The Worst Things to do in North Korea

foreign [Music] countries in the world grown by an enigmatic tyrannical and violent leader North Korean citizens and tourists can be threatened with jail or execution for the slightest mistake today we compiled 11 everyday things that can send you to prison or even get you executed in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea you won't believe why one man was executed with anti-aircraft fire [Applause] how to survive presents the worst things to do in North Korea watching movies any foreign movies television series where music is strictly forbidden you can be shot just for watching an American movie or worse a South Korean drama de Factor Jun miso was 11 years old when she saw a man executed in public for owning a South Korean drama witnessing executions like these is mandatory not doing so would be considered treason and you could face a similar fate listening to music was 16 when police raided his home in 2009 and found DVDs of South Korean pop music he was detained and tortured for days but he never confessed that it was his own father who gave him the DVDs his father had connections that allowed him to bribe the guards to free his son a few years later Kim managed to escape the country nowadays people share movies and series on encrypted USB sticks religious freedom foreign books are forbidden but there is one especially dangerous to possess the Bible classifying itself as an atheist State North Korea has banned all religions in the case of the Bible it's also considered a symbol of Western culture in 2014 American Jeffrey Fowle was arrested after leaving a Bible in a restaurant bathroom he was accused of being a missionary charged with crimes against the state and sentenced to hard labor after five months of Archer's diplomatic efforts foul was released but his friends were kept in custody if you practice a religion remember that while in the country do not bring any religious objects such as necklaces images and especially a Bible [Music] jeans I know he loved them but in North Korea genes are considered a symbol of American culture because of this they are strictly forbidden in 2021 dictator Kim Jong-un also banned tight pants and lip and nose piercings according to him they represent a capitalist lifestyle if you want to visit this country you'll have to forget fashion altogether haircuts in Western culture hair is a form of expression but in North Korea this doesn't seem to be the case many reports claim that men can only choose between 10 to 15 haircuts while women must wear one of these 18 hairstyles as for mullets don't even think about it they were banned in 2021 but wait I know a guy with a wild haircut in North Korea oh yeah that's the guy well I guess you can make an exception for yourself smoking weed weed grows freely on the roadsides of North Korea a rumor that led some media Outlets to believe that it was legal and cheap to sell some websites even predicted that the country would become the New Amsterdam they were soon proven wrong the plants are Industrial Hemp which has very little THC this is weed's psychoactive component and the authorities have made it clear that marijuana is as illegal as cocaine or heroin don't be fooled my friend it can be a very bad trip shopping it is normal for travelers to exchange for local currency when arriving in another country but this isn't the case in the hermit Kingdom the North Korean one is generally only for Citizens as a foreigner you should use US Dollars Euros or the Chinese yen do not try to get North Korean currency as a souvenir to take home with you since it might get you arrested also never try to enter stores for the locals the state will provide you with a guide who will kindly tell you which stores are open for tourists not dusting regularly every North Korean family must keep a portrait of former leaders Kim il-sung and Kim Jong-il they must be displayed high up so that no one can surpass them in height the family must also keep the portraits spotless guards regularly inspect the frames of each house even a thinning layer of dust can get you a hefty find in 2020 when her house caught fire a mother ran to save her two children but left behind the portraits she was detained and even denied antibiotics for her children to help with their injuries her fate remains unknown but she is reported to be facing a jail sentence every year we are meeting on December 17th North Koreans are required to mourn for one day for every year since the 2010 passing of former leader Kim Jong-il during this period people cannot laugh drink alcohol exercise or even grocery shop police patrol the streets and inspect homes to make sure everyone is grieving the leader's death people who do not observe these strict rules are prosecuted as ideological criminals dozing off during a 2015 event attended by Kim Jong-un defense minister Yang Yang Chao fell asleep and failed to comply with the leader's instructions the dictator was so angered by the perceived disloyalty that he sentenced him to be executed but instead of a firing squad as usual heon was placed in front of an anti-aircraft gun and killed taking souvenirs in 2016 student Otto wambier took a guided tour he was the only American in the groom as the tourists were about to board a plane Otto was stopped by the military according to the authorities Otto stole a propaganda poster from one of the restricted areas of the hotel the group was staying while in custody he was forced to read a confession in which he said he had committed the crime at the request of a Methodist Church a university secret society and the U.S government after 17 months of tense negotiations between the U.S and North Korea Otto was released in 2017 but the young man was in a coma he died shortly after returning home at the age of 22. it was never clear whether Otto actually stole the poster but the U.S government warns Americans not to travel to North Korea because of the high risk of political imprisonment you may have to rein in your curiosity and avoid visiting such a hostile place as restrictive and violent as this regime is some people have managed to escape its cruel rules we compiled the most exciting stories of North Korean defectors like this girl who snuck into the country several times to rescue her family how did she do it we will tell you here on how to survive [Music]

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Length: 8min 24sec (504 seconds)

Published: Thu Jan 26 2023