North Korea

[sharik]

a man from my local forum had been there a couple of years ago and made some pics of NK -

as you see, life is ok out there; he also says it has no problems with food, which is of high quality and natural, and that there's no crime as such, the country is very safe.

 

[rightwinger]

a man from my local forum had been there a couple of years ago and made some pics of NK -

as you see, life is ok out there; he also says it has no problems with food, which is of high quality and natural, and that there's no crime as such, the country is very safe.

North Korea is very careful about what you are allowed to take pictures of aren't they?





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[JakeStarkey]

I notice their is no pics of the rural parts of the country.

 

[sharik]

North Korea is very careful about what you are allowed to take pictures of aren't they?

maybe they are, but the photos are real and made by a tourist; his personal account of what he seen and experienced is also in huge contradiction with how Western media portrays the country.

 

[rightwinger]

North Korea is very careful about what you are allowed to take pictures of aren't they?

maybe they are, but the photos are real and made by a tourist; his personal account of what he seen and experienced is also in huge contradiction with how Western media portrays the country.

You mean like when they print pictures like this?

 

[sharik]

I notice their is no pics of the rural parts of the country.

 

[sharik]

You mean like when they print pictures like this?

what's that picture?

 

[rightwinger]

You mean like when they print pictures like this?

what's that picture?

It shows the power grid of North Korea compared to its neighbors

 

[depotoo]

Propaganda at its finest...

 

[sharik]

It shows the power grid of North Korea compared to its neighbors

nk does have power outages every now and then, the picture shows the moment of blackout, should have been taken when all is ok in there.

 

[rightwinger]

It shows the power grid of North Korea compared to its neighbors

nk does have power outages every now and then, the picture shows the moment of blackout, should have been taken when all is ok in there.

The entire nation "blacks out"?

 

[sharik]

Propaganda at its finest...

blinkers much?

 

[JakeStarkey]

The village is a "Potemkin" village.

The other images are representative of SK rural areas.

 

[sharik]

The entire nation "blacks out"?

that's unlikely, but the pic you posted might have been doctored by the CIA or FBI etc, its a normal practice with them.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Yes, NK has problems like this.

 

[rightwinger]

Here’s How Lousy Life Is in North Korea

– Annual GDP per capita is about $1,800, which ranks 197th in the world, according to the CIA World Factbook. GDP is 28 times higher in the United States and 18 times higher in South Korea.

– About half of North Korea's population of 24 million lives in "extreme poverty," according to the KUNI report. These people subsist on corn and kimchi and "are severely restricted in access to fuel for cooking and heating."

– One-third of children are stunted, due to malnutrition, according to the World Food Program.

– The average life expectancy, 69, has fallen by five years since the early 1980s, according to the blog North Korea Economy Watch. The blog notes that those figures are based on official statistics, so the real numbers could be even lower.

– Inflation may be as high as 100 percent, due to mismanagement of the currency.

– Most workers earn $2 to $3 per month in pay from the government. Some work on the side or sell goods in local markets, earning an extra $10 per month or so.

– Most homes and apartments are heated by open fireplaces burning wood or briquettes. Many lack flush toilets.

– Electric power is sporadic and unreliable, with homes that have electricity often receiving just a few hours per day.

 

[sharik]

The other images are representative of SK rural areas.

look at the poster to the left -

 

[Moonglow]

It shows the power grid of North Korea compared to its neighbors

nk does have power outages every now and then, the picture shows the moment of blackout, should have been taken when all is ok in there.

You are going with that?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

a man from my local forum had been there a couple of years ago and made some pics of NK -

as you see, life is ok out there; he also says it has no problems with food, which is of high quality and natural, and that there's no crime as such, the country is very safe.

It looks like a Workers Paradise! Our Democrats would like us to be more like North Korea

 

[JakeStarkey]

The other images are representative of SK rural areas.

look at the poster to the left -

Sharik, you misunderstand. Yes, the pictures are of NK, but the rural images are similar to SK.