Author Topic: Rare Photos of North Korea (Read 95813 times)

pike · « **on:** January 29, 2011, 11:02:46 PM »

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8Dcxa3JBWAMJ:www.mrlevek.com/northkorea.htm+%3Ca%20href=

What a crap hole

stunted · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2011, 06:19:42 AM »

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2011, 10:16:35 AM »

Quote from: pike on January 29, 2011, 11:02:46 PM

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8Dcxa3JBWAMJ:www.mrlevek.com/northkorea.htm+%3Ca%20href=

What a crap hole

But for many Western Academic types and other easily brain washed people, communism is/was something to strive for . . . their excuse for things like North Korea was that they just weren't doing it right.

Dirty Sanchez · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:59:53 AM »

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on January 30, 2011, 10:16:35 AM

Quote from: pike on January 29, 2011, 11:02:46 PM
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8Dcxa3JBWAMJ:www.mrlevek.com/northkorea.htm+%3Ca%20href=

What a crap hole

But for many Western Academic types and other easily brain washed people, communism is/was something to strive for . . . their excuse for things like North Korea was that they just weren't doing it right.

And its amazing the response you get when you ask for an example of a communist country that isn't a police state.

michigancat · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:02:04 PM »

yeah, tons of people just begging for communism.

pike · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:11:29 PM »

It sucks that they get fined for crossing the street

. I thought MHK cops were bad

steve dave · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:14:24 PM »

that huge abandoned half built hotel thing is fascinating

PandaXpanda · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:15:25 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on January 30, 2011, 12:14:24 PM

that huge abandoned half built hotel thing is fascinating

there's a crane thing on top of it.

pike · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:21:19 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on January 30, 2011, 12:14:24 PM

that huge abandoned half built hotel thing is fascinating

So is the concrete bear playing accordion

hemmy · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:24:46 PM »

They have started working again on the hotel after 16 years

chum1 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:32:07 PM »

it doesn't look that bad, relatively speaking. plenty of other places around the world look like hell on earth.

visiting there seems like a stupid idea. taking unauthorized pictures even dumber.

pike · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2011, 12:52:38 PM »

Quote from: chum1 on January 30, 2011, 12:32:07 PM

it doesn't look that bad, relatively speaking. plenty of other places around the world look like hell on earth.

visiting there seems like a stupid idea. taking unauthorized pictures even dumber.

Yeah but that's like their flagship city, and it's a dump

steve dave · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2011, 01:10:09 PM »

Yeah, I'm kinda obsessed with this thing right now

http://www.damninteresting.com/north-koreas-secret-hotel

steve dave · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2011, 01:14:37 PM »

http://www.lindsayfincher.com/2010/03/north-korea-the-ryugyong-hotel.html

pike · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2011, 01:23:07 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on January 30, 2011, 01:14:37 PM

http://www.lindsayfincher.com/2010/03/north-korea-the-ryugyong-hotel.html

Quote

I'm an expat Californian who is obsessed with traveling to strange and exotic destinations in the former Communist Bloc. I also like tacos, beer, surfing, trapshooting, and the geopolitics of oil.

Interesting

steve dave · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2011, 01:34:08 PM »

Quote from: pike on January 30, 2011, 01:23:07 PM

Quote from: steve dave on January 30, 2011, 01:14:37 PM
http://www.lindsayfincher.com/2010/03/north-korea-the-ryugyong-hotel.html

Quote
I'm an expat Californian who is obsessed with traveling to strange and exotic destinations in the former Communist Bloc. I also like tacos, beer, surfing, trapshooting, and the geopolitics of oil.

Interesting

just discovered her blog when looking for stuff on this hotel. it's really pretty good. check out her review of the rust bucket death coaster in NK.

pike · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:28:25 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on January 30, 2011, 01:34:08 PM

Quote from: pike on January 30, 2011, 01:23:07 PM
Quote from: steve dave on January 30, 2011, 01:14:37 PM
http://www.lindsayfincher.com/2010/03/north-korea-the-ryugyong-hotel.html

Quote
I'm an expat Californian who is obsessed with traveling to strange and exotic destinations in the former Communist Bloc. I also like tacos, beer, surfing, trapshooting, and the geopolitics of oil.

