North Korea - how serious should we take them?
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mybrainhurts said:
Tuvra said:
I'm absolutely fascinated by North Korea. The Pyongyang drive around video on Youtube is well worth a watch 
What fascinates you?Its an odd fascination, I admit
Tuvra said:
They have a choice of hair styles available depending on rank, age & sex obviously. I can't remember the exact number but I think its a maximum of 5 at any one time for females and possibly 3 for men?
I'm absolutely fascinated by North Korea. The Pyongyang drive around video on Youtube is well worth a watch
He was educated in the West wasn't he so he can see what he's missing. I'm absolutely fascinated by North Korea. The Pyongyang drive around video on Youtube is well worth a watch
Who wants to be 'God' of an a s
thole? 
US Senator John McCain has sparked a war of words with North Korea after describing its dictator Kim Jong-un as a “crazy fat kid” in a TV interview.
telegraph said:
A North Korean foreign ministry spokesman told KCNA that Mr McCain’s comments were “blasphemy” and that he had offended the dignity of the country and its supreme leadership.
He added that “hardline conservative figures like Ted Cruz”, the Republican Senator for Texas, were also affronting the “supreme dignity” of Kim by proposing to relist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
North Korea warned Mr McCain and Mr Cruz that they were “like [puppies] knowing no fear of the tiger”.
He added that “hardline conservative figures like Ted Cruz”, the Republican Senator for Texas, were also affronting the “supreme dignity” of Kim by proposing to relist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
North Korea warned Mr McCain and Mr Cruz that they were “like [puppies] knowing no fear of the tiger”.
Tuvra said:
Really interesting. Clean and tidy, few people about (taken during working hours with low unemployment I assume?), plenty of modern buildings, good public transport, more modern western cars than I expected. Nothing like the image portrayed by the media!!clarkey said:
Tuvra said:
Really interesting. Clean and tidy, few people about (taken during working hours with low unemployment I assume?), plenty of modern buildings, good public transport, more modern western cars than I expected. Nothing like the image portrayed by the media!!tter, propped up mainly by Chinese largess; people starving to death is pretty common even in good harvest years due to fkwitted Stalin-era agricultural policies, st healthcare and fk all social security unless you're one of the chosen ones. Pyongyang is a showcase, a potemkin village almost, that's the best NK can do and it's pretty rubbish.Tuvra said:
Oakey said:
I honestly don't know why he bothers with all this bullst. Who wants to be King of a Wasteland?
I'd be like "fk it, open the doors to the West, lets get all pally pally" and then I'd take my ill gotten gains and fk off to somewhere nicer.
He's seen as more than a king though, he's essentially seen as a god. He's also trying to replicate his father and grand father before him so the life he is living is probably everything he has ever wanted.t. Who wants to be King of a Wasteland? I'd be like "f
k it, open the doors to the West, lets get all pally pally" and then I'd take my ill gotten gains and fk off to somewhere nicer. He's obviously cut from a very different cloth. As are most North Korean's.
Robertj21a said:
FourWheelDrift said:
mybrainhurts said:
And he does have a number of rather nice houses and serving wenches.
I'm absolutely fascinated by North Korea. The Pyongyang drive around video on Youtube is well worth a watch
clarkey said:
Tuvra said:
Really interesting. Clean and tidy, few people about (taken during working hours with low unemployment I assume?), plenty of modern buildings, good public transport, more modern western cars than I expected. Nothing like the image portrayed by the media!!Tuvra said:
Oakey said:
I honestly don't know why he bothers with all this bullst. Who wants to be King of a Wasteland?
I'd be like "fk it, open the doors to the West, lets get all pally pally" and then I'd take my ill gotten gains and fk off to somewhere nicer.
He's seen as more than a king though, he's essentially seen as a god. He's also trying to replicate his father and grand father before him so the life he is living is probably everything he has ever wanted.t. Who wants to be King of a Wasteland? I'd be like "f
k it, open the doors to the West, lets get all pally pally" and then I'd take my ill gotten gains and fk off to somewhere nicer. He's obviously cut from a very different cloth. As are most North Korean's.
Robertj21a said:
FourWheelDrift said:
mybrainhurts said:
And he does have a number of rather nice houses and serving wenches.
I'm absolutely fascinated by North Korea. The Pyongyang drive around video on Youtube is well worth a watch
Have we had this from the North Korean Moranbong Band already ? - it's not too bad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2tPm7QNgBA
Tuvra said:
They have a choice of hair styles available depending on rank, age & sex obviously. I can't remember the exact number but I think its a maximum of 5 at any one time for females and possibly 3 for men?
That's at least three times as many hairstyles as I have at any one time. Sounds like an incredible place (for hair).Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff