Isolation. - If you are a native of some geographically- centered language as Korean is (so no for example English or Spanish, because very big parts of Earth speak it with whatever other influences) then you can right away recognise something is different even if other speaker sounds as native too. -- I lived in Germany, not a native-German. When moved there, I didn't speak it at all. After 10 months, I moved from south to north. In north, I started learning German in language-school. My teacher (native-German) was surprised how come I didn't during those months pick up anything of that specific southern dialect, which she recognises right away. But, during my time in south, I had job where I didn't need German at all but English, I didn't bother to learn more than literally 10 words of German, and I didn't live with natives there. If that was different, see - only 10 months of different influence and I'd have different dialect!

[@mgway4661]

As an American I can tell the difference. They are very pompous and expressive

[@O2life]

Even in the USA, we see South Korea as too competitive, especially for young people. And the US can be a very competitive place, but not quite that much.

[@desturminator]

I hate the fact this is happening to humans in this day and age - or at all- its disgusting to think they have no basic rights, cant even go to the grocery store and buy food, make decent wages, or personal life decisions for themselves. I cannot imagine!

[@sichullee80]

나민희씨 탈북스토리 본적있는데 이번 인터뷰는 또다른 숨겨진얘기가 있어서 흥미진진하네요

[@peonymd]

What happened to the interpreter? We never heard about him or her?

[@fredkim01]

625 때 미군이 도와주지 않았으면 지금의 한국이 북한 같을수도 있지 않을까 가 아니라 그냥 북한 한테 먹혔겠지요.. 큰일날 뻔했읍니다..

[@mollymo6229]

The Lee Min-Ho comments 13:49 😂😂😂

[@krisgen29]

Sorry, the translation is too fast! I can't keep up with the written comments!

[@Freaky0Nina]

You can slow the video down

[@marcg3752]

I'd like to know what happened to her family in N. Korea after she defected. Does her defection reflect on them?

[@ThatsEunice]

Why does North Korea chose to live in such a poor state, when it doesn’t have to? I think it’s pride and greed. It doesn’t make sense. The citizens should be as well off as South Koreans. How can a leader wants to force his citizens into poverty. Forced poverty. Nigeria is struggling but there’s more freedom and anyone can be rich if they meet the right people and are creative in how they do business.

[@melkor251]

Because he doesn't care about his People. He lives on 50$ packs of French cigarettes and built a theme park for him self. The people of North Korea are nothing but a means to an end for him to live the life of extreme gluttony. It's sad and hopefully one day the entire world will enjoy basic freedoms like free speech, freedom of religion, the right to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of Happiness. Every country around the world still has a long way to go to achieve this, some more than others but we all should continue to stive to make these rights as the promise to every single person regardless of where they live or were born.

[@emilwandel]

Sanctions. If he would relax his dictatorship. Sanctions would be lowered trade would be allowed.

[@AaAa-pf7tj]

Kim's dynasty has established themselves as Gods there. No matter what non-freedom or extreme poverty or whatever else, how do you imagine to question anything about the only God you had ever heard of ??

[@colonelfustercluck486]

the less competition, free communication and freethinking in NK allows the current regime to remain in power.... so they are a lonely pariah isolationist country. They want to keep outside influences away from their people. IT's about maintaining his absolute power. Not like a president, whose power has limits... remember absolute ruler, who may give an order to anyone at anytime and it must be carried out, without any comeback on the ruler. In his country there is no such thing as an illegal order, if he was the one who gave the order. And he wants to keep it that way.

[@monsterbaek1648]

Because they practiced communism socialism and dictatorship means 1 leader control while everyone below the same income its like millitiary n king controlled every thing in 1 nation

[@SilviaSbraNutri]

The last question to her should be "What would you say to the anti-capitalism people who want socialism/comunism in the west?"

[@ireneclemente]

Im curious of what happened to her family in north korea. For sure the goverment knew she defected the country. I'm curious to know how her family's reaction to her dexision? Or if she still communicates with them?

[@teenytinyT]

Did you get paid any salary while working in Malta? How did you manage to pay for your journey to Germany?

[@AaAa-pf7tj]

Of course North Koreans aren't paid anything when working abroad. Everything goes to the state. Some yrs ago (a little bit after her escape, it could have been "17. or '18.) there was very big media-scandal in Germany about NK slaves working in Poland, very near Germany. Slavery is illegal in Europe. Many NKers are also slaving away in the Russian Siberia. For Europeans it's really hard to distinguish between Chinese & North Korean, unless a person says so. I'd say that wherever are groups of Chinese workers, there is a big chance there are NKers among too. Polish authorities (the same as Maltese in this case) did know about NKers, but there are also cases when authorities really don't know.

