What shocked a former North Korean spy when he met the CIA

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 4 тис.

  • @rixce5706
    @rixce5706 3 роки тому +5868

    "Suicide Brigade" tells you how much a country actually cares for their men in service.

    • @bowles652
      @bowles652 3 роки тому +484

      Because the US is well known for taking care of vets right?

    • @dang0s804
      @dang0s804 3 роки тому +60

      @@bowles652 lol

    • @MaxCE
      @MaxCE 3 роки тому +70

      @@bowles652 no you can't just insult the us like that!

    • @bowles652
      @bowles652 3 роки тому +45

      @@cannedsquasher5923 you have a point

    • @janus3555
      @janus3555 3 роки тому +335

      @@bowles652 Yeah, we don't force our soldiers to commit suicide against their will. A far better circumstance as someone who did serve 12 years.

  • @Spoon80085
    @Spoon80085 3 роки тому +9380

    North Korean defectors are always offputtingly nice. We live in a world where everyone just talks about the negative stuff, and this dudes happy about *San Francisco's air*

    • @1stCallipostle
      @1stCallipostle 2 роки тому +1062

      When your basic needs are always met, you stop appreciating that fact I suppose

    • @davidfuhr5455
      @davidfuhr5455 2 роки тому +759

      can we start a petition of some kind to get this guy out to like Colorado to experience actual clean air lol

    • @somethingrandomasmekevin4538
      @somethingrandomasmekevin4538 2 роки тому +43

      @@1stCallipostle whats up apostle

    • @1stCallipostle
      @1stCallipostle 2 роки тому +45

      @@somethingrandomasmekevin4538 The rabbit hole follows no matter where I go huh

    • @somethingrandomasmekevin4538
      @somethingrandomasmekevin4538 2 роки тому +29

      @@1stCallipostle trust me it does

  • @_stealth_313
    @_stealth_313 3 роки тому +6056

    Hearing him talk about how much he loved the air of America really made me smile. A lot of people in the US don’t realize how good we have it.

    • @michellewhitchurch2591
      @michellewhitchurch2591 3 роки тому +55

      true

    • @Jester4460
      @Jester4460 3 роки тому +135

      Don't get me wrong we have it better but looks at the government
      Still better than North Korea

    • @shahmi94
      @shahmi94 3 роки тому +199

      tbf, our air arent the best but surely much better than theirs

    • @nathr7375
      @nathr7375 3 роки тому +66

      @@shahmi94 I like the air here in western australia it's very clean, I bet americas country air is the same.

    • @tommyhwang936
      @tommyhwang936 3 роки тому +26

      Much better than china for sure....

  • @박예찬-j2u
    @박예찬-j2u 3 роки тому +4340

    Dimple seems to show us the side of the world that the media doesn't show, so I like it because my perspective is broadened.

    • @RicArmstrong
      @RicArmstrong 3 роки тому +84

      Mainstream media cannot be trusted.

    • @capo328
      @capo328 3 роки тому +38

      Mainstream media is fake news

    • @the83rdtrombonist60
      @the83rdtrombonist60 3 роки тому +83

      Mainstream media can be trusted to give you Mainstream news. You have to do some research and look for real news

    • @idiotsays705
      @idiotsays705 3 роки тому +2

      I found the Asian fetishiser

    • @selT02
      @selT02 3 роки тому +24

      @@idiotsays705
      Its clear to you that ur cute try of calling all the ppl that respond to you is calling you an idiot as well. With every ideotic comment you write, you call yourself an idiot.

  • @moon_0207
    @moon_0207 3 роки тому +237

    for a second there I thought he said "I even tried drugs in Vegas" and I was like jeez you really went all out there.

    • @CMDRZero01
      @CMDRZero01 3 роки тому +20

      I know right? Was like "Um... too much of the local culture there man."

    • @米空軍パイロット
      @米空軍パイロット 3 роки тому +24

      For once, NK propaganda was right about Las Vegas being a "corrupt kingdom of gamblers"

    • @czarnino7157
      @czarnino7157 3 роки тому +17

      @@米空軍パイロット yeah lol but the place is still pretty fun

    • @moon_0207
      @moon_0207 3 роки тому +17

      @@米空軍パイロット nah they said America as a whole was a corrupt kingdom, but Las Vegas. Yes.

    • @Gee5425
      @Gee5425 3 роки тому +1

      I thought the same thing for a second! 🤣😅

  • @frankworthen1065
    @frankworthen1065 3 роки тому +910

    This video made me feel good about my country. I am glad that he had such positive experiences. I think sometimes we take America for granted. We are certainly not perfect, far from it, but on average Americans are polite and welcoming.

    • @KR-wl5yd
      @KR-wl5yd 3 роки тому +41

      True, but I feel like if we shouldn't set North Korea as a bar. Plus, CIA used to have "enchanced interrogation techniques". We need to set the bar a little higher. It hasn't even been that long since the CIA tortured people.

    • @Creeno1
      @Creeno1 3 роки тому +79

      America is often getting a raw deal when portrayed in the European media. I'm not sure why. But every single person I know who has been to US concordantly portrays Americans as universally courteous and friendly.
      I'm sure America, like Europe, has its fair share of assholes. But the general perception of visitors to your country is that it is a nice place to be. So yeah, I don't blame you for feeling good. Every time a tourist comes to your country and feels welcomed, you are creating an ambassador.

