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There's a lot of sophistry here. When you go to other countries you are not, by the by, directly enriching the government because the government rarely has that totalitarian control over every aspect. Your dollars/euros/pesos go to the people who live there, who will pay some taxes but in general will be able to use your money to make purchasing decisions that benefit them as individuals. North Korea is a special case because they so brutally control their people that everything you do is for the country's direct benefit or it does not happen. EVERYTHING. Defector after defector has described the tours like the one you went on, how everything is carefully staged from top to bottom by the government, every itinerary checked, nobody is allowed to go anywhere or show anything that is not designed to pain the government in a good light. The shops you were allowed to shop in were approved and made full and presentable. Your feasts were not typical food, but designed to impress you and make you compliment it. Farmers working in fields is no problem to film, they are proud of that. The overwhelming military presence is not, because they know it looks bad to have so many soldiers/civilians, so if you do you are in trouble. And rest assured, you probably were not always routed on the most direct roads to your destinations. If there was anything shameful or negative that could be seen by a road you do not go that way. That's also why you can't approach construction sites, because many of them are hollow shells to create an outward appearance of prosperity (China has this same problem, btw). Bottom line, do not forget you are permitted to do this tour only because it is an infusion of hard currency and propaganda. That said, I am NOT saying you shouldn't have gone. You do you. But the honest thing would be to state that you feel the value in shining light on these places requires you operate within a certain framework, not create false equivalencies with other countries. Britain, United States, New Zealand do have their problems of course, people are imperfect everywhere. But it is nowhere the near the same thing. You do not get beat up and left brain dead if you make fun of Boris Johnson or Donald Trump, in fact many people make their living doing it. You choose your religion, or no religion at all. You keep most of the money you earn, you spend it how you wish. You have freedom in the West, that's why everyone runs to it, and away from places like North Korea. And the reason its so safe for you (and also so clean) is simple: the people live in terror of their government. Can you imagine what would happen to them and their families for generations if they made the country look bad, especially in front of outsiders? You don't have to, defectors have said. One disloyal family member thrusts the entire family down into the lowest caste, suitable only for manual labor and a terrible life in a work camp. Your videos are well made, and I think it is important for outsiders to have a look into places like North Korea, even if it's an artificial look and sanitized. But do not justify your travel decisions by creating false equivalency.
I hate how opinionated everyone is about this video series. They pretend that they're the ones who visited the peninsula. This guy is very well spoken and honest. Take it for what its worth.
If you want to understand, I was hesitant even watching these videos because it is supporting someone who supported North Korea through tourism(even if he only made a penny off my view). So is North Korea an extreme example, yeah. I don't know of a single other country that brainwashes people on a daily basis for a single goal and position. I will use this more as a scholarly point then a religious one. In the Bible, Jesus gives Christians the right to judge in two and only two circumstances. When children are being used and when the church is being used. While Christianity has been corrupted today, even it's founders saw two things as so evil it is ok to judge. I think the rulers of a country setting themselves up as the de facto "God" means they are corrupting the church. Unquestioning reverence of anything takes away what it is to be human, the ability to think. Name one other country that does this? And you will see the difference between NK and everyone else. There is no human right more important than the ability to think for oneself.
@@justindadswell8610 shut up...and why you talking about christianity? Do you really think NK cares about christianity? Why dont you go there and tell them all about christianity and see what happens lol
If a few public executions of low class thugs in U.S. cities would stop the endless crime and murders, I would be all for it. So think about what you are saying. North Korea may be to one extreme, but the U.S. is way too lenient towards crime and thug youth.
Surely anyone going to North Korea would be thoroughly briefed on what not to do, which is probably just about anything they are not directed to do. I would never go to North Korea for that reason, the consequences of a screwup, intentional or not are just too great.
That is an extreme gradation. Having different laws and culture does not justify such an extreme misuse of sovereignty. Tearing a poster off the wall could reasonably be seen as a dick move pretty much anywhere, but in NK it’s punishable by death. That makes it an evil state.
@@alexburke5289 I doubt Otto was cognisant of the fact that Death was a reasonable expectation of punishment for that act. Although I agree, on a personal level it is not intelligent to provoke an obviously evil and unstable regime. This says nothing of what is a proper and justified response by foreign legal authority. Humbling or being humbled demands a requisite respect that DPRK's actions preclude. This is quintessentially an insane statement, to say that respect must be given in absence of the work necessary to deserve said respect. Major difference between western and eastern cultures, that still fuels issues today.
I think the biggest thing to be exposed in any country you’ve visited: the government of any nation and the people that nation consists of are two different entities entirely.
Man, you've become my idol. You get the point of traveling, which is to empathize with people whose backgrounds are totally different from yours, instead of judging them or feeling superior. I traveled to Egypt recently and engaged a lot of locals (your openness is one thing that inspired me to do so) and they were really surprised, because the vast majority of visitors they get stay away from them! I would show up at a local restaurant and they would be amazed, as the other westerners prefer to visit McDonald's (they told me so!)! I was taken aback by that. I hope you read this, I send you a hug, man.
I feel you man. Why on earth would anyone eat at McDonalds when travelling? Sure, if it's to grab something fast because you're in a hurry, fine, but the whole point with going abroad is to experience that place.
@@Imtotallydiggingthis some people are drawn to the regional offerings that are not available in the US locations. There are RUclips videos about the unique foods that McDonald's locations abroad may offer. Beyond that, maybe intimidation trying something new without a backup option.
"You can't walk by yourself down the street and you're pretty much being watched at all times." That's something I think most of us cannot fully comprehend, myself included.
@@100Mmore I know that domestic surveillance has gotten really bad since 2001, but I don't see any hidden cameras. The only way I think they'd be able to spy on you everywhere you go is through what you take with you willingly-your cellphone. It has at least one camera and a microphone. Not to mention GPS tracking. Your smartwatch or fitness band you wear (if you wear one) also has GPS tracking, a microphone, too, if it's specifically a smartwatch. Video game companies also track your gameplay usage. With parental controls enabled, I can get a glimpse of what gameplay information the Switch probably collects anyway, which is what game any system played on what day, and for how long. It also tells if anything was downloaded from the Eshop. Library systems track what books are checked out to who. RUclips stores watch history. Truly we are all being watched. The reason why I'm not too anxious at the thought is because I have nothing to hide. I am a law-abiding citizen as far as I'm aware. I don't do anything illegal; the only drugs I take are prescription medicines. I don't steal from stores or anybody else. I don't harm anybody. Heck, I don't even drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes, e or otherwise. I have a job. The only gray area thing I've done that they can possibly hold against me is pirating old video games that I own(ed) to emulate. There's also the fact that I am very religious that I feel they might hold against me, but I don't think they could hold that against me, considering freedom of religion is a thing.
being isolated from the world for some days can be appreciated... north koreans though have been cut off for more than 60 years... that's oppression... that's heartbreaking.
ww2: the US vs Soviet Union duality is the reason of the divide of Korea. It is very sad to see one country split in two, each part only evolving in a direction far from the other through decades and decades... because of an ideoligical fight of foreign powers. Germany could make it through it... but at that time, the west didn't care that much about Korea.
xooox Thanks Nope. The USSR recognized the unified Korean partisan government, the US dissolved it and installed a military dictatorship in the South. The West then murdered a quarter of the Korean population in the Korean War.
Totally agree with your statement about appreciating freedom when you haven't had what we're used to for 8 days, the concept of not being able to walk or wander at your own leisure for 8 straight days is mind boggling. The simple act of walking next door to grab coffee or beer without having someone walk behind you is taken for granted I imagine
Funny, that's how I've been living since I was born for 20 years but no one talks about it or defends me because my country is America's friend instead of its enemy.
