Vice Guide to North Korea

2010-03-26 17:47:50

#1

Wreckognize: Member; +294|6487

Getting into North Korea was one of the hardest and weirdest processes VBS has ever dealt with. After we went back and forth with their representatives for months, they finally said they were going to allow 16 journalists into the country to cover the Arirang Mass Games in Pyongyang. Then, ten days before we were supposed to go, they said, “No, nobody can come.” Then they said, “OK, OK, you can come. But only as tourists.” We had no idea what that was supposed to mean. They already knew we were journalists, and over there if you get caught being a journalist when you’re supposed to be a tourist you go to jail. We don’t like jail. And we’re willing to bet we’d hate jail in North Korea. But we went for it. The first leg of the trip was a flight into northern China. At the airport, the North Korean consulate took our passports and all of our money, then brought us to a restaurant. We were sitting there with our tour group, and suddenly all the other diners left and these women came out and started singing North Korean nationalist songs. We were thinking, “Look, we were just on a plane for 20 hours. We’re jet-lagged. Can we just go to bed?” but this guy with our group who was from the LA Times told us, “Everyone in here besides us is secret police. If you don’t act excited then you’re not going to get your visa. So we got drunk and jumped up onstage and sang songs with the girls. The next day we got our visas. A lot of people we had gone with didn’t get theirs. That was our first hint at just what a freaky, freaky trip we were embarking on…
— VBS Founder Shane Smith

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Crazy crazy shit. It's like bizarro world.

2010-03-26 19:04:26

#2

-Gunsmoke-: Member; +165|6637|South Jersey

Just finished watching the entire thing. Holy shit.

2010-03-26 19:07:51

#3

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6656

Will watch the whole thing later, but from the brief clips I saw and reading that intro paragraph...

They definitely don't fit in with the rest of the modern world. No wonder they try and act so high and mighty, they're fucking insane.

2010-03-26 19:31:06

#4

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6651

I love Vice, those dudes do some awesome stuff.

2010-03-26 23:53:00

#5

Benzin: Member; +576|6000

Gonna watch this later today. Karma just for posting a Vice guide.

2010-03-27 00:37:02

#6

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6345

CapnNismo wrote:
Gonna watch this later today. Karma just for posting a Vice guide.

Me too, the Africa one was pretty good.

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2010-03-27 03:25:33

#7

-Sh1fty-: plundering yee booty; +510|5475|Ventura, California

Lol "indoctrinating" a lot eh?

Sounds just like liberal media

And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.

2010-03-27 03:29:29

#8

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5239|Cleveland, Ohio

why would they do this anyway?

2010-03-27 03:34:41

#9

-Sh1fty-: plundering yee booty; +510|5475|Ventura, California

Yeah you generally don't want to go to a country that hates you and will use any cheap excuse to throw you behind bars.

But they went and freaking filmed that crap. Takes guts.

And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.

2010-03-27 03:35:42

#10

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5239|Cleveland, Ohio

but why? i mean whats the point of filming them? why would anyone give a flying fuck.

2010-03-27 03:37:17

#11

-Sh1fty-: plundering yee booty; +510|5475|Ventura, California

Well, it's useful to know what they're like. It also shows the crap they go through.

Not a single person on the road. Does anybody there even have fun?! (Obviously yes but it doesn't show). Check night time satellite pictures of the Earth. Every country has lights of cities but North Korea only has the capitol.

And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.

2010-03-27 03:40:13

#12

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5239|Cleveland, Ohio

ya i guess. voyeurism is a big seller.

2010-03-27 03:44:34

#13

-Sh1fty-: plundering yee booty; +510|5475|Ventura, California

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/50801/nasa_earth_lights_east_asia.jpg

See that, barely any light! Then look at South Korea.

That's what happens when you have a crappy government led by an even crappier leader.

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And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.

2010-03-27 04:00:58

#14

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|5755|Roma

-Sh1fty- wrote:
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/50801 … t_asia.jpg

See that, barely any light! Then look at South Korea.

That's what happens when you have a crappy government led by an even crappier leader.

seriously? why does that even matter that much?
Its night, the lights should be off, go to sleep.
No need to keep all the LED panels and advertisement panels lit at night.

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2010-03-27 04:13:42

#15

-Sh1fty-: plundering yee booty; +510|5475|Ventura, California

aerodynamic wrote:
-Sh1fty- wrote:
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/50801 … t_asia.jpg

See that, barely any light! Then look at South Korea.

That's what happens when you have a crappy government led by an even crappier leader.
seriously? why does that even matter that much?
Its night, the lights should be off, go to sleep.
No need to keep all the LED panels and advertisement panels lit at night.