    • @carterrussell5888
      @carterrussell5888 3 роки тому +29

      @Nick as an American I gotta admit that America is a pretty racist country but the media does disproportionately release very negative news about America because unfortunately that’s what sells

    • @fahr
      @fahr 3 роки тому +59

      @@carterrussell5888 as americans I think we are very critical of ourselves when it comes to racism, which makes sense because our population is so diverse with so many different races and cultures all intermixed and living closely together. so we kind of have to be I suppose. it's something I don't think people from other countries can fully understand.

    • @sukmidri
      @sukmidri 3 роки тому +53

      @@carterrussell5888 what is the definition of "pretty racist".
      How many other countries have you been to for your comparison to know it's so much more racist than others?

  • @agirlnamedbrett.
    @agirlnamedbrett. 2 роки тому +19

    the citizens of North Korea that defect seriously have balls of steel. the bravery and courage it takes to leave behind your home, the only place you have ever known along with your entire family is unfathomable.
    Hearing him talk about the Americans he met being kind to him, made me proud. just proves how much our own media tries to make us seem like these atrocious people.
    I hope one day all North Koreans can expierence freedom.

  • @kuravle008
    @kuravle008 3 роки тому +29

    I feel happy for this dude cause he has a wife and kid being a defector and above all hes safe and alive even after obviously telling all the NK military secrets

  • @brittrobinson41
    @brittrobinson41 3 роки тому +279

    Oh I made it into the video (7:58)! It was a pleasure to meet you and discuss the importance of human rights of North Koreans both inside and outside of Korea.

    • @tapatiolays4174
      @tapatiolays4174 3 роки тому +11

      Congrats for making it into a youtube video and a really important one!

    • @figo3554
      @figo3554 3 роки тому +2

      Nice

    • @Swock010
      @Swock010 3 роки тому +1

      That’s sick!

  • @JeffreyOsb
    @JeffreyOsb 3 роки тому +204

    As a US veteran of war in Iraq... thank you for appreciating us. I have nothing but love for your people. Please keep it up and I'm happy to see your pictures here. I hope you know we don't hate you. I never hurt anyone without them trying to hurt me or my buddies first. I even spent sometime at the DMZ. Perhaps we saw each other before. I never gave my name on UA-cam but I will this time.
    _WO1 (ex SGT) - Osborn
    Kahmsamneeda.

    • @noelgeorgette3150
      @noelgeorgette3150 3 роки тому

      @Andre Hpunkt Have you seen his name on UA-cam before?

    • @kimmycupreacts
      @kimmycupreacts 3 роки тому +7

      Thanks for your service!

    • @rune.theocracy
      @rune.theocracy 2 роки тому

      Interesting last name, does it mean anything?
      And thank you for your service!

  • @Raptor302
    @Raptor302 3 роки тому +80

    "North Korea depicts Las Vegas as a corrupt kingdom of gamblers for capitalists."
    That's.....not.....a hundred percent wrong.

  • @Real_Iron_Smith
    @Real_Iron_Smith 2 роки тому +6

    This is an amazing look into how America is seen when first encoutered by an outsider. I can be Cynical of the US sometimes but seeing this makes me a lot prouder to be American! I hope to live up to this kind of good impression!

  • @briannec2016
    @briannec2016 3 роки тому +68

    As much as I love these videos because they make me feel better about being American, they also make me want to hug these Korean Soldiers. The treatment they receive is just heartbreaking.

    • @canuck2444
      @canuck2444 Рік тому +2

      Yup, korean soldiers got it tough. Both the south and the north ones.

  • @dave131
    @dave131 3 роки тому +110

    " they depict Las Vegas as a corrupt kingdom of gamblers for the capitalists "....
    lol they're not far off though.

    • @noelgeorgette3150
      @noelgeorgette3150 3 роки тому +2

      @Dave The gamblers may contain a few corrupted individuals but certainly not the casinos. Have you any idea how stringently they're watched by the gaming commission?
      Prosecution, jailtime, and a casino closed indefinitely. It's not worth it for the casino owners to disregard the law.

    • @ollikoskiniemi6221
      @ollikoskiniemi6221 2 роки тому +1

      The "for the capitalists" part is kinda off. It's more like "gamblers and capitalists", but otherwise sounds legit.

    • @dave131
      @dave131 2 роки тому

      @@noelgeorgette3150 I was thinking more of the history of Vegas. The people who created and ran it for many decades were nearly all organized crime. It's entire existence is due to them.

  • @bes03c
    @bes03c 2 роки тому +1

    His point about American students caring more about North Koreans than South Koreans is completely true.

  • @alexrubio5296
    @alexrubio5296 3 роки тому +10

    When he said “I had never tried drugs before” I thought he was gonna end it with “but the Cocaine in California was awesome!”

  • @tulkdog
    @tulkdog 3 роки тому +11

    3:57
    “In North Korea they depict Las Vegas as a corrupt kingdom of gamblers for capitalists”
    They’re about right, but plenty of communists and socialists frequent there as well

  • @shakkazbra4984
    @shakkazbra4984 3 роки тому +6

    I really enjoyed this video. This man is the kind of person I want to hang out with and listen to his stories.

  • @NajSinghs
    @NajSinghs 3 роки тому +12

    Thank you for sharing!!! 💕

  • @lwwells
    @lwwells 2 роки тому +2

    I love these videos so much; especially while saddened by the war in Ukraine. It’s so good to have a reminder that we are all human.

