So is eating dog but whatever.
Eating dog is whatever, I would try it. Paying your respects to two of the worst men of the last 100 years is gross.
So is eating dog but whatever.
Eating dog is whatever, I would try it. Paying your respects to two of the worst men of the last 100 years is gross.
I dont think he was in ANY position to decline. 0_oEating dog is whatever, I would try it. Paying your respects to two of the worst men of the last 100 years is gross.
I almost feel like Drew went too far in trying to appear unbiased, and went the other way. And laying flowers at the monument to the Kim's is just gross.
I dont think he was in ANY position to decline. 0_o
And laying flowers at the monument to the Kim's is just gross.
Yeah, hard to say what the situation was, I definitely wasn't there. He didn't seem to indicate that he was forced to do it though.
The Vice dudes had to do it too in their video piece, i don't think it's very optional.
Friend of mine went to NK last year and from what he told me, they don't directly force you to do stuff but they make it very clear what the appropriate behavior looks like.Yeah, hard to say what the situation was, I definitely wasn't there. He didn't seem to indicate that he was forced to do it though.
stimulating the north korean economy should rank higher than putting some flowers at a memorial site imo
drew basically paid for those missiles.
You mean CBS!giantbomb are terrorist sympathizers confirmed
Watched the DPRK vid last night. Totally cemented Drew's position as a top tier Giant Bomb dude.
Vinny cracking up some jokes, .
I really think people should sign up for the premium just to watch this video. It's not video game related, but I'll be damned if it's not one of the most interesting piece of content I've seen on the internet. I am still surprised to hear about what Drew saw when he went there. I've heard stories of people who actually managed to escape North Korea, it's weird hearing what he experienced when he was over there.
I can't help but still be in awe from some of those pictures though. Never seen North Korea from that perspective before. From what Drew said, the whole idea of doing things on their own, and keeping out outside influence is understandable to a point. It's just flawed because of the fucking assholes that have been running the country for decades.
It's almost as interesting as if the curtain was completely lifted, in my opinion. Seeing such a carefully constructed version of a country, specifically one that westerners are meant to be able to relate to, seems like it would be just as telling as the cracks and minor missteps that foreigners aren't supposed to see. Nonstop waving and mushroom shaped potatoes are funny in of itself, but they also speak volumes about what they think we value and the extremely limited resources available to meet that vision. So many contradictions, it would be even more fascinating if the DPRK wasn't such a human rights nightmare underneath the facade.I find the way that NK likes to think it is giving outsiders an experience that is so superior to everything else completely fascinating, it really is like being sent back in a time machine. Representatives from NK for sporting events outside the nation must have their minds blown when they see life elsewhere.
It's almost as interesting as if the curtain was completely lifted, in my opinion. Seeing such a carefully constructed version of a country, specifically one that westerners are meant to be able to relate to, seems like it would be just as telling as the cracks and minor missteps that foreigners aren't supposed to see. Nonstop waving and mushroom shaped potatoes are funny in of itself, but they also speak volumes about what they think we value and the extremely limited resources available to meet that vision. So many contradictions, it would be even more fascinating if the DPRK wasn't such a human rights nightmare underneath the facade.
From what I can tell, privileged members of the government and military likely enjoy all sorts of things ordinary citizens cannot even know about - Kim Jong Il was a huge fan of Hollywood movies and Hennessy for example, and would spend fortunes on DVD's and liquor. He had a bunch of odd vices. One of the few things we know about Kim Jong-un is that he liked videogames and basketball while being schooled abroad. They're a bunch of hypocrites.It would be interesting to know what the regimes understanding of western, hell, world culture actually is. Are they as disconnected from the world as they demand 'their' people be or do they 'enjoy' parts of our culture on the sly? I can't imagine that being the case seeing as their societal framework is still stuck with the 50's era paranoia that encourages 'togetherness' through military strength but it wouldn't surprise me.
From what I can tell, privileged members of the government and military likely enjoy all sorts of things ordinary citizens cannot even know about - Kim Jong Il was a huge fan of Hollywood movies and Hennessy for example, and would spend fortunes on DVD's and liquor. He had a bunch of odd vices. One of the few things we know about Kim Jong-un is that he liked videogames and basketball while being schooled abroad. They're a bunch of hypocrites.
I'm surprised he got the freedom to walk around and meet up kids.
Totally. Didn't Kim Jong-Il's other son get caught going to Tokyo Disney, and deported out of Japan? He was on track to succeed Kim Jong-Il as leader until that incident. What a silly bunch of dudes.
What are you referring to?I can understand North Korea's paranoia about other world powers, after what happened with Japan (and the US's role in that).
Edit: This look inside North Korea from National Geographic really struck a chord for me. They follow a doctor on a goodwill mission who heals an incredible number of patients from cataracts, and in the end when the bandages come off they all run up to thank a picture of Kim Jong Il for helping them, each more forcefully than the next. It's like they're trying to convince themselves as much as the cameras and party officials. Chilling stuff.
If you live in an area where a western tourist is likely to visit, chances are that you're not the kind of people that the government is actually all that worried about.
What are you referring to?
My one complaint is that Ryan never shut up. He was never funny (unlike Vinny), never steered it anywhere it wasn't going already or anywhere interesting, and his constant cursing cheapened the whole thing. I'd love to show that to my parents as they'd find it super interesting, but after the second Ryan fuck I can already hear my dad saying 'what's with this jackass?'
He didn't do anything other than bring a near percect video down.
It was still super awesome.
Yeah, Ryan really bothered me during the first half hour or so as he didn't seem to realize we were there to hear from Drew, not him, but thankfully he settled down a bit in the second half. He came across very excited/giddy, which is understandable, but there were a couple times when he would cut Drew off mid-thought (which is the worst thing a host can do IMO) causing him to get sidetracked and never finish said thought.My one complaint is that Ryan never shut up. He was never funny (unlike Vinny), never steered it anywhere it wasn't going already or anywhere interesting, and his constant cursing cheapened the whole thing. I'd love to show that to my parents as they'd find it super interesting, but after the second Ryan fuck I can already hear my dad saying 'what's with this jackass?'
He didn't do anything other than bring a near percect video down.
It was still super awesome.
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