Michael palin North Korea ch5
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I was transfixed by the female traffic control cops in the blue uniforms, big caps, tight knee length skirts, and white socks, marching around like the guards at Buck House.
I’d have learned the Korean for, “What time d’you finish, fancy a drink?” and wandered back and forth across the road they controlled.
There’s an international incident, right there.
I’d have learned the Korean for, “What time d’you finish, fancy a drink?” and wandered back and forth across the road they controlled.
There’s an international incident, right there.
Frank7 said:
I was transfixed by the female traffic control cops in the blue uniforms, big caps, tight knee length skirts, and white socks, marching around like the guards at Buck House.
I’d have learned the Korean for, “What time d’you finish, fancy a drink?” and wandered back and forth across the road they controlled.
There’s an international incident, right there.
It mentioned the rumour that apparently Kim Jong Un personally selects his traffic trolley dollies. Which usually means he's launched his nuclear warhead at them before there allowed to direct the one car on the road.I’d have learned the Korean for, “What time d’you finish, fancy a drink?” and wandered back and forth across the road they controlled.
There’s an international incident, right there.
I know someone went to North Korea through a Chinese travel agent a few years ago. He'd been to all the oddball countries such as Cuba, Russia , Iran , Saudi Arabia , Belarus but he said North Korea was the most bizarre he'd ever travelled too.
Balmoral said:
It was very poor IMO, Palin's naivety was bordering on offensive, he seemed to be utterly clueless about what was going on around him most of the time. I can picture him doing this programme in Nazi Germany, commenting with his usual affable whimsy on how pretty the flags were and that the people seem to be enjoying themselves.
Quite the opposite of what I was thinking. You know only too well that Palin is no idiot and is well versed in the realities of life (as we in the west see them). He also mentioned at the beginning that he was being very tightly watched and 'controlled' all the time he was there. I thought he got round this very well by putting some serious things over in his usual jokey way.
BlueHave said:
It mentioned the rumour that apparently Kim Jong Un personally selects his traffic trolley dollies. Which usually means he's launched his nuclear warhead at them before there allowed to direct the one car on the road.
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Could explain the erratic robotic movements. Vaginal itching can be a really uncomfortable.
Just watched the repeat as I only caught the end of the first episode last time.
One thing I noticed was folk in the background quite regularly altering course away from the cameras. I don’t know whether to put that down to just not wanting to be filmed or something more along the lines of not wanting to be seen by the authorities.
One thing I noticed was folk in the background quite regularly altering course away from the cameras. I don’t know whether to put that down to just not wanting to be filmed or something more along the lines of not wanting to be seen by the authorities.
SWTH said:
Just watched the repeat as I only caught the end of the first episode last time.
One thing I noticed was folk in the background quite regularly altering course away from the cameras. I don’t know whether to put that down to just not wanting to be filmed or something more along the lines of not wanting to be seen by the authorities.
There was Palin,his camera man,possibly a sound man,the 2 guides and 5 security officers so I'd imagine they took up quite a large areaOne thing I noticed was folk in the background quite regularly altering course away from the cameras. I don’t know whether to put that down to just not wanting to be filmed or something more along the lines of not wanting to be seen by the authorities.
SWTH said:
Just watched the repeat as I only caught the end of the first episode last time.
One thing I noticed was folk in the background quite regularly altering course away from the cameras. I don’t know whether to put that down to just not wanting to be filmed or something more along the lines of not wanting to be seen by the authorities.
I'm going in 3 weeks. One thing I noticed was folk in the background quite regularly altering course away from the cameras. I don’t know whether to put that down to just not wanting to be filmed or something more along the lines of not wanting to be seen by the authorities.
Having watched Michael Palin there, I've got a weird mixture of excitement and apprehension.
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Those traffic girls are highly respected from what I’ve read, and only allowed to do it for a few years while they are good looking.
