is north korea really best korea?

[Lagduf]

No way Korean food is the best Asian cuisine.

I’d argue it’s Chinese based on sheer variety and the size of the country but that’s cheating lol.

 

[SouthtownKid]

Dude forgot he was president of South Korea, not Thailand.

 

[Lagduf]

I’d just like to say, for the record, that the king of Thailand has a small penis.

Oh shit, guess they gonna lock me up.

 

[Ralfakick]

Everyone needs to chill and listen to some Seoul soul

 

[wyo]

It's a good job America controls South Korea. If they were on the naughty list we'd probably give them a good lecture with a side of sanctions.

 

[Lagduf]

South Korea can be the 51st state.

Canada isn’t welcome in the Union after what they did in the War of 1812.

 

[LoneSage]

Sometimes I think to myself it coulda been me instead of Otto.

edit：the last night there before the flight out, one of the western tour guides bunked in my room because my former roommate was only there for the three day tour and I was there for the seven day tour. That night at dinner I pulled a classic LoneSage move and ordered soju for everyone - including the North Korean guides, who until I invited them for us to all eat and drink together sat by themselves at meals. The NK guides, two women and two or three men, got wasted. Red face and all wasted. We all got drunk.

So back in the hotel room, the western guide is also drunk and starts whispering to me, “hey man I'm not really supposed to do this so don't tell a soul but I have some real NK money, do you wanna buy some” and I'm all hell yeah brother. So I've got some honest-to-Kim North Korean money, and I brilliantly put it in my fucking wallet. The next day at the airport getting the exit stamp, out of all the people there I'm asked by the NK customs girl for me to give her my wallet (?!). She takes all the North Korean money I had bought out of all the wallet, and stares at me with some angered expression for like five seconds. The thing that is repeatedly nailed in the tourists' heads is don't do anything illegal in North Korea. Foreigners having North Korean money is illegal. I think to mysef in the span of that five seconds that I may not be getting on the plane back to Beijing. After the eternity of five seconds, she waves me through and later I'm on the plane.

It wasn't years after Otto himself had died that I realized, "it actually could've been me."

Reference for any future Yanggakdo Hotel visitors, you bet your ass there's a camera somewhere in your room.

 

[smokey]

Being the president of south-Korea is apparently a difficult job to do….

1. Syngman Rhee (1948–1960) – Overthrown.
2. Yun Bo-seon (1960–1962) – Overthrown.
3. Park Chung-hee (1962–1979) – Assassinated.
4. Choi Kyu-hah (1979–1980) – Removed by a military coup.
5. Chun Doo-hwan (1981–1988) – Sentenced to death after his presidency.
6. Roh Tae-woo (1988–1993) – Sentenced to 22 years in prison after his presidency.
7. Kim Young-sam (1993–1998) – Imprisoned during the term of President No. 3. As president, secured convictions against two of his predecessors.
8. Kim Dae-jung (1998–2003) – Imprisoned under President No. 3 and sentenced to death under President No. 5 (later pardoned). Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
9. Roh Moo-hyun (2003–2008) – Impeached (later overturned by the Constitutional Court). Investigated for corruption after his term and committed suicide.
10. Lee Myung-bak (2008–2013) – Arrested for corruption after his presidency; sentenced to 15 years in prison.
11. Park Geun-hye (2013–2016) – Impeached and arrested for corruption; sentenced to 24 years in prison.
12. Moon Jae-in – Recent president; no imprisonment.
13. Yoon Suk Yeol – ????

 

[Ralfakick]

Being the president of south-Korea is apparently a difficult job to do….

1. Syngman Rhee (1948–1960) – Overthrown.
2. Yun Bo-seon (1960–1962) – Overthrown.
3. Park Chung-hee (1962–1979) – Assassinated.
4. Choi Kyu-hah (1979–1980) – Removed by a military coup.
5. Chun Doo-hwan (1981–1988) – Sentenced to death after his presidency.
6. Roh Tae-woo (1988–1993) – Sentenced to 22 years in prison after his presidency.
7. Kim Young-sam (1993–1998) – Imprisoned during the term of President No. 3. As president, secured convictions against two of his predecessors.
8. Kim Dae-jung (1998–2003) – Imprisoned under President No. 3 and sentenced to death under President No. 5 (later pardoned). Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
9. Roh Moo-hyun (2003–2008) – Impeached (later overturned by the Constitutional Court). Investigated for corruption after his term and committed suicide.
10. Lee Myung-bak (2008–2013) – Arrested for corruption after his presidency; sentenced to 15 years in prison.
11. Park Geun-hye (2013–2016) – Impeached and arrested for corruption; sentenced to 24 years in prison.
12. Moon Jae-in – Recent president; no imprisonment.
13. Yoon Suk Yeol – ????

 

[Taiso]

South Korea.

The country that gave us Kpop, depression inducing cinema and the lowest replacement rate in the world.

 

[basic]

I’d argue it’s Chinese based on sheer variety and the size of the country but that’s cheating lol.

not even close, bby. don't make me rooftop you.

 

[NeoSneth]

Damn, makes Illinois governors look like petty crimes in comparison.
WTF is going on in Korean politics other than choking on Samsung's member?

 

[Neo Alec]

It was over in a few hours. Thanks for the ancient bump.