Those who live in Pyongyang are those who have earned that right to live in that city based on their loyalty and help to the regeime. So anyone including children you talk to are not regular North Koreans, but are part of the privileged few. They don’t need actors. The people you encountered on the Pyongyang street are party apparatchiks and their children. If you were able to talk to them in English, they are educated. So who has the right to be educated? Those who have shown their loyalty to the regime or whose parents have shown their loyalty to the regime are educated. The others doing cleaning and repair work, you can’t talk to anyway because they don’t understand English.
Chloe Moon Probably research..I studied some of this in grad school and it sounds familiar. Why did you even ask him that..it’s not like he claimed some off the wall stuff that makes zero sense. He gave you the city name, if you’re interested you can look it up.
@Chloe Moon Its common knowledge and besides that is literally an official stated policy of north korean. you have to have a proven family loyalty and social standing to be allowed to live there
So 2.6million people are part of the privileged elite? That’s roughly 10% of the population do you really think the bus drivers, shop workers, cleaners and all the other menial workers are, A. Part of the elite, or B. Don’t live in the city? When you put that statement under scrutiny it starts to fall apart
@@VaunShiz You're so brainwashed that isnt possible to your mind accept a different view from North Korea. That guy has been there, he felt these things and recorded, a lot of other yt channels also showed things apart from the usually "its a truman show every thing is controlled!1!!", so whats the problem with accepting it?
I think it's very hard to judge a country during a trip where you were under so much control. The control is of course designed to produce "good reviews". To truly understand North Korea, one would have to interview those that risked their lives to escape.
It's not entirely fair to only go by what those who escaped say either. But for sure, there's a lot to tell that will never be seen in one of these controlled yours. I think it was very obvious that Nick is aware of that though.
@@nisrrah8198 It's true that it's not fair to only consider what the leavers say, but the comparison to 'murica is not fair since people can leave 'murica as they please, unlike NK.
@@Imtotallydiggingthis worse than the ethnic cleansing currently under way in China? Worse than the lives of women in Saudi Arabia? Worse than the plight of slaves currently used to construct Dubai or the Qatar world cup stadia? Worse than those fleeing ISIS across the Sahara only to end up enslaved in Libyia? So much for your 'Free World'.
I get where you’re coming from, but not sure I agree with your reasoning. No country’s pure, of course, but in the other direction, the logical extension of what you’re saying would seem to be “All governments have done bad things so there’s no point in boycotting any regime,” which is kind of like saying, “everyone’s done bad things so there’s no point in imprisoning anyone for any crime they commit.” I get that one can’t boycott every country if one wants to travel, but on the other hand, one has to ask oneself, is there any regime so depraved that one wouldn’t/shouldn’t support them with one’s money, and where does one draw the line?
He fails to mention the kids at the children’s day celebration pointing toy guns at him and calling him a “western devil”… kinda sus that he wouldn’t mention that. I don’t really understand why. I won’t complain too much though because his commentary in general here wasn’t bad. And his footage was the most detailed, longest and most comprehensive I’ve ever seen inside the hermit kingdom. So I appreciate that. Not really sure either why he’s convinced NK was on the verge of some grand change or reunification with the south.. I would be SHOCKED if anything of that nature happens anytime within the next 25 years. The north seems pretty committed to its stance of isolation and authoritarianism with communist characteristics
I noticed that too, and one of the kids literally throws a rock or a stick at him and he just chuckles sheepishly. Like wtf man. I get it though, he's scared sh!tless, but why oh why did he even go to North Korea then? With this North Korean holiday he sold out, lost his integrity and just acted as an enabler and a PR man for North Korea. This comment section is full of praise for him and comments like "you really made me wanna go to see this country". Kim Jong Un and the North Korean regime thanks you, @IndigoTraveller. I hope you feel good about yourself for contributing to their welfare. It's not so much about the money you spent in NK, but rather the positive publicity. You could be sponsored by "Visit North Korea". For shame. And the hypocracy and whataboutism in the ethics section of this clip is just so patronizing. "No I do not have any concerns. If I would only go to countries which I agree 100% with the government policies, I couldn't go anywhere. Pretty much every country has bad things..." Oh ffs. It's not about agreeing 100% with any government policies, what is this nonsense? This is about legitimizing and normalizing the atrocious regime of NK. You are legitimizing and normalizing the atrocious regime of NK. That's what this boils down to. Nothing more, nothing less. This is what you are doing. But I hear you, you have no concerns about this. Just as contributing to the genocide perpetrated by the Myanmar military would not move you at all, you just want to visit Myanmar. Stop masquerading as a "good guy", 'cause that you are not.
I don't think it is staged in a sense that those people aren't actors. That is their "normal" life, but since they can't move, speak or even think freely, they are basically programmed. They play their roles through their whole lifes without knowing what they are part of. And the tourists are supervised, the regime decides what part of this "game" they are allowed to see. Similarly to a videogame, where one can't go everywhere but have to follow a certain way the creators/programmers decided beforehead. Those who you can talk to (like the guys in that shop...) are probably "specially trained" people (anyone who speaks english really is I guess), maybe even spies or something similar.
Exactly right. He clearly has no idea the extent to which he WAS really a part of a huge, highly managed stage show, a propaganda exercise. The idea that "lots of people have pretty normal lives there" is just so ignorant.
Really enjoyed this series. That took a lot of courage. One conclusion I had - NK is desperate for attention and approval. ----- You only paid ~1500 euro for that whole trip yet there were literally hundreds of NK people who dedicated their time and resources just to your group (an entire hotel staff, factory workers, school kids for example). The 'Truman Show' reference is perfect.
I agree with you completely about travelling in the moment rather than glancing at scenery in between checking your mobile. I rarely take pics now... just enjoy the experience. After all millions have same pics. Love your series...you're very honest and respectful of all host countries you're visiting.
One thing that really bothered me about your videos was how well they were feeding you consider how much starvation there is. Not really a critic of you, they wouldn't have given the food to their people anyway, just despicable.
I think it's one of the more well done aspects of the series, him showing the contrast of those two situations and alternate realities. One moment we can see a table filled generously just for the tourist group. In a while Nick shows them in a bus driving past people who are carrying sacks of rice which is probably the most they are let to bring home for their families. He doesn't have to tell how bad things are there in NK. And seems like many in his audience are pointing it as a criticism, like they are expecting the self-evident explained.
Katie north Korean aren't even starving anymore unlike in the late 90s. They improve their agricultural science and farming situation a lot and got rid of the famine crisis. North Korea is improving everyday while America is dying into degeneracy and destroying the earth.
I hope that 4 years later you have come to realise that everything you experience in North Korea was just an act. There is a reason why the streets are always clean, why all the shops are always perfectly stocked, why everything is perfectly on display, why very few people drive cars, and so on and so forth.
@@TartarSauceIsNotDead learn to read between the lines bro lmao he wasn't even subtle with his subtext in the whole series and it went right over your head.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us! It felt like we were there with you, experiencing pretty much everything, and even though we didn't get to see some of things you did, it was still much more than we could get from like, a Google search. P.S. I've only seen your NK series, so it took me a bit to realize the "in case I don't see you" is probably how you end your videos in general, so hearing it for the first time in a video about NORTH KOREA... sounded very ominous XD again, thank you for sharing in such detail!
Really enjoyed your North Korea vlogs. I like your open minded attitude and tendency to lean towards the positives of your experiences. Good on you for being brave enough to go out on this adventure and then share your experiences with the world!