I know. But the point is they don't even have the capacity to have their lights on. I conclude it's an underdeveloped country.

And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.

2010-03-27 04:16:03

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Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6718

aerodynamic wrote:
-Sh1fty- wrote:
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/50801 … t_asia.jpg

See that, barely any light! Then look at South Korea.

That's what happens when you have a crappy government led by an even crappier leader.
seriously? why does that even matter that much?
Its night, the lights should be off, go to sleep.
No need to keep all the LED panels and advertisement panels lit at night.

Most of it is traffic lights to help people not fucking crash while driving home at night. You go to sleep at 7pm? Don't think so.

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2010-03-27 04:22:22

#17

-Sh1fty-: plundering yee booty; +510|5475|Ventura, California

Cybargs wrote:
aerodynamic wrote:
-Sh1fty- wrote:
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/50801 … t_asia.jpg

See that, barely any light! Then look at South Korea.

That's what happens when you have a crappy government led by an even crappier leader.
seriously? why does that even matter that much?
Its night, the lights should be off, go to sleep.
No need to keep all the LED panels and advertisement panels lit at night.
Most of it is traffic lights to help people not fucking crash while driving home at night. You go to sleep at 7pm? Don't think so.

Really? I would think it would mainly be street lamps along sidewalks and just lights from people's apartments.

And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.

2010-03-27 04:29:20

#18

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|5755|Roma

Cybargs wrote:
aerodynamic wrote:
-Sh1fty- wrote:
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/50801 … t_asia.jpg

See that, barely any light! Then look at South Korea.

That's what happens when you have a crappy government led by an even crappier leader.
seriously? why does that even matter that much?
Its night, the lights should be off, go to sleep.
No need to keep all the LED panels and advertisement panels lit at night.
Most of it is traffic lights to help people not fucking crash while driving home at night. You go to sleep at 7pm? Don't think so.

They don't have private cars, they use the public transport system, the way people should do all around the world.

2010-03-27 04:31:17

#19

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6557

I want to go to North Korea. I love these odd nations.

Last edited by CameronPoe (2010-03-27 04:31:37)

2010-03-27 04:35:04

#20

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6718

aerodynamic wrote:
Cybargs wrote:
aerodynamic wrote:

seriously? why does that even matter that much?
Its night, the lights should be off, go to sleep.
No need to keep all the LED panels and advertisement panels lit at night.
Most of it is traffic lights to help people not fucking crash while driving home at night. You go to sleep at 7pm? Don't think so.
They don't have private cars, they use the public transport system, the way people should do all around the world.

Good luck telling that to people who live in rural areas. Pyongyang gets powercuts all the time. Enjoy shitty communism.

2010-03-27 04:37:50

#21

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|5755|Roma

Cybargs wrote:
aerodynamic wrote:
Cybargs wrote:

Most of it is traffic lights to help people not fucking crash while driving home at night. You go to sleep at 7pm? Don't think so.
They don't have private cars, they use the public transport system, the way people should do all around the world.
Good luck telling that to people who live in rural areas. Pyongyang gets powercuts all the time. Enjoy shitty communism.

Enjoy your blindness.

2010-03-27 04:37:58

#22

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5239|Cleveland, Ohio

aerodynamic wrote:
They don't have private cars, they use the public transport system, the way people should do all around the world.

lolwut? havent i seen you in the car spotting thread or something? do you watch F1 racing?

2010-03-27 04:39:14

#23

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|5755|Roma

11 Bravo wrote:
aerodynamic wrote:
They don't have private cars, they use the public transport system, the way people should do all around the world.
lolwut? havent i seen you in the car spotting thread or something? do you watch F1 racing?

so i have a car, but i take the metro and bus during the week to go to uni and else.
I drive my car on the weekend.

2010-03-27 04:40:39

#24

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5239|Cleveland, Ohio

aerodynamic wrote:
11 Bravo wrote:
aerodynamic wrote:
They don't have private cars, they use the public transport system, the way people should do all around the world.
lolwut? havent i seen you in the car spotting thread or something? do you watch F1 racing?
so i have a car, but i take the metro and bus during the week to go to uni and else.
I drive my car on the weekend.

but you along with others seem to wank over cars and watch racing yet knock cars. makes no sense.

2010-03-27 04:41:08

#25

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|5755|Roma

11 Bravo wrote:
aerodynamic wrote:
11 Bravo wrote:

lolwut? havent i seen you in the car spotting thread or something? do you watch F1 racing?
so i have a car, but i take the metro and bus during the week to go to uni and else.
I drive my car on the weekend.
but you along with others seem to wank over cars and watch racing yet knock cars. makes no sense.

lol
if it doesn't make sense then i'm sorry for you.

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