  • @kl6902
    @kl6902 Рік тому +5

    I loved this video! I really enjoy hearing how the opinions of NK people change after meeting Americans. It also makes me sad that when they do defect, they’re scared of us or assume we want to hurt them. Americans feel bad about the living conditions and lack of human rights in N. Korea. We love the people there and wish they could have the same rights we have. It warms my heart to hear they enjoy meeting Americans and feel we are genuine, nice and empathetic people. Americans overall are so welcoming and hospitable. I would love to see more videos like this

  • @Sevenspent
    @Sevenspent 3 роки тому

    Always interesting to listen to people who never been to the US and hear there perspective of our country. I hope to visit Korea one day when this Covid nonsense is over.

  • @kittyykatie
    @kittyykatie Рік тому +1

    you know it's bad when he says he thinks Americans have good manners

  • @ESLTeacherTom
    @ESLTeacherTom Рік тому

    I used to weep about the poor air quality of Los Angeles. My Korean friend would be silent, and then say, "Better than Korea."

  • @templephantom6613
    @templephantom6613 3 роки тому

    First time seeing a cheery North Korean.. This guy's reaction is so adorable.. :D

  • @myself7968
    @myself7968 2 роки тому

    When he said casual my thoughts was wearing some kind of polo t shirt.😂😂😂 But learned wen scrolling on comments...

  • @nickbriggs8059
    @nickbriggs8059 Рік тому

    The way America is portrayed in countries like SK and even rural parts of Russia is shocking. It makes me realize how much I have to be thankful for.

  • @hughwotmeight2453
    @hughwotmeight2453 10 місяців тому

    It's funny how North Korea considers USA as their archnemesis while USA is like "ok? lmao"

  • @bumblestripe2399
    @bumblestripe2399 Рік тому +3

    I feel truly terrible that people with this good of a heart are forced into bad conditions to live in. This guy was amazing though!

  • @thermal37
    @thermal37 2 роки тому +1

    As a venezuelan, I must say americans are quite ungrateful when overall they are living in better conditions than almost every non-European countries, sure country has flaws and social issues, but mio dios this place is wonderful and has more opportunities than many other places.

  • @venomgeach9690
    @venomgeach9690 2 роки тому

    Respect brother 👍 love from Florida 🇺🇸.

  • @oxomaticman
    @oxomaticman 3 роки тому

    FINALLY, some positive words about Frisco. All it took was an interview from a North Korean defector.

  • @Who-is-the-best-Planet
    @Who-is-the-best-Planet 2 роки тому

    I want to hear more from this chap please make him a regular

  • @Ey_SmoKrac
    @Ey_SmoKrac 2 роки тому

    really makes me realize how good i have it when someone compliments San Francisco’s air

  • @Chris55433
    @Chris55433 Рік тому

    If he thinks San Francisco and Las Vegas have nice people, wait til he visits Minnesota.

  • @206Zelda
    @206Zelda 2 роки тому

    Innately, without knowing much, I pray for Taiwan, South Korea, and those that cannot flee North Korea. 🙏

  • @thomasg6362
    @thomasg6362 Рік тому

    Wow what a brave man!

  • @JasonWester
    @JasonWester 2 роки тому

    Q: "Have you visited the US?"
    A: "I was invited to the White House."
    I'll take that as a "yes."

  • @UncleUncleRj
    @UncleUncleRj 11 місяців тому

    When he said he went to San Francisco I was like "OH NO!" then I realized he was there four years ago, before it literally went to shit.

  • @OhioCentralModeler
    @OhioCentralModeler 3 роки тому +2

    I love it when people have a wholesome appreciation of the US. In university I'm surrounded by classmates and professors who've drunk the leftist kool-aid and decry the very country that ironically guarantees them the right to freely decry it. I think our American kindness is a secret to our success that so many seem to be losing these days.
    Reminds me of some of the stories I've heard about the German PoW camps we used to run in WWII. We treated the German soldiers far better than the Wehrmacht did so most didn't even try to escape, and many even stayed in the US and became citizens after the war. Basic, sincere kindness and simply treating others with respect and dignity will turn all but the truly evil to your side regardless of how they might have been previously indoctrinated, and few people are truly evil.

    • @username-userr
      @username-userr 2 роки тому +3

      Everything deserves criticism, no matter how much you appreciate it
      The US isn't perfect. Is it better than North Korea? Hell yeah (but a lotta places are way better than North Korea)
      The US has problems, just as any country has, and by criticizing those issues, we are attempting to make a better united states to live in.

    • @creamchoco
      @creamchoco 2 роки тому

      South Korea has the same problem with education despite the new administration now. The previous leftist ruling party still controls the education here, which is why many of the younger generation learn the wrong history about North Korea.

  • @robertgoss4842
    @robertgoss4842 3 роки тому

    What an interesting and intelligent young man. Great video! His comment about Vegas and greedy capitalists was ingenuous and naive at the same time. What always surprises me about North Koreans is how baffled they are when Westerners are "nice" to them. Kind of endearing.

  • @ozio_exe9584
    @ozio_exe9584 Рік тому

    Gives me the same kinds energy of the kind of interviews we'd make fun of the DPRK for doing lmao

  • @blake7587
    @blake7587 2 роки тому

    I live in California and if any North Korean defectors want to visit you’re welcome too!

  • @seeker296
    @seeker296 Рік тому

    Hearing a nk say "please like and subscribe" is probably a world first

  • @Tattooedgreenthumb
    @Tattooedgreenthumb 2 роки тому

    From someone who is from Washington State and has family in the military, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for having the strength to come and see for yourself what America is like and to help the DoD. I truly hope one day North Korea can be free from the cruelty that is the Kim Jung Un.