In a way, you did all you needed to do with this series for us in the audience. From the first episode I got the immediate feeling that the country is just like it's portrayed in the media: isolated and controlled. We could now see it in the footage that you captured, huge apreciation to you for doing that. With empty streets, empty hotels, empty beaches and other empty tourist attractions it's self-evident that the regular people are kept in strict government control. Nobody in their right mind would be saying that everything we saw here presents the NK in a good light and I'm glad you didn't frame it all like we were stupid. No over the top clarification of things, despite now some people of this audience demanding that you'd been clearer about the human right violations happening there. You (Nick) couldn't have seen them happening anyway, so in my opinion there's no point complaining about the choice of not focusing on that bad side. This video series is a stark but needed contrast for what I could read about the defectors and their own horrible reality. Every bit of new knowledge is valuable.
The media paints a bad picture of anything when it suits them Remember it was Obama that coined the phrase Islam is a religion of peace Yeah right have you seen what goes on in Muslim countries Far worse that North Korea
@@danielkirkland3366 "Islam is perfect, not Muslims" For the "far worse" side... some things are horrifying unfortunately, people dying of hunger is downright shocking. Hopefully we get to a stage where we don't have to compare "what's worse" and leave human-induced suffering across the globe in the past. All the best!
The empty convenient store was so staged. I have never seen a store that perfect in my life. I felt like the locals in the area couldn't buy anything in there.
Yea that's why visiting NK is just a giant tightly controlled tour. I find it quite self unaware he is at times because these tours making life there look normal .... Is literally the whole point 😂. Most of the NK population is starving
@@Rasputin.Bogard The country has little to no food, no power, no running clean water. Most people have to bathe and clean clothes in rivers. It's a sad sight. The tours are completely staged which is why they are on a time frame with no freedom to go anywhere. You can't leave the tour group because what's past the tour group is a country that can't hold itselfs up to the power they say they have. I'm not saying the people aren't happy, im just saying that Kim Jung un needs to keep up the big bad nuclear country look since they are most likely pretty weak.
Great insight on North Korea! I've been binge watching all of your videos and you're amazing! I've been learning so much about the world because of you. Keep doing what you're doing :)
No, he is just capitalizing on slavery and dictatorship, making money by promoting tourism and people spending money for our great leader. Fuck this guy. Hope he is making a shit ton of money because if I were making money by promoting such things I would not sleep at night
I'm quite late to these videos but this was extremely educational and I binge watched them! I love your Q&A at the end and this was wonderful to put into perspective. Of course, taking everything you experienced with a grain of salt knowing they won't show you all there is bad and good to NK. Still was breathtaking to see just how beautiful the landscape is!
I randomly spotted one of you videos and subbed just before the North Korea series, awesome work mate, I was quite surprised the you are also a kiwi, nice one bro
What struck me most about your videos on North Korea was that very few, if any, people you filmed out your bus windows were smiling.. They all looked seriously stressed. It was very interesting to see what the tour there was like, but all the tour experiences were as you say, entirely managed and there was no possibility to talk with any person in secret .
Many cultures do not smile by default. It's seen as extremely bizzare and only something you do when you're genuinely full of joy or something is really funny. Go to any Eastern European country and you will note that even store clerks and service staff don't typically smile. It doesn't mean that they're stressed, it's simply a cultural difference.
What struck me was the meals. Everywhere he went it looked like the best spread I have ever seen. Endless bowls of food, all looking appetizing. I would love to go to North Korea one day.
I was very surprised at how beautiful Pyongyang looks in the sunshine, the river and the landscape. If it wasn't for the regime, it could be a truly beautiful and peaceful place to live!
Your series of videos in North Korea was amazing ! I enjoyed each second of it. And don't apologize for some videos being *bumby* when you are on the roads. I loved watching the landscape in the country and the people working... and we could feel what yourself were feeling in the bus. Thanks a million ! And now, I am going to watch another of your incredible journeys. Cheers from Canada. ❤️🙏
Really enjoyed watching this series, have just been to South Korea so was curious to see a bit more of the North (other than the glimpse I got on a DMZ tour). Thanks for making!
Thank you for this brilliant series; you are a sincere and genuine individual - your answers were profound and intelligent. As always, I am looking forward to your next video. Cheers!
North korean defectors have publicly pleaded with people not to visit and fund the dictatorship.. I would suggest listening to their views to formulate a complete opinion.
Surely you would've said your least fave thing was the bumpy roads? :p Also, in regard to immigration taking your passport, who actually keeps it? You went into North Korea via plane and left on a train, so at what point did you get the passport back seeing as you were not leaving the same way you entered?
I just wanted to say thank you for creating this video series, you have given me a real eye opener into a country I’ve only ever heard bad things about and I have really enjoyed watching your time there. Sadly I’ll probably never get to go myself so thank you again for sharing your amazing adventure with me 😊
He saw what the government wanted him to see. There was nothing real about that. The whole trip was carefully coordinated. Did he get to talk to the locals in any way? Did he get to travel where he wanted? No he didn't... that he still presents all of this in a positive light should tell you something about his lack of ethics and morality. There's no eye opener here, if anything this series tries to close your eyes regarding the reality of the country.
Kia Ora fellow kiwi! We have been watching your videos for a while, after searching Egypt. Love the kiwi attitude and open mind in your videos. SO HAPPY you are going to Africa! I spent 3 weeks in Ghana 2 years ago and have been dying to go back ever since. You are the PERFECT personality for Africa and will absolutely love it and they will love you!!!!! We are headed back to Ghana in January for 2 months, after Egypt (thank you for convincing us ;)) cant wait to find out where and when you are going!
I just discovered your channel and I absolutely love it. I think it's awesome that you travel to these places and discover the country and it's people instead of the political or military views. I think it just proves that at our core, as people we all can get along and enjoy both our differences and things that are similar. Please keep up your travels and your videos
im a big fan of your page man, I really enjoyed your Bangladesh series as I am going to be there in the middle of august, keep of the good work my friend.
hey! it was great thanks for asking, I was in dhaka for 4 days, and I'm back in Phnom Penh where I live. I will be uploading my first vlog tomorrow, you're still in Bangladesh right? hows it going?
6:17 agreed with your statement, being cut off to the internet means that I'm not stressing out myself on checking what's new on my social medias etc etc.. Back in the day when I was a kid, there's no internet faster than 56kbps, and every tech was expensive.
I have a friend from New Zealand and something that really opened my eyes was that when over here in the US when the BLM protests were beginning, she was getting ready to come to the US to college. Your news in NZ covered it all, giving every detail. When she came over, she turned the hotel TV on and CNN or FOX was on and her and her father were so confused because their telling of the BLM movement was very opinionated, one sided, and left out many detailed. And that’s when she realized how different things are here and when she told me that, how manipulated I felt by the media. Food for thought.
My friend was a TV news reporter in Vietnam and after the communist take over she was forced to read news that wasn't true. They wanted her in place because the people trusted her. I was so sad when she told me this, I could see how hurt she felt. I remember thinking how glad I was our news wasn't like that! About February of 2016 I reminded her about how I felt 10 years before when she told me about having to keep her job and lie to the viewers, I took her by the arms and looked right in her eyes and said, "It is like that in the USA too, isn't it?" She looked down and then back to my eyes and said, "Now you know." WOW! What a moment. No doubt it hit you too Gina when your friend gave you the "news" of the different view. Sister in Truth ......btw, no doubt, the MSM sucks!
PudelsRule whoa I don’t even know what to say. I hope your friend is doing well and it makes me sad she is being used like that. Everyone thinks because the US is supposed to be some kind of “powerhouse” this wouldn’t go on but little do most people know. I try to stick to getting my information from multiple sources and to form my own opinion but it’s so easy to manipulated and hard to know who to trust!
