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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel/vice-guide-to-north-korea-1-of-3 It's a 3 part series where these guys from VBS manage to get into North Korea by bribing a chinese consulate and they have the most absolutely bizarre experience. I've read a bit about North Korea, but actually seeing these guys experience in the country adds a whole new perspective. I especially felt sad for the "tea girl" working at a tea shop when she probably gets about 1-2 customers every 6 months.   | ||
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
Wait, did that guy go by himself? And how did he manage to carry on a camera? I wonder where all those people from the subway are going... | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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lazz
Australia3119 Posts
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lokiM
United States3407 Posts
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SanguineToss
Canada815 Posts
On February 16 2010 14:37 Disregard wrote: Yea, seen all of their documentaries. Some hilarious stuff. hows it fucking hilarious | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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RoieTRS
United States2569 Posts
Watch the documentary before criticizing. | ||
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
On February 16 2010 14:40 lazz wrote: yeah seen this before its mildly entertaining but the tea girl scene is grossly sensationalised im sure she does other shit too Well, it's the filmers take on her life, it might not necessarily be true. Not really the point though, doesn't make North Korea any less fucked up. It's actually just really sad. | ||
CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11601 Posts
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1875007335054132657# | ||
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Mickey
United States2606 Posts
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Dgtl
Canada889 Posts
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AcrossFiveJulys
United States3612 Posts
Also, I wonder if every tourist is treated in the same manner as they were? And how does bribing Chinese foreign affair workers earn you this trip to north korea? | ||
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3clipse
Canada2555 Posts
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iloahz
United States964 Posts
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samachking
Bahrain4949 Posts
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Imagist
Australia484 Posts
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
North Korea is like one giant ghost town and I find that very very very disturbing : / | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
IMO, the most ridiculous parts of the N. Korean collective conscience is their preoccupation with the US (power goes out, it's the American aggressor's fault!) and the complete lack of China in any type of acknowledgement or understanding. The country is basically on life support from Beijing, both politically and economically (most of the population survives on aid food), yet none of them seem to realize it. I don't think the government even admits that the Chinese had a significant role in the Korean War. It was the N. Koreans who did it all with their collective will, after imperialist America invaded them. | ||
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Lovin
Denmark812 Posts
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Ideas
United States8178 Posts
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Deleted User 50491
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On February 17 2010 03:09 Ideas wrote: I watched this a few weeks back right after watching the one on Liberia, and I really couldn't decide which one was more depressing. One one hand North Koreans have power and toilets and stability (or well, it seems that way, but I know that everything they showed the documentary makers was a complete charade and satellite photos show that the capital is the only city with lights on at night). On the other hand, the population has 0 freedom and has no idea wtf is going on in the outsider world, basically kept in a physical and mental prison. North Korea truly is a dystopia reminiscent of science fiction. Can you link the one for Liberia? | ||
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Jyvblamo
Canada13788 Posts
Here's the link for the Liberian documentary. It's hard to tell how much of these Vice guides are true and how much is exaggerated, but they're still interesting to watch. | ||
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BrTarolg
United Kingdom3574 Posts
Amazing post, amazing documentary | ||
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Deleted User 50491
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On February 17 2010 03:09 Ideas wrote: One one hand North Koreans have power and toilets and stability But really, they don't. The people living in Pyongyang live 1000x better than anywhere else in the country, and even there they're totally dependent on donations from Russia and China. They'd be out of food and probably wouldn't have anything beyond radio technology if it weren't for those two countries. Their train system basically consists of old E. German trains from the 50s, 60s and 70s and old Chinese railway cars. | ||
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eNoq
Netherlands502 Posts
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Intr3pid
Switzerland336 Posts
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bladebrood
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Lexpar
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I remember seeing one where they managed to get away from their tour guide for a bit, or broke into the country or something, and basically filmed like all the villages and stuff where people actually live. Apparently people are so poor that cannibalism is rampant. It's just goofy to see how much of a show they put on to impress tourists. "Choreographed" as the fat guy with long hair said. | ||
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MetalMarine
United States1559 Posts
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
On February 17 2010 11:05 MetalMarine wrote: Wheres part 2 and 3 Just replace 1-of-3 in the url with 2-of-3 | ||
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MetalMarine
United States1559 Posts
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textbook
Korea (North)129 Posts
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Caphe
Vietnam10817 Posts
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caelym
United States6430 Posts
On March 10 2010 17:04 textbook wrote: The documentaries are pretty interesting, but all of them show how poor and bad the country is. Are there any documentaries that shows the better side of North Korea, like people in major cities and their culture, etc.? Did you not watch the part about the arts school and the huge art performances? That was really amazing. You'll never see that anywhere else. Shows the power of dictatorship can bring about awe inspiring and strangely beautiful things. | ||
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
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dtnmang
Vietnam752 Posts
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XCLuSive
Canada121 Posts
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Deleted User 47542
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syst
United States247 Posts
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wanderer
United States641 Posts
I apologize for the irony in that statement. | ||
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enzym
Germany1034 Posts
I thought that it doesn't need its own thread but might still be interesting for people to see. edit: feel free to ignore this blog and post in this thread instead. I didn't find it earlier because searching for "documentary north korea" only returned this blog. I didn't notice that it was a blog and then wasn't satisfied with it, so I searched for "north korea" instead and found the thread in the general forum. | ||
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