There are loads of videos of them on YouTube
Petrol stations are good too
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A8T-kesKvC8
There are loads of videos of them on YouTube
Petrol stations are good too
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A8T-kesKvC8
Edited by djdest on Saturday 22 September 23:11
Robertj21a said:
Quite the opposite of what I was thinking. You know only too well that Palin is no idiot and is well versed in the realities of life (as we in the west see them). He also mentioned at the beginning that he was being very tightly watched and 'controlled' all the time he was there. I thought he got round this very well by putting some serious things over in his usual jokey way.
I agree, Balmoral seems to have been left out in the sun too long IMHOPalin was circumspect and knew when to reign it in, I imagine he doesn't want to be responsible for his two "minders"* and/or their families getting the DPKR equivalent of the gulag.
He also is highly intelligent, as this breadth of work displays, as such does't need to force the issue. I recently read Fahrenheit 451 again, this program reminded me immensely of it.
On the guy who laid the leaf wreath on Palin's getting huckled, i don't think that was anything more sinister than a drunk uncle at a party getting told he was making a
of himself.
*I highly doubt those are the real minders, although the fella appeared to be a crackshot, I did notice some crew cut muscular folk in the background, who looked more out of place than DS trying to blend in at a rave. Joji Fukunaga could cast them.
That said Palin looks as if he's going to push he boat out a little in the next episode.
He also is highly intelligent, as this breadth of work displays, as such does't need to force the issue. I recently read Fahrenheit 451 again, this program reminded me immensely of it.
On the guy who laid the leaf wreath on Palin's getting huckled, i don't think that was anything more sinister than a drunk uncle at a party getting told he was making a
of himself.*I highly doubt those are the real minders, although the fella appeared to be a crackshot, I did notice some crew cut muscular folk in the background, who looked more out of place than DS trying to blend in at a rave. Joji Fukunaga could cast them.
That said Palin looks as if he's going to push he boat out a little in the next episode.
Similar to Gaddafi's sexy bodyguards, tuned out well for him.
NK is just like an eastern block country before the ussr downfall, i can't imagine a more repugnant place to visit. It really does put its majority on the cosh, exports slave labour,mass starvation etc.
In a way the film perpetuates the myth by not being overly critical.
A few documentaries on youtube, this one isn't bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reEZn3mJ-Fo
''its impossible to determine what is real and what is staged''
NK is just like an eastern block country before the ussr downfall, i can't imagine a more repugnant place to visit. It really does put its majority on the cosh, exports slave labour,mass starvation etc.
In a way the film perpetuates the myth by not being overly critical.
A few documentaries on youtube, this one isn't bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reEZn3mJ-Fo
''its impossible to determine what is real and what is staged''
Edited by Thesprucegoose on Saturday 22 September 23:57
Thesprucegoose said:
Similar to Gaddafi's sexy bodyguards, tuned out well for him.
NK is just like an eastern block country before the ussr downfall, i can't imagine a more repugnant place to visit. It really does put its majority on the cosh, exports slave labour,mass starvation etc.
In a way the film perpetuates the myth by not being overly critical.
A few documentaries on youtube.
That's exactly it.NK is just like an eastern block country before the ussr downfall, i can't imagine a more repugnant place to visit. It really does put its majority on the cosh, exports slave labour,mass starvation etc.
In a way the film perpetuates the myth by not being overly critical.
A few documentaries on youtube.
Edited by Thesprucegoose on Saturday 22 September 23:49
The idea (the majority) of these people are brainwashed automatons is preposterous. We have saw this time and time again with totalitarian regimes; people will spout any old s
t, quite convincingly, out of self preservation.I spotted smart phones, despite what the commentary said, more of the NK population are self-aware than some seem to think.
I don't think lopping the head off the snake, Kim, is a good idea, power vacuums seldom turn out well. I regard Trump as an imbecile, yet strangely his reach out may be the best scenario here, for the population of NK.
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