Benjamin Washington well there are a few brain dead morons that still believe the news is neutral There are genocides happening by the thousands right now every day horrific events The US media has zero coverage ! Why .. because they don’t want the US people telling their government to go and help when the location has no oil Think about what your great news station really are all about You can’t even sense your own countries propaganda and agenda
There is a HUGE difference between traveling to the USA and N Korea. In America, your tourist money goes to the merchant. You don’t “support” the government by going there. In N Korea, your money is directly funding the government. No one would hold it against you if you said you wanted to see the country. Trying to compare countries ethics to satisfy your own is a slippery slope.
Very well done series! Think I already mentioned that at some point, but content wise are you one of the best RUclips travel channels out there imo! Keep it up!
Really enjoyed this video series. It was educational and insightful and I really like your open-minded approach. It was very refreshing and its good to hear the perspective of someone who has actually experienced it. Thank You.
I subscribed because of you NK videos! I loved them all and also how hoy showed the beauty of the country. Thanks to you I'm planning on visit the country!
You said that North Korea is the last isolated country, but have you heard of Turkmenistan? It's just about as extremely cut off and mysterious. I watched a show called Dark Tourism on Netflix that featured it and it reminded me so much of your vlogs!
Bro this NK series was mean. Like straight up ay, mind blown. Just wish you put in more footage, but inspired me to go check it out. Would love to korero with you one day. one day. Subbed.
If you want to hear accounts from people who actually lived in North Korea and escaped, the channel Asian Boss interviews a bunch of them. There are also hidden videos people made and smuggled out of NK scattered around RUclips. I still find it fascinating how much control is placed on a tour. It's like watching a real life Truman show.
Tfw when mundane things like basketball can't be normal. Like seriously...Even people who direct traffic...that can't be normal. You don't have to like North Korea, but not everything is a conspiracy. Thank you for making this video bro.
Huh? No one was playing basketball, no one was directing traffic 😂😂😂 the lady was saluting members of the government as they went by like a robot. I'd hate what you think is "normal"
Fascinating to hear your thoughts on your trip, i really enjoyed the NK series. Im also super interested in this Africa trip youre teasing. I'll be checking for updates! have a good one x
Incredibile video, Nick! I became a Patreon during the North Korea series, and I support no other channel on RUclips. I love your style your personality and how you look at life! $5 a month isn't much, but I wanted to support what you do during your travels! I get lost in your videos and they let me travel along with you, being that I don't have the means or good health like you do. Thank you for being so YOU! Hopefully you understand what I'm trying to convey! Looking forward to seeing more of your new videos! Stay safe and all the best to you, from Long Island, NY, USA!🇺🇸 ~Cat🐱💜😘👍🏻
Kudos to you Indigo. That was very well done, thoughtful and informative. Your entire North Korean series should be a primer for anyone contemplating a visit there as to how to conduct themselves and keep an open mind. If I may and you are willing to answer, what is your educational background?
Amazing video series! This is one of the best I've seen on the DPRK. I also appropriate your refreshing educated, neutral, and honest perspectives on the country! Cheers from the USA
I think what this tells us is that the only real way to find out what a place is like is to go there and experience it for yourself. This series was really interesting and not what I was expecting! Really enjoy your films!
Tranendous channel.... The North Korean videos where the first I saw but I now love allyour videos. Do more of the main stream places too if u can such as Rome, England Paris. New York. You're a very sharp and self aware young man !!!!
Hiya, Wow !!! Just watched all the videos above excellent. Very interesting. It looks like an amazing country. The city PY looked really nice. The countryside is just beautiful. Thankyou and enjoy what you are doing.
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You should go to South Korea next year
Indigo Traveller What don't fund North Korea lol jk
Indigo Traveller
🤔 If you were CIA or MI6, your RUclips channel would be the perfect cover! 😁
I hope you visit DPRK again in future ..like 10-15 years.
Mike Bennett really?
This North Korea series is the best North Korea travelling series I have ever seen.
ShikashiKnight what about louis?
Ikr and he's not obnoxious about it
ShikashiKnight Agreed! And by far the most objective too, no pro or against propaganda like most other
Agreed. I’ve seen them all.
Love how he focused on the people in their natural state on the side of the roads. The raw human emotions set the stage for the series.
There's a lot of sophistry here. When you go to other countries you are not, by the by, directly enriching the government because the government rarely has that totalitarian control over every aspect. Your dollars/euros/pesos go to the people who live there, who will pay some taxes but in general will be able to use your money to make purchasing decisions that benefit them as individuals.
North Korea is a special case because they so brutally control their people that everything you do is for the country's direct benefit or it does not happen. EVERYTHING. Defector after defector has described the tours like the one you went on, how everything is carefully staged from top to bottom by the government, every itinerary checked, nobody is allowed to go anywhere or show anything that is not designed to pain the government in a good light. The shops you were allowed to shop in were approved and made full and presentable. Your feasts were not typical food, but designed to impress you and make you compliment it. Farmers working in fields is no problem to film, they are proud of that. The overwhelming military presence is not, because they know it looks bad to have so many soldiers/civilians, so if you do you are in trouble.
And rest assured, you probably were not always routed on the most direct roads to your destinations. If there was anything shameful or negative that could be seen by a road you do not go that way. That's also why you can't approach construction sites, because many of them are hollow shells to create an outward appearance of prosperity (China has this same problem, btw). Bottom line, do not forget you are permitted to do this tour only because it is an infusion of hard currency and propaganda.
That said, I am NOT saying you shouldn't have gone. You do you. But the honest thing would be to state that you feel the value in shining light on these places requires you operate within a certain framework, not create false equivalencies with other countries. Britain, United States, New Zealand do have their problems of course, people are imperfect everywhere. But it is nowhere the near the same thing. You do not get beat up and left brain dead if you make fun of Boris Johnson or Donald Trump, in fact many people make their living doing it. You choose your religion, or no religion at all. You keep most of the money you earn, you spend it how you wish. You have freedom in the West, that's why everyone runs to it, and away from places like North Korea.
And the reason its so safe for you (and also so clean) is simple: the people live in terror of their government. Can you imagine what would happen to them and their families for generations if they made the country look bad, especially in front of outsiders? You don't have to, defectors have said. One disloyal family member thrusts the entire family down into the lowest caste, suitable only for manual labor and a terrible life in a work camp.
Your videos are well made, and I think it is important for outsiders to have a look into places like North Korea, even if it's an artificial look and sanitized. But do not justify your travel decisions by creating false equivalency.
I hate how opinionated everyone is about this video series. They pretend that they're the ones who visited the peninsula.
This guy is very well spoken and honest. Take it for what its worth.
Thank you.
ok communist.
wolf1096 ok stupid
If you want to understand, I was hesitant even watching these videos because it is supporting someone who supported North Korea through tourism(even if he only made a penny off my view). So is North Korea an extreme example, yeah. I don't know of a single other country that brainwashes people on a daily basis for a single goal and position. I will use this more as a scholarly point then a religious one. In the Bible, Jesus gives Christians the right to judge in two and only two circumstances. When children are being used and when the church is being used. While Christianity has been corrupted today, even it's founders saw two things as so evil it is ok to judge. I think the rulers of a country setting themselves up as the de facto "God" means they are corrupting the church. Unquestioning reverence of anything takes away what it is to be human, the ability to think. Name one other country that does this? And you will see the difference between NK and everyone else. There is no human right more important than the ability to think for oneself.
@@justindadswell8610 shut up...and why you talking about christianity? Do you really think NK cares about christianity? Why dont you go there and tell them all about christianity and see what happens lol
Of course crime isn't a big problem. Watching public executions tends to keep people in line.