[@AaAa-pf7tj]

The whole travel from Malta to the first German train station after Austria it could have been around 200e/ person in 2015, or even less. Wasted plane-ticket, around 100e (because bought just before) - That's an enormous money for an average NKer, but she is from the high tier there.

[@genchebanu]

@@AaAa-pf7tj Oh please. Get real. North Koreans are paid while they work abroad. Only a fixed sum goes to state. It is considered a huge privilege to be able to go and work abroad, cause even with these fixed paiments to the state workers still earn 5-10 times more per month that they would earn in North Korea per year. Most of people who work abroad become small businessmen in North Korea after they return with all those money they manage to save. Possibility to work abroad is so much seeked by people, that candidates often pay bribes to party officials to get included in the lists. The conditions of work are harsh, they still earn much less than locals, but its hardly can be called slavery

[@AaAa-pf7tj]

@@genchebanu Oh please. Get real and move to live in Nk if you so much love it there.

[@AaAa-pf7tj]

@@genchebanu You do have Google, use it to educate yourself about those North Korean slaves in Poland.

[@Change-xp2ts]

She would say to any script written for her by the propagandists. I am sure she was paid a huge sum to appear.

[@y.ello._.w]

i'm curious if she feels sad that she abandoned (???) her parents there or her parents already knew she was going to leave nk and if her family in nk is doing well since she escaped?

[@CHERRYLINDACORPUZ-vt1gm]

what happened to her family? I hope theyre okay. It makes me wonder, no one ever ask her about her family after her escaped.

[@lanhuong4883]

It really shows that North KR learn from China policy, that's crazy 🙂

[@BkkParichat]

How did she even receive an offer from the outside world? How was that information filtered through to her is what I'm most interested in. Sounds like she surely had a more elite status in NK and perhaps they has "allowed" communication with the outside world?? Don't know but curious how that went down.

[@PatriciaRoedel]

How could she move to Malta to work?

[@colonelfustercluck486]

the NK state 'sponsors' groups of workers to go work overseas. The NK Govt keeps their wages, getting the overseas money it desperately needs.(Yes slave labour, but for their own state. The NK's are known for this tactic)) In her case, there was a group supervisor (NK Govt person) who withheld their passports.... so they got accommodation and food, and no chance of just leaving. How they raised the money to escape wasn't asked, so that they didn't have to answer that question.... that might get other people in trouble, or make things impossible for other people wanting to defect.

[@ftm1992]

I mean...one thing is not false at all South Korea actually IS a colony of the US

[@FK-KOR]

Sk should do a series on people leaving sk for better opportunities instead of poor people flooding in any country somewhat enough to live. Sk people are so keen on making sure sk is over glorified instead of acknowledging what is happening.

[@will2Collett]

A slower translatin would greatly help in these video, because they have some fantastic info about life under the little boy . . . someone please slow the translation???

[@YoursUntruly]

Watch it in 0.75 speed. If they slow the translations they’d be way behind than the video and it wouldn’t match up.

[@YoursUntruly]

In settings go to playback speed.

[@geminidawn7315]

You can change the video speed in settings

[@telebubba5527]

Or you can occasionally just stop and go back a bit to repeat it and stop it when the translation is short. That's what I do.

[@Simon-hb9rf]

unfortunately English is a very very slow language compared to most around the world, which is part of the reason native English speakers tend to have a lot of trouble understanding non native English speakers even when they are speaking perfect English, we just aren't used to the speed. there is actually a great example of this in one of the Ukrainian presidents recent speeches, he starts at the normal pace of his native language but very quickly into the speech he deliberately and consciously has to slow it down for the mostly English speaking audience, from his perspective it probably felt like he was talking in slow motion.

[@monbern]

Does South Koreans recognise her that she is from the North?

[@michelleg7]

yes they shelter north korean defectors

[@williamlong9090]

I think NorthGirl wants mail from UnitedStates. Oopss spelled wrong. Wants big mail. Did it again,dang!🙂

[@gyadre]

Same lies like of North Korean govt is similar to Chinese govt and people lies about Tibet and Tibetans. China invaded and occupied and ruled Tibet with oppressive control yet they made such as propaganda as liberation of Tibet. Now Tibetans children are forced to read, write and speak in Chinese in Tibet. All schools that teaches Tibetans are closed and only school available in a govt residential school. Cultural Genocide in Tibet has become far more aggressive under Xi Jinping. Tibetan parents are warned not to give private Tibetan language tuition.

[@immim9645]

Very interesting to know about Tibetan. This type of language oppression actually happened in Indonesia too where the government closed down schools and banned the use/teaching of Chinese languages & cultural celebrations (including names) in Indonesia up to the end of the 90s/ early 2000s. Many of the "native citizens" were also brainwashed to hate on 2nd, 3rd gen indo citizens speaking their chinese mother tongues citing refusal of assimilation (still happening often these days)

[@teja7747]

What happened to her family??

[@angelsis2222]

They were either killed or put into a camp. When one person leaves and they have family members left, they punish their lineage. So ppl who defect by themselves are usually selfish towards their family.

[@DennisTheInternationalMenace]

They need to do better w/their translation. Wasn't completely accurate. Imo

[@blvtzpk]

👍

[@woodenman1954]

Most people do not understand the U.S. directly helps NK stay a dictatorship. By threats, war games and extreme sanctions for the last 60 years the U.S. helps keep NK poor and unhappy. This benefits NK power structure as they have the U.S. to blame for all their problems. The MIC needs an enemy so they do not care at all about the people of NK. If not for U.S. interventions, North and South Korea would have much better relations and the standard of living in NK would be much higher.

[@kwizzeh]

Not just the U.S. but China and Russia also see it better to keep both sides of Korea split for their benefit as well. Russia can build a pipeline through North Korea to get to China and vice versa in exchange for aid. China and Russia benefit from cheap labor from North Korea at home and abroad.

[@lonelyberg1808]

Doesn't the North Korean regime share responsibility for its own misery?

[@woodenman1954]

@@lonelyberg1808 Of course but the U.S. does everything it can to make everything worse for them.

[@blackwidowspider9852]

Don't your family directly lose their good status because you escaped That's a question that I would like to ask her

[@colonelfustercluck486]

there will be many things that it would not be good for her to publicly answer, with her family still in NK. She doesn't want to make things bad or worse for them... it is likely that her family will be in a work camp now.

[@haineko1989]

"Pyongyang's alcohol is very strong" * Poland has entered the chat * 😂 We used to have a ban on selling alcohol in the morning hours in the Soviet regime days, and without house-brewed spirits and post 1pm store-bought vodka Poles wouldn't have endured as much as they have I think. In here the Kim family and political party would be carried to the dumpster if there was no vodka to laugh with at the hardships of a long day in a communist state xD

[@SandiBagby]

Not me wheeze laughing as an American with a jar of 80 proof moonshine in the freezer when she said north Korean 25 proof alcohol is strong lol. I hope Kim Dongs days are numbered and whoever takes his place cares more about the citizens than himself

[@haineko1989]

Moonshine is yucky tbh, but I did chuckle at that moment too 😂 25 proof is what our stronger beer is here 😂

[@haineko1989]

(but is says 25 percent, not 25 proof, everyone apart from the US just talks about percentage... And then a 70-80% slivovica is indeed a killer lol)

[@SandiBagby]

@@haineko1989 my moonshine is strawberries and cream flavored xD it comes in varieties now!

[@eiiesig]

what happened to her family

[@Pokebattleleague]

Why are some sub titles 2 seconds and some 20 seconds? Are you purposely screwing with me? 😅wtf mat

[@fredkim01]

아.. 북한 식당 가서 거기서 일하는 분들하고 같이 놀러가도 되는거구나.. 난 그렇게 하면 그분들 큰일나는건줄 알구

[@andij605]

Since then North Korea closed a lot of their international restaurants precisely because of this. She defected many years ago, there are much less restaurants since. There was one restaurant where the whole staff defected at once.... So they just don't do restaurants anymore in many places except China. edit: *I guess it's obvious but in China it's easier for NK to control the staff.

[@fredkim01]

@andij605 I thought they still had restaurants in the likes of Vietnam, Cambodia, Russia, etc?

[@tanjirokamado8019]

She talks very fast 😭

[@joshta99]

This is so sad

[@petertiang71]

Welcome to the rat race !

[@samsungtap4183]

Propaganda even worse paid for propaganda. This women has made herself very rich...?

[@susan_21_izus13]

She's speaking facts

[@KenKen-pm1xo]

You people are sick on telling lies about north koreo•••••

[@susan_21_izus13]

North Korea is Hell. She's speaking the truth

[@mystictraveler8642]

Propaganda

[@BBme]

i am blocking this channel off, full of propagandas lies

[@susan_21_izus13]

She's speaking facts

[@BBme]

@@susan_21_izus13 to you but not in the real world.

[@DMiles718]

Damn shes cute as hell

[@JuniorJuni070]

it do be a colony of america tho 😂 they wannabe american so bad