Corruption and dirty money are basically baked into the system in SK, but I can't really say overall it's worse than the US system (newer constitution). I like Moon Jae-in.

 

[SML]

I like the food but otherwise I just think of Samsung. Sorry.

 

[NeoSneth]

I like the food but otherwise I just think of Samsung. Sorry.

That's the way Samsung like it.

 

[Dr Shroom]

Sometimes I think to myself it coulda been me instead of Otto.

edit：the last night there before the flight out, one of the western tour guides bunked in my room because my former roommate was only there for the three day tour and I was there for the seven day tour. That night at dinner I pulled a classic LoneSage move and ordered soju for everyone - including the North Korean guides, who until I invited them for us to all eat and drink together sat by themselves at meals. The NK guides, two women and two or three men, got wasted. Red face and all wasted. We all got drunk.

So back in the hotel room, the western guide is also drunk and starts whispering to me, “hey man I'm not really supposed to do this so don't tell a soul but I have some real NK money, do you wanna buy some” and I'm all hell yeah brother. So I've got some honest-to-Kim North Korean money, and I brilliantly put it in my fucking wallet. The next day at the airport getting the exit stamp, out of all the people there I'm asked by the NK customs girl for me to give her my wallet (?!). She takes all the North Korean money I had bought out of all the wallet, and stares at me with some angered expression for like five seconds. The thing that is repeatedly nailed in the tourists' heads is don't do anything illegal in North Korea. Foreigners having North Korean money is illegal. I think to mysef in the span of that five seconds that I may not be getting on the plane back to Beijing. After the eternity of five seconds, she waves me through and later I'm on the plane.

It wasn't years after Otto himself had died that I realized, "it actually could've been me."

Reference for any future Yanggakdo Hotel visitors, you bet your ass there's a camera somewhere in your room.

imagine all the "excellent" lonesage threads we would've missed

 

[smokey]

Sometimes I think to myself it coulda been me instead of Otto.

edit：the last night there before the flight out, one of the western tour guides bunked in my room because my former roommate was only there for the three day tour and I was there for the seven day tour. That night at dinner I pulled a classic LoneSage move and ordered soju for everyone - including the North Korean guides, who until I invited them for us to all eat and drink together sat by themselves at meals. The NK guides, two women and two or three men, got wasted. Red face and all wasted. We all got drunk.

So back in the hotel room, the western guide is also drunk and starts whispering to me, “hey man I'm not really supposed to do this so don't tell a soul but I have some real NK money, do you wanna buy some” and I'm all hell yeah brother. So I've got some honest-to-Kim North Korean money, and I brilliantly put it in my fucking wallet. The next day at the airport getting the exit stamp, out of all the people there I'm asked by the NK customs girl for me to give her my wallet (?!). She takes all the North Korean money I had bought out of all the wallet, and stares at me with some angered expression for like five seconds. The thing that is repeatedly nailed in the tourists' heads is don't do anything illegal in North Korea. Foreigners having North Korean money is illegal. I think to mysef in the span of that five seconds that I may not be getting on the plane back to Beijing. After the eternity of five seconds, she waves me through and later I'm on the plane.

It wasn't years after Otto himself had died that I realized, "it actually could've been me."

Reference for any future Yanggakdo Hotel visitors, you bet your ass there's a camera somewhere in your room.

When my grandparents visited the soviet union in the 70ties. My grandfather had bought super cheap rubles in our home town. He had hid them in my grandma's sanitary pads. Upon arriving in Moscow all foreigners were forced to buy rubles at the official elevated price. My grandfather had a big fight at the exchange bureau and they checked all of his bags but not the sanitary pads. They let him go but the joke was on him in the end, nobody in Moscow or Sint-Petersburg wanted to be paid in rubles. They all wanted USD or Deutsche Mark. He told me some bars even refused to serve when he told them he had only rubles. He ended up buying a lot of useless crap at the airport to get rid of those rubles. All that crap we treasured as kids.

 

[Lagduf]

not even close, bby. don't make me rooftop you.

Thailand > Korea
Vietnam > Korea

What do they even eat in the North?

Bugs? Just kidding! (Crom Bless)

They eat nothing.

 

[Neo Alec]

The food was one of the best things about living in Korea. Visiting a Korean place stateside just isn't quite the same.

 

[Ralfakick]

What do they even eat in the North?

Bugs? Just kidding! (Crom Bless)

They eat nothing.

I’ve heard Naengmyeon mentioned before.

Anyone ever watch these out of curiosity?

I mean it is just nonstop propaganda

 

[Hattori Hanzo]

Lee Si young Page (@leesiyoung.bsky.social)

bsky.app

 

[Ralfakick]

Lee Si young Page (@leesiyoung.bsky.social)

bsky.app

Yeah he probably gobbled that up even quicker

 

[basic]

Thailand > Korea
Vietnam > Korea

What do they even eat in the North?

Bugs? Just kidding! (Crom Bless)

They eat nothing.

not saying you...but for most people this is what they mean:

"I love Thai food!" translates to "I only order pad Thai"

"I love Vietnamese food!" translates to "I only eat pho and, sometimes, banh mi"

"I love Thai and Vietnamese food!" translates to "both have something that look like egg rolls"

 

[Lagduf]

Korean, plz.

Most ppl are dumb.

 

[SouthtownKid]

Korean, plz.

oh fuck he said koean with the hard r