  • @hallo-mt5tx
    @hallo-mt5tx 7 місяців тому

    i wish i could sit down with him and ask about every single detail, its so interesting

  • @chrisb8493
    @chrisb8493 3 роки тому

    I really like this guy. We should offer him an opportunity to become a US Citizen. Immigrants like him, with his outlook is what made the US into the world power we are.

  • @gilee1944
    @gilee1944 2 роки тому

    Excellent human being

  • @charliecash8286
    @charliecash8286 Рік тому

    When you singing like a bird and giving up their oppositions secrets they don’t beat you …..otherwise you get waterboard

  • @katiekawaii
    @katiekawaii 2 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing so much important information with us. I sincerely hope that the North Korean people will see freedom soon. If you ever get a chance to come visit Los Angeles, I'll buy you a drink. 😉

  • @BigfootRAHHH
    @BigfootRAHHH 2 роки тому

    "Honestly speaking, I didn't want to come back to Korea" -The words of a former America-hating North Korean spy and not some random American Leftist 🤣

  • @LegionOfShrooms
    @LegionOfShrooms 2 роки тому

    I’d of walked up smoking a J! You can’t do that I didn’t know I’m from NK 🤣

  • @mariejackson325
    @mariejackson325 Рік тому

    If this guy isn’t just snowing us but is sincere, he better not go back to N. Korea. It would not bode well for him and his family.

  • @erkhardtify
    @erkhardtify 2 роки тому

    My wife is from China is she is just repeatedly amazed at sunsets in the U.S.A. I have been to China, and flying in to Beijing is a bit surreal. From the sky it looks like perpetual fog when in actuality it's just smog.

  • @raydavies5249
    @raydavies5249 Рік тому

    Very grateful to live in the USA !!!

  • @UselessBunny
    @UselessBunny Рік тому

    Now being honest north korea didn't go too overboard talking about las vegas.

  • @Awesomenesspossumness
    @Awesomenesspossumness 2 роки тому

    I am very proud of the American people and our government for showing care and sympathy for this man. The North Koreans who wish or even not wish to be free are truly in such an unfortunate position.

  • @GCJACK83
    @GCJACK83 2 роки тому

    Glad he made it out of North Korea. He's the type of citizen this country needs because he realizes how good he has it here compared to where he came from. I wish the same could be said for every person in this country, but some of us are too stupid, blind, and violent to look around and realize that.

  • @MJSGamingSanctuary
    @MJSGamingSanctuary 3 роки тому

    The CIA is like alot of secret agencies they don't waste assets unless you like really piss them off XD.

  • @CrazySeanYT
    @CrazySeanYT Рік тому

    "the U.S is supporting the human rights of north korea" .... Tell that to americas ban on north korea importing food and anything used for farming .... enforced by warships....

  • @mikejowan3340
    @mikejowan3340 10 місяців тому

    its interesting that he refers to south korea as just "korea"

  • @williss1192
    @williss1192 3 роки тому +2

    He’s a really polite and humorous guy. You’d find it hard to believe he was part of communist North Korea. I can’t imagine him in such a gloomy environment.
    I also like how he describes these “Scary Big-Shots” as casual normal guys. That says a lot. They aren’t the monsters or arrogant villains depicted or he’d imagined. [unfortunately these days times have probably changed.]
    Even so I wish a Chinese person would watch this as well. Maybe learn a little truth outside their scope.

  • @fkagamingcrafts6756
    @fkagamingcrafts6756 Рік тому

    Some of these claims, yankee, invader, gouging out eyes, and vegas being a corrupt kingdom for gamblers is actually quite true! lmao

  • @PM-oh5xs
    @PM-oh5xs 3 роки тому +1

    Have you heard of the Gauntanamo Bay? 🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @teoteous
    @teoteous Рік тому

    Yeah.... More South Korean citizens do need to care about the North Koreans right now.

  • @Styrofoam-ee
    @Styrofoam-ee Рік тому

    Always glad to see a north defector look happy and healthy I just hope he's not at threat of being kidnapped back to the North as it is a distinct possibility concerning he shared secret military secrets but can only hope the CIA or other branch of government is protecting these North Defectors.

  • @tradesmith_yt
    @tradesmith_yt Рік тому

    That last line really puzzles me, do South Koreans treat defectors with indifference??

  • @audrod81
    @audrod81 3 роки тому

    Does anyone know if these former NK military personnel are putting their lives at risk by posting videos like this? How brave you are, sir, for coming to the US and sharing of yourself so generously! God bless you!

  • @GatCat
    @GatCat 2 роки тому

    I wish the North Korean people could know the truth. Some do, the leadership. But most are just brainwashed. Threatened with a life of hard labor. It’s really sad.

  • @boardante8454
    @boardante8454 3 роки тому

    i hope hes safe right now

  • @fonzworthbently885
    @fonzworthbently885 2 роки тому

    They need to take this man to middle America in the corn to enjoy true clean air!

  • @graybushgamer130
    @graybushgamer130 2 роки тому

    "I never tried drugs before but I think this it what it must be like to be addicted"

  • @JTA1961
    @JTA1961 3 роки тому

    They lost a good man... I'm sure they would L~O~V~E to get him back.

  • @HarryWHill-GA
    @HarryWHill-GA 2 роки тому

    Welcome to Freedom sir.