Did a lot for the French Revolution... not!
Jay Philip Williams: LMFAO
Have u seen those public executions??
If a few public executions of low class thugs in U.S. cities would stop the endless crime and murders, I would be all for it. So think about what you are saying. North Korea may be to one extreme, but the U.S. is way too lenient towards crime and thug youth.
I've heard its pretty bad beyond the areas they let you see
Everything about how you express your ideas are sane, well collected and super classy. Right on my man.
Came about this channel by chance one day, and been obsessed with it ever since! Fantastic work, keep it up!
Appreciate that!
Same again.. Also 3 yrs late as well.
Also same. But 3.5 years later
Just don't tear any posters off the wall.
Surely anyone going to North Korea would be thoroughly briefed on what not to do, which is probably just about anything they are not directed to do. I would never go to North Korea for that reason, the consequences of a screwup, intentional or not are just too great.
That is an extreme gradation. Having different laws and culture does not justify such an extreme misuse of sovereignty.
Tearing a poster off the wall could reasonably be seen as a dick move pretty much anywhere, but in NK it’s punishable by death. That makes it an evil state.
..and dont work for the CIA!!
@@Deadross988 If you already know what to expect dont get angry with the results. Always be humbled in other countries.
@@alexburke5289 I doubt Otto was cognisant of the fact that Death was a reasonable expectation of punishment for that act.
Although I agree, on a personal level it is not intelligent to provoke an obviously evil and unstable regime. This says nothing of what is a proper and justified response by foreign legal authority.
Humbling or being humbled demands a requisite respect that DPRK's actions preclude. This is quintessentially an insane statement, to say that respect must be given in absence of the work necessary to deserve said respect. Major difference between western and eastern cultures, that still fuels issues today.
I think the biggest thing to be exposed in any country you’ve visited: the government of any nation and the people that nation consists of are two different entities entirely.
What a profile pic dang
Yet, civilians are the ones who go and die in wars
Say what?
Man, you've become my idol. You get the point of traveling, which is to empathize with people whose backgrounds are totally different from yours, instead of judging them or feeling superior. I traveled to Egypt recently and engaged a lot of locals (your openness is one thing that inspired me to do so) and they were really surprised, because the vast majority of visitors they get stay away from them! I would show up at a local restaurant and they would be amazed, as the other westerners prefer to visit McDonald's (they told me so!)! I was taken aback by that. I hope you read this, I send you a hug, man.
I feel you man. Why on earth would anyone eat at McDonalds when travelling? Sure, if it's to grab something fast because you're in a hurry, fine, but the whole point with going abroad is to experience that place.
THIS!
@@Imtotallydiggingthis some people are drawn to the regional offerings that are not available in the US locations. There are RUclips videos about the unique foods that McDonald's locations abroad may offer. Beyond that, maybe intimidation trying something new without a backup option.
Idolatry mid God better
So what, you travel. You have disposable income, I really don't care
"You can't walk by yourself down the street and you're pretty much being watched at all times." That's something I think most of us cannot fully comprehend, myself included.
Well it’s true, the NSA even does it in your own room!
@@100Mmore I know that domestic surveillance has gotten really bad since 2001, but I don't see any hidden cameras.
The only way I think they'd be able to spy on you everywhere you go is through what you take with you willingly-your cellphone. It has at least one camera and a microphone. Not to mention GPS tracking. Your smartwatch or fitness band you wear (if you wear one) also has GPS tracking, a microphone, too, if it's specifically a smartwatch.
Video game companies also track your gameplay usage. With parental controls enabled, I can get a glimpse of what gameplay information the Switch probably collects anyway, which is what game any system played on what day, and for how long.
It also tells if anything was downloaded from the Eshop.
Library systems track what books are checked out to who.
RUclips stores watch history.
Truly we are all being watched.
The reason why I'm not too anxious at the thought is because I have nothing to hide.
I am a law-abiding citizen as far as I'm aware. I don't do anything illegal; the only drugs I take are prescription medicines. I don't steal from stores or anybody else. I don't harm anybody. Heck, I don't even drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes, e or otherwise. I have a job. The only gray area thing I've done that they can possibly hold against me is pirating old video games that I own(ed) to emulate.
There's also the fact that I am very religious that I feel they might hold against me, but I don't think they could hold that against me, considering freedom of religion is a thing.
@100Mmore Are your friends and family disappearing bc of this surveillance? No?.... okay then stop talking
being isolated from the world for some days can be appreciated... north koreans though have been cut off for more than 60 years... that's oppression... that's heartbreaking.
xooox Thanks As a result of American aggression.
ww2: the US vs Soviet Union duality is the reason of the divide of Korea. It is very sad to see one country split in two, each part only evolving in a direction far from the other through decades and decades... because of an ideoligical fight of foreign powers. Germany could make it through it... but at that time, the west didn't care that much about Korea.
xooox Thanks Nope. The USSR recognized the unified Korean partisan government, the US dissolved it and installed a military dictatorship in the South. The West then murdered a quarter of the Korean population in the Korean War.
spit your alternative facts somewhere else plz.
xooox Thanks Which bit of what I said was untrue exactly?
Totally agree with your statement about appreciating freedom when you haven't had what we're used to for 8 days, the concept of not being able to walk or wander at your own leisure for 8 straight days is mind boggling. The simple act of walking next door to grab coffee or beer without having someone walk behind you is taken for granted I imagine
Thank you, Dean!
Funny, that's how I've been living since I was born for 20 years but no one talks about it or defends me because my country is America's friend instead of its enemy.
@@رزيئة can you explain? Also which country are you from?
Those who live in Pyongyang are those who have earned that right to live in that city based on their loyalty and help to the regeime. So anyone including children you talk to are not regular North Koreans, but are part of the privileged few. They don’t need actors. The people you encountered on the Pyongyang street are party apparatchiks and their children. If you were able to talk to them in English, they are educated. So who has the right to be educated? Those who have shown their loyalty to the regime or whose parents have shown their loyalty to the regime are educated. The others doing cleaning and repair work, you can’t talk to anyway because they don’t understand English.
Chloe Moon Probably research..I studied some of this in grad school and it sounds familiar. Why did you even ask him that..it’s not like he claimed some off the wall stuff that makes zero sense. He gave you the city name, if you’re interested you can look it up.
@Chloe Moon Its common knowledge and besides that is literally an official stated policy of north korean. you have to have a proven family loyalty and social standing to be allowed to live there
Are you talking about USA? (Money = Good education - No money = Die in the streets like a rat)
Lewis Doherty Funny how people don’t say “I” don’t understand Korean, but “they” don’t understand English.
So 2.6million people are part of the privileged elite? That’s roughly 10% of the population do you really think the bus drivers, shop workers, cleaners and all the other menial workers are, A. Part of the elite, or B. Don’t live in the city? When you put that statement under scrutiny it starts to fall apart
Everything wasn't staged. Everything was extremely controlled. You did not get to see the bad stuff.
He almost doesn't want to admit that either. Everyone else is just dramatic and his tour showed him the truth .... Riiiiiight
@@VaunShiz You're so brainwashed that isnt possible to your mind accept a different view from North Korea. That guy has been there, he felt these things and recorded, a lot of other yt channels also showed things apart from the usually "its a truman show every thing is controlled!1!!", so whats the problem with accepting it?
he got his clicks and subs and north korea got a very flattering youtube vlog series from a westerner.
Whereas all tours in your country take you to the bad bits?
"its not that strict or anything, there are people always watching and following you"
I think it's very hard to judge a country during a trip where you were under so much control. The control is of course designed to produce "good reviews". To truly understand North Korea, one would have to interview those that risked their lives to escape.
