Comments on: Be Amazing: Visit North Korea

By: Brandy

Brandy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:54:00 +0000

LOL I meant “Western” side…I just got off of work and it’s nearly 2AM…pardon my mistake :)

By: Brandy

Brandy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:51:00 +0000

Thanks Scott-O…pretty cool! I do remember the guards…one stood on the short end of the table (the “Eastern” side), and one stood by the North door. They had this squatting posture with their clenched fists/tensed arms in front of them. Believe me, I was REALLY paying attention to the rules that day…didn’t want to accidentally defect to North Korea ;-)

By: BW

BW — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:35:00 +0000

Uhhhhmmm, I believe the satire was pretty evident. Get a grip. Everyone knows this is a horrible place that would be one of the last places on earth to visit.

By: Scott-O

Scott-O — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:45:00 +0000

Brandy- the building actually reverts to the territory of the country/side who is in the building. For example, if your UN tour was in the building, the entire interior of the building is technically part of the ROK- albeit a 40 foot wide, 80 foot long penninsula of the ROK surrounded on three sides by the DPRK. The deal with the table is that you are free to walk past it to enter the northern half of the building but only on one end of the table. the gaurd at the other end is there to “remind” you that if you walk past him on that side of the table you are indicating you want to defect to nKorea.

Hurricanes- relax. There is nothing in the article that is implying “Dear Leader” has turned the place into Disney World. I see nothing in the article that could be described as “comedic” nor anything that would cause the reader to laugh. If you are going to get spun up over an article lke this then maybe you should drop your subscription. Let me know if you do so I can be sure to renew mine.

By: Meri

Meri — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:42:00 +0000

@Hurricanes – I can understand your wish to bring to light the pain and suffering of the people of NK – thanks to your comments – and this article – I am a little more enlightened.

By: Hurricanes

Hurricanes — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:31:00 +0000

That was satire? I guess it was so poorly done I didn’t recognize it. Thanks for pointing it out I guess.

Sorry to be a spoilsport but there is nothing funny about that country and the immense brutality it has brought upon its people as well as the region. I find nothing funny about Auschwitz either. Upon the collapse of the government the world will witness a humanitarian crisis like it has never seen. But I guess it is just easier to laugh it off instead.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:57:00 +0000

#4 Join the Military

I went on a trip to the DMZ when I was stationed in Korea, and there is a building situated on the DMZ line. In the middle of the room is a table…if you go to the North side of the table, you’re technically in North Korea. I was only about 3 feet into North Korea, but I think it still counts :)

Also, that base has the most dangerous golf course in the world…it is only one hole and it’s right next to the DMZ…I think there were even live mines in the area…

By: Susanna

Susanna — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:28:00 +0000

Pretend to be Canadian…

Unless, of course, you actually ARE Canadian ;)

By: Admiral Byrd

Admiral Byrd — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:55:00 +0000

Hurricanes, there was no glorifying of anything here (except how gloriously backward NK is). Calm the freak down.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:25:00 +0000

I’m guessing “Hurricanes” just doesn’t get satire.