  • @davidsimplicio4676
    @davidsimplicio4676 Рік тому

    Broh just told everything to the US 😂

  • @thecursed01
    @thecursed01 Рік тому +1

    "Innorth korea we see las vegas as corrupt kingdom of the capitalists" so do the Americans,but they celebrate that there :)

  • @ToxiicZombee
    @ToxiicZombee 2 роки тому

    3:25 is the moment he realized "Damn, I was on the losing side the whole time" yessir our money may not be backed by gold anymore its backed by something better "Our Guns"

  • @kemhug2623
    @kemhug2623 2 роки тому

    This made me sad. Learning that 🇰🇷 students are not interested on NK.

  • @soulplexis
    @soulplexis 3 роки тому

    a traitor to his country. Shame on him

  • @nilionth
    @nilionth 2 роки тому

    uh, all of north korea's original depictions for the U.S. seemed pretty on point, is what i learned from this video. invaders, yankees, gamblers, capitalists

  • @kulkuljator
    @kulkuljator 11 місяців тому

    Ironically, some Americans also know of themselves as invaders and yankees

  • @sweetsgourmet
    @sweetsgourmet 2 роки тому

    Wow! Suits are casual dress and the air is good in California. 😬 As Americans we take what we call the simple things for granted. Dimple…why did you cut him off when he started talking about feeling unwelcomed in SK?

  • @sailor-rick
    @sailor-rick Рік тому

    In South Korea you are a former enemy. In the United States you are not. That is because of the proximity of South Korea to your former country. The United States is much more distant and the Korean War is not in our thoughts.

    • @robbrown4621
      @robbrown4621 Рік тому

      Yes, the North Korean regime was responsible for the deaths of many tens of thousands of people, most of them were Korean.

  • @antiLGTBQ
    @antiLGTBQ 11 місяців тому

    "Yeah the air was so clean, allow me to explain precise details of top secret operations, the food was good too!"

  • @EveryoneIsStupidButMe
    @EveryoneIsStupidButMe 2 роки тому

    Its almost like watching a deaf person hear music for the first time

  • @bitch_slap
    @bitch_slap Рік тому +1

    This guy has the smiles of a very obligated proud kamikaze pilot

  • @hannahbeanies8855
    @hannahbeanies8855 2 роки тому +2437

    My heart always hurts when I listen to the stories of North Korean defectors. As an American, I’m still shocked by how surprised and thankful they are for something simple like polite gestures, and how grateful they are to be treated with compassion and dignity. They appreciate every little thing, even a piece of toast. I hate imagining the suffering that happens in North Korea right now… the fear that the outside world is full of people who hate you and want to torture you. I hope you have found peace and happiness Mr Lee. You are always welcome in the US.

    • @erikhoryza9068
      @erikhoryza9068 2 роки тому +30

      Very well put.

    • @hannahbeanies8855
      @hannahbeanies8855 Рік тому +21

      @Antonio Gramsci That is one hell of an assumption about everyone’s character in the comments. Are you referring to US bombings of cities that were indiscriminate in their targeting of civilian population centers? I would have to agree those were extremely terrible if they were to talk about it, although your estimated number of fatalities is larger than any published source. But atrocities committed in the 1950s do not erase or lighten the current ongoing atrocities happening in North Korea now. I’m not sure what your point in this comment was, other than to crap on the goodwill of the other comments. What is your goal here?

    • @hannahbeanies8855
      @hannahbeanies8855 Рік тому +29

      @Antonio Gramsci Where has anyone asked for an apology? I certainly didn’t and would never expect such a thing. Also, your final sentence is a gross oversimplification of a multiparty conflict, not to mention a complete misrepresentation of the current state of affairs. But I digress.

    • @hannahbeanies8855
      @hannahbeanies8855 Рік тому

      @Antonio Gramsci That’s your source? Lemay? Yes he was over the whole thing. He’s the “bomb then back to the Stone Age” guy. The guy who famously wanted WWIII to start back then. Dude wanted to drop nuclear bombs in any conflict. This man was the horniest for bombs. There was a reason he was inspiration for Dr Strangelove. Not to mention he was a far right segregationist politician post war. He wished he killed that many people.

    • @hannahbeanies8855
      @hannahbeanies8855 Рік тому

      @Antonio Gramsci Now you’re saying I don’t actually care, like you know me. Like you care about this man either. Your goal is bring down any bit of positivity that one may feel from video. Imagine the moral high horse you have to ride to condemn strangers over the internet like a shiny white knight.
      So now SANCTIONS are responsible for the state of North Korea? Why don’t you just marry the supreme leader then? Good grief.

  • @SCORPEANrtd
    @SCORPEANrtd 3 роки тому +12802

    It's concerning when someone says the air in places like San Francisco is clean

    • @the_mad_fool
      @the_mad_fool 3 роки тому +2031

      Nothing quite makes me appreciate how good we have it in the US like going back to China and experiencing the smog of Shanghai or Beijing. As a Chinese American, it's hard not to be embarrassed for my birth country when I think about how Koreans have to put up with our second hand pollution. We're like that asshole who smokes in a crowded elevator.

    • @anson2389
      @anson2389 3 роки тому +528

      @@the_mad_fool yeah this video really did help me appreciate the privileges that americans like me have. Not having to worry about air quality is just one example

    • @jacobwerner274
      @jacobwerner274 3 роки тому +241

      Made me wonder what he would think of something like Montana

    • @edwin4625
      @edwin4625 3 роки тому +41

      LOL. May be the dookie smell better in SF, hahahaha.