It's not entirely fair to only go by what those who escaped say either. But for sure, there's a lot to tell that will never be seen in one of these controlled yours. I think it was very obvious that Nick is aware of that though.
YOu mean defectors? that dont value their country, i guess we should interview defectors of America to understand america then
@@nisrrah8198
It's true that it's not fair to only consider what the leavers say, but the comparison to 'murica is not fair since people can leave 'murica as they please, unlike NK.
@Benjamin Washington
quit the whataboutism. NK is extreme. yes, other countries have their downsides too. all of them. but none are as bad as NK.
@@Imtotallydiggingthis worse than the ethnic cleansing currently under way in China?
Worse than the lives of women in Saudi Arabia?
Worse than the plight of slaves currently used to construct Dubai or the Qatar world cup stadia?
Worse than those fleeing ISIS across the Sahara only to end up enslaved in Libyia?
So much for your 'Free World'.
I get where you’re coming from, but not sure I agree with your reasoning. No country’s pure, of course, but in the other direction, the logical extension of what you’re saying would seem to be “All governments have done bad things so there’s no point in boycotting any regime,” which is kind of like saying, “everyone’s done bad things so there’s no point in imprisoning anyone for any crime they commit.” I get that one can’t boycott every country if one wants to travel, but on the other hand, one has to ask oneself, is there any regime so depraved that one wouldn’t/shouldn’t support them with one’s money, and where does one draw the line?
He fails to mention the kids at the children’s day celebration pointing toy guns at him and calling him a “western devil”… kinda sus that he wouldn’t mention that. I don’t really understand why.
I won’t complain too much though because his commentary in general here wasn’t bad. And his footage was the most detailed, longest and most comprehensive I’ve ever seen inside the hermit kingdom. So I appreciate that.
Not really sure either why he’s convinced NK was on the verge of some grand change or reunification with the south.. I would be SHOCKED if anything of that nature happens anytime within the next 25 years. The north seems pretty committed to its stance of isolation and authoritarianism with communist characteristics
I noticed that too, and one of the kids literally throws a rock or a stick at him and he just chuckles sheepishly. Like wtf man. I get it though, he's scared sh!tless, but why oh why did he even go to North Korea then? With this North Korean holiday he sold out, lost his integrity and just acted as an enabler and a PR man for North Korea.
This comment section is full of praise for him and comments like "you really made me wanna go to see this country".
Kim Jong Un and the North Korean regime thanks you, @IndigoTraveller. I hope you feel good about yourself for contributing to their welfare. It's not so much about the money you spent in NK, but rather the positive publicity. You could be sponsored by "Visit North Korea". For shame.
And the hypocracy and whataboutism in the ethics section of this clip is just so patronizing.
"No I do not have any concerns. If I would only go to countries which I agree 100% with the government policies, I couldn't go anywhere. Pretty much every country has bad things..." Oh ffs. It's not about agreeing 100% with any government policies, what is this nonsense?
This is about legitimizing and normalizing the atrocious regime of NK.
You are legitimizing and normalizing the atrocious regime of NK.
That's what this boils down to. Nothing more, nothing less. This is what you are doing.
But I hear you, you have no concerns about this. Just as contributing to the genocide perpetrated by the Myanmar military would not move you at all, you just want to visit Myanmar.
Stop masquerading as a "good guy", 'cause that you are not.
I don't think it is staged in a sense that those people aren't actors. That is their "normal" life, but since they can't move, speak or even think freely, they are basically programmed. They play their roles through their whole lifes without knowing what they are part of. And the tourists are supervised, the regime decides what part of this "game" they are allowed to see. Similarly to a videogame, where one can't go everywhere but have to follow a certain way the creators/programmers decided beforehead.
Those who you can talk to (like the guys in that shop...) are probably "specially trained" people (anyone who speaks english really is I guess), maybe even spies or something similar.
different levels of NPC's.... unfortunately, none give out missions....
Exactly right. He clearly has no idea the extent to which he WAS really a part of a huge, highly managed stage show, a propaganda exercise. The idea that "lots of people have pretty normal lives there" is just so ignorant.
My feelings exactly!
@@cosmicmuffin322 You're so right. Calling it 'normal life' while you can travel the whole world is beyond me.
Really enjoyed this series. That took a lot of courage. One conclusion I had - NK is desperate for attention and approval. ----- You only paid ~1500 euro for that whole trip yet there were literally hundreds of NK people who dedicated their time and resources just to your group (an entire hotel staff, factory workers, school kids for example). The 'Truman Show' reference is perfect.
This is indeed really big in North Korea.
It’s crazy. But they do it.
I felt like I went through an entire journey through North Korea without leaving my room in Brisbane. It was awesome.
I agree with you completely about travelling in the moment rather than glancing at scenery in between checking your mobile. I rarely take pics now... just enjoy the experience. After all millions have same pics. Love your series...you're very honest and respectful of all host countries you're visiting.
One thing that really bothered me about your videos was how well they were feeding you consider how much starvation there is.
Not really a critic of you, they wouldn't have given the food to their people anyway, just despicable.
I think it's one of the more well done aspects of the series, him showing the contrast of those two situations and alternate realities. One moment we can see a table filled generously just for the tourist group. In a while Nick shows them in a bus driving past people who are carrying sacks of rice which is probably the most they are let to bring home for their families. He doesn't have to tell how bad things are there in NK. And seems like many in his audience are pointing it as a criticism, like they are expecting the self-evident explained.
Katie There’s starvation all over the world.
Katie north Korean aren't even starving anymore unlike in the late 90s. They improve their agricultural science and farming situation a lot and got rid of the famine crisis. North Korea is improving everyday while America is dying into degeneracy and destroying the earth.
sasori obinna mii
Is that why people in North Korea still need to dig in the dirt for worms to eat?
Katie Where did you get this information about "digging worms in the earth"? Seems ridiculous..
I hope that 4 years later you have come to realise that everything you experience in North Korea was just an act. There is a reason why the streets are always clean, why all the shops are always perfectly stocked, why everything is perfectly on display, why very few people drive cars, and so on and so forth.
You don’t think he knows that?
@@quentinlemaitre2998 you should probably watch the video.
@@TartarSauceIsNotDead already did.
@@TartarSauceIsNotDead learn to read between the lines bro lmao he wasn't even subtle with his subtext in the whole series and it went right over your head.
He knows he just can’t say that or he couldn’t go back
Thank you for sharing your experience with us! It felt like we were there with you, experiencing pretty much everything, and even though we didn't get to see some of things you did, it was still much more than we could get from like, a Google search.
P.S. I've only seen your NK series, so it took me a bit to realize the "in case I don't see you" is probably how you end your videos in general, so hearing it for the first time in a video about NORTH KOREA... sounded very ominous XD again, thank you for sharing in such detail!
Really enjoyed your North Korea vlogs. I like your open minded attitude and tendency to lean towards the positives of your experiences. Good on you for being brave enough to go out on this adventure and then share your experiences with the world!
In a way, you did all you needed to do with this series for us in the audience. From the first episode I got the immediate feeling that the country is just like it's portrayed in the media: isolated and controlled. We could now see it in the footage that you captured, huge apreciation to you for doing that. With empty streets, empty hotels, empty beaches and other empty tourist attractions it's self-evident that the regular people are kept in strict government control. Nobody in their right mind would be saying that everything we saw here presents the NK in a good light and I'm glad you didn't frame it all like we were stupid. No over the top clarification of things, despite now some people of this audience demanding that you'd been clearer about the human right violations happening there. You (Nick) couldn't have seen them happening anyway, so in my opinion there's no point complaining about the choice of not focusing on that bad side. This video series is a stark but needed contrast for what I could read about the defectors and their own horrible reality. Every bit of new knowledge is valuable.
