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North Korea Pics...

Interesting the photographer has manged to get more photos that he shouldn't have been able to than other photo eseys I've seen.
 
I love it. This is what I want the internet to be - a portal to other places.
 
I think my favorite was the bronze statue... though it also makes me sad... what a perfect representation of the broken promise of Communism.
 
Enjoyed one question he had there: Why are the roads in good shape in the communist country but sh!++y in the communist one?

Um, could it be because there aren't any cars in NK to cause any wear and tear on the roads?
 
BPSCG said:
Enjoyed one question he had there: Why are the roads in good shape in the communist country but sh!++y in the communist one?

Um, could it be because there aren't any cars in NK to cause any wear and tear on the roads?
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That's the only time I've seen a 4-lane freeway with no cars that wasn't under construction. It's spooky.
 
Tony said:
He does. Hit right-wing paranoia is making him see the evil commie boogy-man. What it really says:
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Tony, you're a piece of work, you are; I wish I knew who invented you.

It's not possible I misread something and screwed up a post as a result. No, it's because of my "right-wing paranoia."

Speaking of seeing bogey men... Get a grip.
 
Fascinating pictures. It reminds me the first time I went to Cuba. Literally a country frozen in time (in especific, the fifties), everything looked perfect, socialist banners around the city, big buildings and statues and privileges for tourists.
The isolation of NK makes its situation worse. It is a shame that not even this guy (as it seems) managed to talk to people on the street.
 
Q-Source said:
Fascinating pictures. It reminds me the first time I went to Cuba. Literally a country frozen in time (in especific, the fifties), everything looked perfect, socialist banners around the city, big buildings and statues and privileges for tourists.
The isolation of NK makes its situation worse. It is a shame that not even this guy (as it seems) managed to talk to people on the street.
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I did run across an diary from someone who spoke korean who tried that. Didn't work.
 
Reminds me of an old joke. It's not very good, but I'll post it anyway. :)

A western journalist is allowed behind the iron curtain for one brief visit, and decides to interview and old Russian lady. The journalist has heard a lot of bad stuff about the life in the Sovjet Union, so he goes straight for the tough stuff:

(J)ournalist : Dear lady, I have heard about the long bread-queues here in Russia. What do you think about the long lines just to get food?

(B)abushka : Well, you can't complain.

(J) : Oh, well, how about the lack of modern commodities? It seems you lack even the most basic items like shoes?

(B) : Yeah? Well, you can't complain.

(J) : Really? What about the freedoms enjoyed by westerners? You do not have many freedoms here in the Sovjet Union.

(B) : True, but you can't complain.

(J) : This surprises me. I had heard much bad about the Sovjet Union before I came here. Is there really nothing that upsets you?

(B) : Well, you can't complain.
 
I think the roads are in good shape (such as you can see) not just because there is no motorist wear and tear...my guess is that most of the roads that they use to transport "tourists" (such as they are) also are strategic roads...i.e. if they had to move troops and do so quickly, those are the roads they would use...they're big enough to move tanks down, etc. Just speculating here...
 
Fascinating. I'd love to visit the DPRK sometime; if nothing else, just for the surreal aspect of it all.

Honestly, it didn't seem to me that (physically) the country was in any worse shape than what I saw in Colombia several years ago.
 
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