Interesting

just discovered her blog when looking for stuff on this hotel. it's really pretty good. check out her review of the rust bucket death coaster in NK.

They probably lose more people on that ride than they do in the coal mines

pike · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:31:48 PM »

http://www.lindsayfincher.com/2011/01/potd-cliff-houses-along-the-mtkvari-kura-river-in-tbilisi.html

Over under on how long it takes these to crash into the river?

Tobias · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:33:29 PM »

Quote from: pike on January 30, 2011, 02:31:48 PM

http://www.lindsayfincher.com/2011/01/potd-cliff-houses-along-the-mtkvari-kura-river-in-tbilisi.html

Over under on how long it takes these to crash into the river?

Depends on if they swung for the 500-ft foundation or not... I'm guessing "not".

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #19 on:** January 30, 2011, 06:22:19 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on January 30, 2011, 12:02:04 PM

yeah, tons of people just begging for communism.

When you've got nothing, use hyperbole. Where did I say "tons of people"??

fatty fat fat · « **Reply #20 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:59:05 PM »

american eagle doesn't fly to NK?

ednksu · « **Reply #21 on:** January 31, 2011, 04:23:47 AM »

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on January 30, 2011, 10:16:35 AM

Quote from: pike on January 29, 2011, 11:02:46 PM
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8Dcxa3JBWAMJ:www.mrlevek.com/northkorea.htm+%3Ca%20href=

What a crap hole

But for many Western Academic types and other easily brain washed people, communism is/was something to strive for . . . their excuse for things like North Korea was that they just weren't doing it right.

this is like saying Somolia is an example of a properly functioning libertarian society.

Dirty Sanchez · « **Reply #22 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:55:17 AM »

Quote from: ednksu on January 31, 2011, 04:23:47 AM

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on January 30, 2011, 10:16:35 AM
Quote from: pike on January 29, 2011, 11:02:46 PM
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8Dcxa3JBWAMJ:www.mrlevek.com/northkorea.htm+%3Ca%20href=

What a crap hole

But for many Western Academic types and other easily brain washed people, communism is/was something to strive for . . . their excuse for things like North Korea was that they just weren't doing it right.

this is like saying Somolia is an example of a properly functioning libertarian society.

No, not really.

ednksu · « **Reply #23 on:** January 31, 2011, 06:14:25 AM »

Quote from: Dirty Sanchez on January 31, 2011, 05:55:17 AM

Quote from: ednksu on January 31, 2011, 04:23:47 AM
Quote from: sonofdaxjones on January 30, 2011, 10:16:35 AM
Quote from: pike on January 29, 2011, 11:02:46 PM
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8Dcxa3JBWAMJ:www.mrlevek.com/northkorea.htm+%3Ca%20href=

What a crap hole

But for many Western Academic types and other easily brain washed people, communism is/was something to strive for . . . their excuse for things like North Korea was that they just weren't doing it right.

this is like saying Somolia is an example of a properly functioning libertarian society.

No, not really.

how do you figure? because right now you are 100% wrong

Dirty Sanchez · « **Reply #24 on:** January 31, 2011, 08:53:44 AM »

Quote from: ednksu on January 31, 2011, 06:14:25 AM

Quote from: Dirty Sanchez on January 31, 2011, 05:55:17 AM
Quote from: ednksu on January 31, 2011, 04:23:47 AM
Quote from: sonofdaxjones on January 30, 2011, 10:16:35 AM
Quote from: pike on January 29, 2011, 11:02:46 PM
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8Dcxa3JBWAMJ:www.mrlevek.com/northkorea.htm+%3Ca%20href=

What a crap hole

But for many Western Academic types and other easily brain washed people, communism is/was something to strive for . . . their excuse for things like North Korea was that they just weren't doing it right.

this is like saying Somolia is an example of a properly functioning libertarian society.

No, not really.
how do you figure? because right now you are 100% wrong

No, not really.