Exactly
The media paints a bad picture of anything when it suits them
Remember it was Obama that coined the phrase Islam is a religion of peace
Yeah right have you seen what goes on in Muslim countries
Far worse that North Korea
@@danielkirkland3366 "Islam is perfect, not Muslims"
For the "far worse" side... some things are horrifying unfortunately, people dying of hunger is downright shocking. Hopefully we get to a stage where we don't have to compare "what's worse" and leave human-induced suffering across the globe in the past.
All the best!
That intro song has been stuck in my head while watching this series, lol. Looking forward to your future videos!
thanks Andrew!
whats it called?
Mat S name please :)
This will take you to the intro song - ruclips.net/video/pB2RiwPgH3U/видео.html
The empty convenient store was so staged. I have never seen a store that perfect in my life. I felt like the locals in the area couldn't buy anything in there.
Yea that's why visiting NK is just a giant tightly controlled tour. I find it quite self unaware he is at times because these tours making life there look normal .... Is literally the whole point 😂. Most of the NK population is starving
@@VaunShiz Is that what you saw when you went there?
@@Rasputin.Bogard The country has little to no food, no power, no running clean water. Most people have to bathe and clean clothes in rivers. It's a sad sight. The tours are completely staged which is why they are on a time frame with no freedom to go anywhere. You can't leave the tour group because what's past the tour group is a country that can't hold itselfs up to the power they say they have.
I'm not saying the people aren't happy, im just saying that Kim Jung un needs to keep up the big bad nuclear country look since they are most likely pretty weak.
Yeah they're all staged, journalists who have made it into the country have proven as much.
The train stations looked like film sets with actors. Also that fertiliser factory - that was just too clean and tidy.
9:08 Answer to the title of the video
GormGear Thank you fuck. Hate click bait lmao
Hero and a legend, thank you.
The title of the video isn't a question.
MischievousMoo the title of the video has changed since I posted this comment, genius
Great insight on North Korea! I've been binge watching all of your videos and you're amazing! I've been learning so much about the world because of you. Keep doing what you're doing :)
Thank you, Kristen!
Blink three times if you're being taken hostage
blink blink blink
oh snap
No, he is just capitalizing on slavery and dictatorship, making money by promoting tourism and people spending money for our great leader. Fuck this guy. Hope he is making a shit ton of money because if I were making money by promoting such things I would not sleep at night
@@igormarcos687 brain washed much?
I am not american if that is what you are implying lol
I'm quite late to these videos but this was extremely educational and I binge watched them! I love your Q&A at the end and this was wonderful to put into perspective. Of course, taking everything you experienced with a grain of salt knowing they won't show you all there is bad and good to NK. Still was breathtaking to see just how beautiful the landscape is!
Your production, editing and narration are excellent. Just subb'd TKS
Thank you so much ❤️
I randomly spotted one of you videos and subbed just before the North Korea series, awesome work mate, I was quite surprised the you are also a kiwi, nice one bro
What struck me most about your videos on North Korea was that very few, if any, people you filmed out your bus windows were smiling.. They all looked seriously stressed. It was very interesting to see what the tour there was like, but all the tour experiences were as you say, entirely managed and there was no possibility to talk with any person in secret .
Many cultures do not smile by default. It's seen as extremely bizzare and only something you do when you're genuinely full of joy or something is really funny. Go to any Eastern European country and you will note that even store clerks and service staff don't typically smile. It doesn't mean that they're stressed, it's simply a cultural difference.
Yeah ok?! Lighten up Ali.
What struck me was the meals. Everywhere he went it looked like the best spread I have ever seen. Endless bowls of food, all looking appetizing. I would love to go to North Korea one day.
An interesting series. There seemed to be an absence of:
1 fatties
2 vandalism
3 traffic congestion
4 advertising
5 freedom
Oh and smiling a lack of smiling
@@MrVaDelux look carefully, I've seen some of smiles here and there
State mandated happiness
The true markers of freedom
yeah, no food means no fatties and no cars means no traffic
Absolutely AMAZING series!
I really felt like I was there! Keep it up 👍🏼
Thank you for this incredible series. Such a fascinating country!
I was very surprised at how beautiful Pyongyang looks in the sunshine, the river and the landscape. If it wasn't for the regime, it could be a truly beautiful and peaceful place to live!
Your series of videos in North Korea was amazing ! I enjoyed each second of it. And don't apologize for some videos being *bumby* when you are on the roads. I loved watching the landscape in the country and the people working... and we could feel what yourself were feeling in the bus. Thanks a million ! And now, I am going to watch another of your incredible journeys. Cheers from Canada. ❤️🙏
just bingewatched this whole series, thank u so much! so interesting and fascinating.
same
Really enjoyed watching this series, have just been to South Korea so was curious to see a bit more of the North (other than the glimpse I got on a DMZ tour). Thanks for making!
Thank you for this brilliant series; you are a sincere and genuine individual - your answers were profound and intelligent. As always, I am looking forward to your next video. Cheers!
Thank you, Sia!
Apparently you didn't watch nor listen to this video
Well done Q&A. No way to avoid controversy around this country.
True that.
North korean defectors have publicly pleaded with people not to visit and fund the dictatorship.. I would suggest listening to their views to formulate a complete opinion.
Given this is a series paid for by NK, big doubt on caring about those who escaped lol
Surely you would've said your least fave thing was the bumpy roads? :p
Also, in regard to immigration taking your passport, who actually keeps it? You went into North Korea via plane and left on a train, so at what point did you get the passport back seeing as you were not leaving the same way you entered?
Being an arranged group tour I suppose it got transferred to the place of exit as that’s from where everyone exits.
I just wanted to say thank you for creating this video series, you have given me a real eye opener into a country I’ve only ever heard bad things about and I have really enjoyed watching your time there. Sadly I’ll probably never get to go myself so thank you again for sharing your amazing adventure with me 😊
He saw what the government wanted him to see. There was nothing real about that. The whole trip was carefully coordinated. Did he get to talk to the locals in any way? Did he get to travel where he wanted? No he didn't... that he still presents all of this in a positive light should tell you something about his lack of ethics and morality.
There's no eye opener here, if anything this series tries to close your eyes regarding the reality of the country.
Kia Ora fellow kiwi! We have been watching your videos for a while, after searching Egypt. Love the kiwi attitude and open mind in your videos. SO HAPPY you are going to Africa! I spent 3 weeks in Ghana 2 years ago and have been dying to go back ever since. You are the PERFECT personality for Africa and will absolutely love it and they will love you!!!!! We are headed back to Ghana in January for 2 months, after Egypt (thank you for convincing us ;)) cant wait to find out where and when you are going!
I just discovered your channel and I absolutely love it. I think it's awesome that you travel to these places and discover the country and it's people instead of the political or military views. I think it just proves that at our core, as people we all can get along and enjoy both our differences and things that are similar. Please keep up your travels and your videos
*Sees Title*
Kim Jong Un liked this video.
the north Korea series i thought it was brilliant....cheers
Cheers, Nigel!
Amazing series. Nice to see such raw footage of a place many people know nothing about.
I straight up loved these videos, wow. Totally enriching, some of the best on RUclips. So impressed.
im a big fan of your page man, I really enjoyed your Bangladesh series as I am going to be there in the middle of august, keep of the good work my friend.
How's the trip going Ian?
hey! it was great thanks for asking, I was in dhaka for 4 days, and I'm back in Phnom Penh where I live. I will be uploading my first vlog tomorrow, you're still in Bangladesh right? hows it going?
