Ok it's just a two part TV show and the interviews, locations were controlled but would have liked more on the untouched town of Keasong and its architecture, who was using the modern offices of in the street built in a year and yes HS1 will take longer but how did they build it so fast.
Are they moving to a Chinese/Vietnamese model of communist state with capitalist economy?
As always, the mystery and enigma that is North Korea goes on and on. Also left me wanting to know so much more......but if someone with the tact and gentle nature of Michael Palin can’t get any closer to the truth, then no one can. Would like to have known more about what they thought (and knew) about the world outside of NK not just from the view point given by the predictable reply from his female minder. I wonder what answer the army officer would have given? Would be good if he could invite his two guides to The UK for a reality check....I wonder if that scenario has crossed Michaels or the programme producers mind?
Are ordinary North Koreans even allowed to leave the country?
As always, the mystery and enigma that is North Korea goes on and on. Also left me wanting to know so much more......but if someone with the tact and gentle nature of Michael Palin can’t get any closer to the truth, then no one can. Would like to have known more about what they thought (and knew) about the world outside of NK not just from the view point given by the predictable reply from his female minder. I wonder what answer the army officer would have given? Would be good if he could invite his two guides to The UK for a reality check....I wonder if that scenario has crossed Michaels or the programme producers mind?
Are ordinary North Koreans even allowed to leave the country?
No they’re not......but I rather think those two would not be considered ‘ordinary’.
As always, the mystery and enigma that is North Korea goes on and on. Also left me wanting to know so much more......but if someone with the tact and gentle nature of Michael Palin can’t get any closer to the truth, then no one can. Would like to have known more about what they thought (and knew) about the world outside of NK not just from the view point given by the predictable reply from his female minder. I wonder what answer the army officer would have given? Would be good if he could invite his two guides to The UK for a reality check....I wonder if that scenario has crossed Michaels or the programme producers mind?
Are ordinary North Koreans even allowed to leave the country?
No they’re not......but I rather think those two would not be considered ‘ordinary’.
The minders are watched just as much as Palin. Can't have them being infected with strange ideas by their contact with foreigners.
As always, the mystery and enigma that is North Korea goes on and on. Also left me wanting to know so much more......but if someone with the tact and gentle nature of Michael Palin can’t get any closer to the truth, then no one can. Would like to have known more about what they thought (and knew) about the world outside of NK not just from the view point given by the predictable reply from his female minder. I wonder what answer the army officer would have given? Would be good if he could invite his two guides to The UK for a reality check....I wonder if that scenario has crossed Michaels or the programme producers mind?
Are ordinary North Koreans even allowed to leave the country?
No they’re not......but I rather think those two would not be considered ‘ordinary’.
The minders are watched just as much as Palin. Can't have them being infected with strange ideas by their contact with foreigners.
True.....but hope springs eternal....just maybe the NK’s might consider it should Michael ‘officially’ invite them. Wouldn’t look good on them if they declined......mind you, that wouldn’t bother them much.
As always, the mystery and enigma that is North Korea goes on and on. Also left me wanting to know so much more......but if someone with the tact and gentle nature of Michael Palin can’t get any closer to the truth, then no one can. Would like to have known more about what they thought (and knew) about the world outside of NK not just from the view point given by the predictable reply from his female minder. I wonder what answer the army officer would have given? Would be good if he could invite his two guides to The UK for a reality check....I wonder if that scenario has crossed Michaels or the programme producers mind?
Are ordinary North Koreans even allowed to leave the country?
No they’re not......but I rather think those two would not be considered ‘ordinary’.
A few North Koreans are allowed to leave to work in North Korean restaurants, we have one here in KM.
As always, the mystery and enigma that is North Korea goes on and on. Also left me wanting to know so much more......but if someone with the tact and gentle nature of Michael Palin can’t get any closer to the truth, then no one can. Would like to have known more about what they thought (and knew) about the world outside of NK not just from the view point given by the predictable reply from his female minder. I wonder what answer the army officer would have given? Would be good if he could invite his two guides to The UK for a reality check....I wonder if that scenario has crossed Michaels or the programme producers mind?