    • @BretekV
      @BretekV 3 роки тому +153

      @Lawofimprobability Big cities like Los Angeles weren't any better in like the 60s, and 70s, etc. It wasn't until we started getting some real environmental regulation that it cleaned up. California of course has some of the strictest environmental regulations for air pollution in the country. Some take our breathable air for granted. You can still see the smog over LA depending on the weather, but I imagine it's nowhere near as bad as other places.

  • @diekssus7194
    @diekssus7194 3 роки тому +8570

    I love that this man calls people in suits "casual dress" just because they arn't wearing uniforms. 😁

    • @pepebeezon772
      @pepebeezon772 3 роки тому +104

      Business suits are casual

    • @mitchellgraber9448
      @mitchellgraber9448 3 роки тому +900

      @@pepebeezon772 From my experience growing up in the US casual is jeans and a t-shirt, or on the dressier side khaki and a button up shirt. A full suit is basically as dressed up as you can get

    • @pepebeezon772
      @pepebeezon772 3 роки тому +129

      @@mitchellgraber9448 in western dress code a business suit is part of business casual. If a business suit is formal what do you call a tux then?

    • @asmolblueberry
      @asmolblueberry 3 роки тому +420

      @@pepebeezon772 fancy

    • @tabbatab3682
      @tabbatab3682 3 роки тому +320

      I envisioned hawaiian flannel, khaki shorts, and flip flops when he said "casual."

  • @fastindy
    @fastindy 3 роки тому +25848

    "In North Korea, they depict Las Vegas as a corrupt kingdom of gamblers for the capitalists"
    Ahhh so they don't get everything wrong then

    • @davidsantiago7808
      @davidsantiago7808 3 роки тому +2674

      as an american i can attest it's not wrong. However it is a fun place for vacation.

    • @ignatiusradityo6774
      @ignatiusradityo6774 3 роки тому +352

      Lmao my thought exactly

    • @cyl742
      @cyl742 3 роки тому +154

      I was going to say the same thing. :)

    • @MasthaX
      @MasthaX 3 роки тому +574

      There might be a truth in that, but it's certainly not all of it. Places like Las Vegas got so much more to offer than just gambling. The whole gambling business and casinos are only there since it has to do with tax and land regulations.

    • @wasted5742
      @wasted5742 3 роки тому +87

      @@davidsantiago7808 as a non American I can confirm this.

  • @Zurenza
    @Zurenza 11 місяців тому +189

    I had a friend who defected from North Korea with his mom and dad when he was about 5, lived in South Korea for awhile then moved to the US, a small town in West Texas was where his family chose to settle down. He used to tell us stories of what he saw and what his mom and dad had been through(This was in high school when he moved to my home town.) and just, damn. I have so much respect for defector's and I'm happy to see another person who was able to leave with their family intact.
    Edit: As an american, and a texan. I think I can proudly say that anyone ANYONE who had to live through what's going in that country, is more than welcome in this one. We are a people raised on the prospect of freedom for all. And while, yeah, that's a bit exaggerated and cheesy when you get older. The "American Dream" is something that kind of just exists in us, we'll always strive for freedom and hearing stories of people grasping their own will resonate with us far more than people might think.

  • @adog5891
    @adog5891 3 роки тому +3332

    The story of him spinning a wheel and winning some money was pretty wholesome.

    • @symbolsarenotreality4595
      @symbolsarenotreality4595 3 роки тому +17

      Only if you are brain dead and in love with the monetary system which is just one giant scam lol

    • @AlexDreemurr
      @AlexDreemurr 3 роки тому +277

      @@symbolsarenotreality4595 I bet you're fun at parties.

    • @helbent4
      @helbent4 3 роки тому +30

      @@symbolsarenotreality4595 What if I love it but am not "in love" with it?

    • @TheRealD4
      @TheRealD4 3 роки тому +19

      @@symbolsarenotreality4595 /woooosh

    • @unclebary519
      @unclebary519 3 роки тому +23

      @@symbolsarenotreality4595 maybe ur just poor

  • @samuelpeinado1267
    @samuelpeinado1267 3 роки тому +529

    I'm glad to hear that he was treated well during his visits to the US, by the US military and by people just being around (the guy he bumped into that responded politely). USA/Americans aren't perfect... by a long shot... but it's good to see that sometimes we get it right event when we don't have to.
    Also glad to hear he was able to get his family out. Hope they continue to do well and move on with life.

    • @JohnRodriguesPhotographer
      @JohnRodriguesPhotographer Рік тому +2

      Being a North Korean defector I'm sure for few years there were some people watching him very closely and help was never far away

    • @AWildRaito
      @AWildRaito Рік тому +18

      American people are nice for the most part until politics get involved.

    • @nickbriggs8059
      @nickbriggs8059 Рік тому +20

      Most Americans are kind. Everyone has bad days I get it but it makes my heart happy to see an outsider experience our good side.

    • @Good_Hot_Chocolate
      @Good_Hot_Chocolate Рік тому +2

      ​@@AWildRaito Yeah, very few things are always bad topics of conversation there. But politics is always at the very top of bad topics lmao.

    • @Allen-fi4ke
      @Allen-fi4ke 6 місяців тому

      @@AWildRaitoAnd religion.

  • @selT02
    @selT02 3 роки тому +6841

    I think everybody is so interested in this series because North Korea is this misterious country with all the rumours we hear. And when we learned how bad N-K treats people, everybody just wondered how to help them. Its just interesting hearing the thoughts of a North Korean person.