Nice vid Nick!!!! Keep it up!!!
10:20 Sencillamente épico, se ganó mi total respeto
6:17 agreed with your statement, being cut off to the internet means that I'm not stressing out myself on checking what's new on my social medias etc etc.. Back in the day when I was a kid, there's no internet faster than 56kbps, and every tech was expensive.
What an amazing experience it must have been. I really enjoyed your NK videos.
One day before I die I will visit.
Thanks for this serie!
0161 Manny on the map
Jamie hugill haha ginger nonce
I legit thought it was a Stephen tries vid
manny on tha fuckin map rudeboi
They both uploaded on the same day... coincidence?
what?
I have a friend from New Zealand and something that really opened my eyes was that when over here in the US when the BLM protests were beginning, she was getting ready to come to the US to college. Your news in NZ covered it all, giving every detail. When she came over, she turned the hotel TV on and CNN or FOX was on and her and her father were so confused because their telling of the BLM movement was very opinionated, one sided, and left out many detailed. And that’s when she realized how different things are here and when she told me that, how manipulated I felt by the media. Food for thought.
My friend was a TV news reporter in Vietnam and after the communist take over she was forced to read news that wasn't true. They wanted her in place because the people trusted her. I was so sad when she told me this, I could see how hurt she felt. I remember thinking how glad I was our news wasn't like that!
About February of 2016 I reminded her about how I felt 10 years before when she told me about having to keep her job and lie to the viewers, I took her by the arms and looked right in her eyes and said, "It is like that in the USA too, isn't it?" She looked down and then back to my eyes and said, "Now you know."
WOW! What a moment. No doubt it hit you too Gina when your friend gave you the "news" of the different view.
Sister in Truth ......btw, no doubt, the MSM sucks!
PudelsRule whoa I don’t even know what to say. I hope your friend is doing well and it makes me sad she is being used like that. Everyone thinks because the US is supposed to be some kind of “powerhouse” this wouldn’t go on but little do most people know. I try to stick to getting my information from multiple sources and to form my own opinion but it’s so easy to manipulated and hard to know who to trust!
Everyone in the US knows the media is far left.
Even in the US, the media only shows you what they want you to see and hear. There is censorship in the US and on RUclips
Benjamin Washington well there are a few brain dead morons that still believe the news is neutral
There are genocides happening by the thousands right now every day horrific events
The US media has zero coverage !
Why .. because they don’t want the US people telling their government to go and help when the location has no oil
Think about what your great news station really are all about
You can’t even sense your own countries propaganda and agenda
I just watched all your videos on NKorea. I truly enjoyed them. I will start watching your other videos.
Outstanding Serie!!!! Greetings from South America!
There is a HUGE difference between traveling to the USA and N Korea. In America, your tourist money goes to the merchant. You don’t “support” the government by going there. In N Korea, your money is directly funding the government.
No one would hold it against you if you said you wanted to see the country. Trying to compare countries ethics to satisfy your own is a slippery slope.
Your money still goes to the government through taxes
Winterwacko Reborn taxes, which are spent by elected officials, not an unaccountable bureaucracy appointed by a dictator.
Very well done series! Think I already mentioned that at some point, but content wise are you one of the best RUclips travel channels out there imo! Keep it up!
Thank you!
Really enjoyed this video series. It was educational and insightful and I really like your open-minded approach. It was very refreshing and its good to hear the perspective of someone who has actually experienced it. Thank You.
I subscribed because of you NK videos! I loved them all and also how hoy showed the beauty of the country. Thanks to you I'm planning on visit the country!
You said that North Korea is the last isolated country, but have you heard of Turkmenistan? It's just about as extremely cut off and mysterious. I watched a show called Dark Tourism on Netflix that featured it and it reminded me so much of your vlogs!
Turkmenistan was isolated under its previous ruler but now it's open and has a approach similar to Bhutan.
Thanks Alaska, I just watched Dark Tourist. Very interesting.
All I can say is propaganda.
Love your videos!!
Bro this NK series was mean. Like straight up ay, mind blown. Just wish you put in more footage, but inspired me to go check it out. Would love to korero with you one day. one day. Subbed.
i like what u do man.❤️❤️🙏 travelling around and sharing your experience good luck
This is the most informative North Korean video series
Fantastic series, man! Thank you so much for sharing your experience with so many details. I have not seen anything similar before.
Africa? Oh now it's really going to get interesting, I will definitely stay tuned🖒
This Q&A was very good. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
If you want to hear accounts from people who actually lived in North Korea and escaped, the channel Asian Boss interviews a bunch of them. There are also hidden videos people made and smuggled out of NK scattered around RUclips. I still find it fascinating how much control is placed on a tour. It's like watching a real life Truman show.
Tfw when mundane things like basketball can't be normal. Like seriously...Even people who direct traffic...that can't be normal. You don't have to like North Korea, but not everything is a conspiracy. Thank you for making this video bro.
Huh? No one was playing basketball, no one was directing traffic 😂😂😂 the lady was saluting members of the government as they went by like a robot. I'd hate what you think is "normal"
Fascinating to hear your thoughts on your trip, i really enjoyed the NK series. Im also super interested in this Africa trip youre teasing. I'll be checking for updates! have a good one x
Thank you, Sarah!
Incredibile video, Nick! I became a Patreon during the North Korea series, and I support no other channel on RUclips. I love your style your personality and how you look at life! $5 a month isn't much, but I wanted to support what you do during your travels! I get lost in your videos and they let me travel along with you, being that I don't have the means or good health like you do. Thank you for being so YOU! Hopefully you understand what I'm trying to convey! Looking forward to seeing more of your new videos! Stay safe and all the best to you, from Long Island, NY, USA!🇺🇸 ~Cat🐱💜😘👍🏻
Thank you, Catherine! That really helps me a lot, it goes a long way. Hope you are well, happy travels! Nick :)
I feel like this is a dumb question, but you said there were no restrictions on technology you could bring into the country. Drones?
Nice video. Thanks for the info. *Indigo Traveller* . 👍
I can't believe I watched the whole thing in one sitting. Amazing video. thanks for sharing. gave me a little bit more insight on that country.
I really loved your NK series. Got a new subscriber :)
Kudos to you Indigo. That was very well done, thoughtful and informative. Your entire North Korean series should be a primer for anyone contemplating a visit there as to how to conduct themselves and keep an open mind. If I may and you are willing to answer, what is your educational background?
Hey George, thank you very much, your words mean a lot to me!
I mean, it feels safe and clean because the tours foreigners are allowed to take are very carefully controlled.
Loved this series; thank you for sharing.
Amazing video series! This is one of the best I've seen on the DPRK. I also appropriate your refreshing educated, neutral, and honest perspectives on the country! Cheers from the USA
This series was absolutely incredible!
Its not staged its Obedience
I think what this tells us is that the only real way to find out what a place is like is to go there and experience it for yourself. This series was really interesting and not what I was expecting! Really enjoy your films!
Fascinating series of videos but I confess that I found the tone of some of the discussion sort of glib and credulous.
Tranendous channel.... The North Korean videos where the first I saw but I now love allyour videos. Do more of the main stream places too if u can such as Rome, England Paris. New York. You're a very sharp and self aware young man !!!!
LOVED LOVED LOVED this series cant wait for your next adventure!!!
At 10:36 you mentioned drone strikes on hospitals. When did this happen?
U srs?
Your NK Series was Fantastic honest and Factual Well done
Hiya, Wow !!! Just watched all the videos above excellent. Very interesting. It looks like an amazing country. The city PY looked really nice. The countryside is just beautiful. Thankyou and enjoy what you are doing.