Are ordinary North Koreans even allowed to leave the country?
They do allow NK citizens out of the country to work, but not in the 'outside world' if you like. China would take a lot on, but less so these days following their missile antics. Russia accepts a lot, to work crappy jobs in horrible conditions for bad pay and the NK government take just about all of a worker's money as it's one of their few means of obtaining foreign currency. Overseas worker's families are basically hostages until they return and then the worker has to go through 're-education & reintegration'.
As always, the mystery and enigma that is North Korea goes on and on. Also left me wanting to know so much more......but if someone with the tact and gentle nature of Michael Palin can’t get any closer to the truth, then no one can. Would like to have known more about what they thought (and knew) about the world outside of NK not just from the view point given by the predictable reply from his female minder. I wonder what answer the army officer would have given? Would be good if he could invite his two guides to The UK for a reality check....I wonder if that scenario has crossed Michaels or the programme producers mind?
Are ordinary North Koreans even allowed to leave the country?
No they’re not......but I rather think those two would not be considered ‘ordinary’.
A few North Koreans are allowed to leave to work in North Korean restaurants, we have one here in KM.
They defect quite a lot too.
Just checked Kunming on the map, I hadn't realised just how far away Korea is from you! Indeed North Korea borders Russia, with Vladivostok just over the border
As always, the mystery and enigma that is North Korea goes on and on. Also left me wanting to know so much more......but if someone with the tact and gentle nature of Michael Palin can’t get any closer to the truth, then no one can. Would like to have known more about what they thought (and knew) about the world outside of NK not just from the view point given by the predictable reply from his female minder. I wonder what answer the army officer would have given? Would be good if he could invite his two guides to The UK for a reality check....I wonder if that scenario has crossed Michaels or the programme producers mind?
Are ordinary North Koreans even allowed to leave the country?
No they’re not......but I rather think those two would not be considered ‘ordinary’.
A few North Koreans are allowed to leave to work in North Korean restaurants, we have one here in KM.
They defect quite a lot too.
Just checked Kunming on the map, I hadn't realised just how far away Korea is from you! Indeed North Korea borders Russia, with Vladivostok just over the border
Yah, couldn't get much further without going into Tibet.
This is the wiki entry for the huge sports stadium pointed out by Palin when he was on top of the tower .. the largest sports arena in the world .. quite remarkable and I don't think that it was mentioned during the programme .. did his minders neglect to tell him I wonder?
This is the wiki entry for the huge sports stadium pointed out by Palin when he was on top of the tower .. the largest sports arena in the world .. quite remarkable and I don't think that it was mentioned during the programme .. did his minders neglect to tell him I wonder?
This is the wiki entry for the huge sports stadium pointed out by Palin when he was on top of the tower .. the largest sports arena in the world .. quite remarkable and I don't think that it was mentioned during the programme .. did his minders neglect to tell him I wonder?
If I’m right and I might not be I think this very big stadium was originally built to accommodate the USSR games and apart from that was mainly used for parades.
This is the wiki entry for the huge sports stadium pointed out by Palin when he was on top of the tower .. the largest sports arena in the world .. quite remarkable and I don't think that it was mentioned during the programme .. did his minders neglect to tell him I wonder?
If I’m right and I might not be I think this very big stadium was originally built to accommodate the USSR games and apart from that was mainly used for parades.
This is the wiki entry for the huge sports stadium pointed out by Palin when he was on top of the tower .. the largest sports arena in the world .. quite remarkable and I don't think that it was mentioned during the programme .. did his minders neglect to tell him I wonder?
If I’m right and I might not be I think this very big stadium was originally built to accommodate the USSR games and apart from that was mainly used for parades.
wiki says it was mainly used for gymnastic exhibitions and displays
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Wouldn’t look good on them if they declined......mind you, that wouldn’t bother them much.
Is quite a good read... http://www.earthnutshell.com/out-of-bounds-in-north-korea-pyongyang-golf-course/
It all felt very staged.
I’m glad I watched it albeit it left me with far more questions than answers.
They defect quite a lot too.
It's not a gap year thing by any means!