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Pyongyang in motion: incredible hyperlapse of North Korea

Post by cronus » Sat Aug 09, 2014 12:58 pm

Pyongyang in motion: incredible hyperlapse of North Korea's captial city

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Post by Rum » Sat Aug 09, 2014 1:49 pm

That's an impressive video. The people don't look quite as starving or destitute as we tend to be led to believe either.

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Re: Pyongyang in motion: incredible hyperlapse of North Kore

Post by cronus » Sat Aug 09, 2014 2:30 pm

Rum wrote:That's an impressive video. The people don't look quite as starving or destitute as we tend to be led to believe either.
They have plenty of long pig in stock from all the political prisoners living the high life in the countryside? :read:
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Post by MiM » Sat Aug 09, 2014 3:33 pm

Interesting footage indeed. Looks very much like any old communist city, except what strikes me is how empty the streets are, and not only of cars, but of pedestrians too. That makes it feel more staged than they claim it is.
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Post by cronus » Sat Aug 09, 2014 4:27 pm

MiM wrote:Interesting footage indeed. Looks very much like any old communist city, except what strikes me is how empty the streets are, and not only of cars, but of pedestrians too. That makes it feel more staged than they claim it is.
Don't you wish it was like that here in the West though. Empty thoroughfares to casually walk around without garish billboards everywhere. No shopping.
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Post by Hermit » Sat Aug 09, 2014 4:44 pm

MiM wrote:...more staged than they claim it is.
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Post by mistermack » Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:25 pm

It has the look of a showhouse. Not lived in. Quite eerie really.
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Post by Jason » Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:35 am

It's far too clean. Not one piece of trash to be seen. I think I saw that guy in the green suit in like five different places.

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