    • @robertruiz98
      @robertruiz98 3 роки тому +162

      So many of them have the mentality of abused children it's going to take generations for the ones that escaped to be okay

    • @joylee7274
      @joylee7274 3 роки тому +109

      They've been brainwashed by communist propagandas all their lives and lived in a closed place so long they have totally different mind set.

    • @robertruiz98
      @robertruiz98 3 роки тому +21

      @@joylee7274 okay if they can make it through all that with no ill effect then they're much stronger than I can ever see around me

    • @joylee7274
      @joylee7274 3 роки тому +73

      @@robertruiz98 As soon as they see reality in the free world like in America, S. Korea, their mind is renewed immediately and they realize that they've been deceived. Most of the NK defectors said they are very thankful for everything and happy cz they lived in a place of hell and now they are living in heaven.

    • @joylee7274
      @joylee7274 3 роки тому +33

      @@robertruiz98 NK is a very underdeveloped country w/ everything has to do w/ lies, deceptions and no moral standards. I heard that they steal in order to survive. It is literally survival of the fittest. Most of them have a very strong mentality cz they've been through a lot.

  • @zacharylortie2786
    @zacharylortie2786 3 роки тому +3326

    I love how he flexed America so hard. He’s like “why don’t we just advance” & “why don’t you just blow up his castle” 😂😭

    • @TheDestructodave520
      @TheDestructodave520 3 роки тому +887

      Well, he saw the capabilities and it probably dumbfounded him since he had heard his entire life how at war/awful the US is, and he sees first hand that at any moment if the US really wanted to they could wipe it off the map.
      But as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility, and thats just not something you do.

    • @VexLooter
      @VexLooter 3 роки тому +53

      @@TheDestructodave520 Nah, they can't.
      Or it would've happened during the Korean war.

    • @eterno2457
      @eterno2457 3 роки тому +429

      @@VexLooter geneva

    • @VexLooter
      @VexLooter 3 роки тому +35

      @@eterno2457 Yeah and it's still active, so they still can't.

    • @VexLooter
      @VexLooter 3 роки тому +52

      @Softan J But they didn't do it, so they cannot.
      They play by the rules (Geneva in this case as mentioned above) so they will never do anything to North Korea.

  • @andromedapictures6874
    @andromedapictures6874 3 роки тому +4012

    “ In North Korea they depict Las Vegas as a corrupt kingdom of gamblers for the capitalists”
    damn they hit that nail on the head with that

    • @AUniqueHandleName444
      @AUniqueHandleName444 3 роки тому +176

      Yeah, honestly, that's...pretty accurate. I've made the mistake of going twice and I walked away with that impression both times.

    • @GdotWdot
      @GdotWdot 3 роки тому +235

      You must've heard that story before: some time after the USSR fell they asked a person on the street how things were going, and the guy goes - "Everything they told us about communism was a lie, but everything they told us about capitalism was true."

    • @Chipwhitley274
      @Chipwhitley274 3 роки тому +51

      @@GdotWdot,
      Yeah?
      Because Capitalism is why we are able to live in the amazing conditions that he couldn't dream about. He puts Capitalism in proper perspective relative to nations like North Korea... and you still blindly hate that which has lifted more people out of poverty more rapidly than any other system in history.

    • @amidalaprin4846
      @amidalaprin4846 3 роки тому +171

      @@Chipwhitley274 You can criticize a system for its faults without "blindly hating it" ya know.

    • @Chipwhitley274
      @Chipwhitley274 3 роки тому +30

      @@amidalaprin4846,
      Except they didn't criticize it for select faults... they claim that Capitalism creates corrupt kingdoms... entire economies that are corrupt.
      My argument stands.

  • @Politik-mit-Kopf
    @Politik-mit-Kopf 3 роки тому +2601

    What he said about the acceptance of South Koreans towards North Koreans is hard. Even other nations are more welcoming. This hurts my heart hearing this as a German. We too had identity and assimilation issues in the process of reunification. But west and east Germany are one Germany and north and South Korea also are one country, separated by pride and ignorance of only a few.

    • @idiotgaming6376
      @idiotgaming6376 3 роки тому +53

      Technically you guys had to unify twice because of when bismark essentially made the country the first time

    • @markmidwest7092
      @markmidwest7092 3 роки тому +109

      North and South Korea are one nation as much as East and West Germany was in 1975. There's more than pride and ignorance separating the two. There are guns and nuclear weapons, too.

    • @Politik-mit-Kopf
      @Politik-mit-Kopf 3 роки тому +83

      @@markmidwest7092 and you think the situation was much different during the Cold War in Germany? No everyone wished for reunification in Germany. But the overall acceptance was high once it happened. With the degree North and South Korea different in their level of development I don’t think any even remotely similar reunification is possible.

    • @markmidwest7092
      @markmidwest7092 3 роки тому +78

      @@Politik-mit-Kopf I never suggested that reuniting the two Koreas is remotely possible.
      Back in the 70's it did not appear that reuniting Germany was remotely possible, either. It happened because East Germany was a client state of the USSR, which collapsed.
      N Korea is a vassal of China. So long as China is a power, N Korea will not be reunited with the South. China would never stand for an ally of the US right there.
      So the similarities between Germany and Korea are great. Germany got a very lucky break.

    • @wakannnai1
      @wakannnai1 3 роки тому +54

      @@Politik-mit-Kopf Unlike with German reunification, this is spot on. The Korean spoken between North and South Korea is completely different and has a large number of different words. The culture experienced is both countries is completely different. While some people have had family in North Korea, it's been close to 70 years since that war. There's been an entire generation of people that have had almost no contact between each other. This has lead to a massive culture gap between the two countries. South Korea is also vastly more wealthy than North Korea. The economic burden of uplifting people who have almost nothing to do with you will be enough to drive massive wedges in society (South Korea has a GDP per capita nearly 25x that of North Korea). At the time of reunification of East and West Germany there was a GDP per capita difference of only 4x at the time of reunification and there's still a massive 13k euro gap in terms of GDP per capita between West and East Germany 40 years later.
      I doubt even if China collapsed tomorrow, South Korea would be willing to reunite with North Korea once they become aware of the economic consequences of such a move. It's simply a pipe dream at this point.

  • @jackfishthe6th373
    @jackfishthe6th373 3 роки тому +1344

    Man I wish I could have seen more of what this guy had to say. There was some interesting stuff he had to say, but unfortunately it looks like the video was cut down for time constraints...

    • @blahblah8037
      @blahblah8037 3 роки тому +63

      The outsider comment was cut off and we all now he had some interesting ideas about that. Too bad we don’t get to hear them

    • @jorgemtzb9359
      @jorgemtzb9359 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah man how much i hate time constrains.....

    • @upperjohn117aka
      @upperjohn117aka 3 роки тому +10

      @Limon Ysal if they really didnt want you to see it they wouldn't have shown us that sentence its probably more so he isnt hated on by the south koreans

    • @PrezVeto
      @PrezVeto 3 роки тому +3

      @@jorgemtzb9359 Any time constraints here were self-imposed.

    • @danishbutter1847
      @danishbutter1847 3 роки тому

      @ana sheee Intelligence agency and national face reputation defense and information war will always be a problem for any other country i take justice on a whole different level compared to the average human since i go by God's Universal Laws.

  • @SpitOnP4kiKids
    @SpitOnP4kiKids 3 роки тому +2899

    Ah you bastard, I made it through the whole video without crying then when he said he feels like an outsider I burst out in tears. I hope this man finds where he feels he belongs. Manners, respect, peace and love from England. We share the same heart

    • @PatriceBoivin
      @PatriceBoivin 3 роки тому +100

      He feels like an outsider when in South Korea. Many young people there don't think about North Korea, they don't feel they have anything in common with them. Not the same with older Koreans of course.

    • @SpitOnP4kiKids
      @SpitOnP4kiKids 3 роки тому +89

      @@PatriceBoivin It's so heartbreaking that the people he considers to be brothers aren't as concerned about his struggle as people on the other side of the world are

    • @creativepassionsmom9730
      @creativepassionsmom9730 3 роки тому +2

      @Creative Passion396 do you like making your mom sad? Cause I might die if you don't get help, my heart is breaking 💔

    • @Jr-qo4ls
      @Jr-qo4ls 3 роки тому +16

      Spot on sir. But I did not cry, my eyeballs were sweating a little at the end but I did not shed a tear

    • @SpitOnP4kiKids
      @SpitOnP4kiKids 3 роки тому +3

      @Mike burner Do you believe he has a responsibility to continue aggression towards North Korea, or perhaps do you think he should be able to try and live a normal life? I'm not arguing I just like debates

  • @mycroft16
    @mycroft16 3 роки тому +557

    There are jerks and assholes everywhere, but videos like this just prove that the vast, huge, uncountable majority of humanity are all just people like the rest of us. We all just want friends, family, good food, a good paying job, etc. We joke, laugh, come together around food and music, sing and dance, cry and hurt for the same reasons.

    • @Snakerats4fun
      @Snakerats4fun 3 роки тому +4

      I had an idea regarding what he said at the end, he spoke about how N Koreans can feel like outsiders in S Korea. Well, given the general public feeling in America about helping defectors, (and I don't have social media, so I'd love some input), but what it if people set up an account on Instagram or Facebook for the purpose of communicating with defectors in S Korea to make them feel less alone- maybe people who have learned Korean, or are Korean Americans. I think it'd be an effective way to do something to actually help them, rather than just lament on their situation and wish there were something to do (which is what I've been doing). Thanks for reading this and have a nice day!

    • @carlbeaver7112
      @carlbeaver7112 2 роки тому +10

      It's funny how we elect those that immediately believe they are our controllers instead of our employees. And then there are those that allow them to fill become our lords and masters and will willingly die to give them that honor. We don't singularly own that deficiency, it's all around the world. However, when we get to compare notes, like we do here or when we travel abroad, we find that most of the time it isn't the common man that is the real problem.

    • @mycroft16
      @mycroft16 2 роки тому +16

      @@carlbeaver7112 Can you imagine what we could do collectively if we as the common could get together and stop letting power hungry people divide us and set us against each other? Honestly, like 95% of the people on Earth could co-exist totally fine without any problems. It's such a small number that break everything for everyone.

    • @MarcABrown-tt1fp
      @MarcABrown-tt1fp 2 роки тому +3

      @@mycroft16 What a monstrous task it would be to get hundreds of thousands of local people on the same page on something without a sorta code. Yes indeed the kind of information infrastructure rich people own.
      Thankfully its not impossible, just really REALLY hard without being painted an orchestrater.

    • @Andrew-ig5sp
      @Andrew-ig5sp Рік тому

      Yep. It’s roughly the same everywhere in a different language. People going to work, caring for families, kids, dinner, customs, rich, poor, retirees, busses, cars, bikes, etc.