North Korea opening up to the outside world

[wonderfulbliss97]

i love the guy @ 0.40 hes sooo cute and sweet! :)) but unfortunately he is from north korea :((

[ogicabp4u]

Wow CRTs!!! Haven't seen them in use since the 90's!!!

[Nomiss9]

@ogicabp4u I'm using a CRT right now. :D

[ogicabp4u]

@Nomiss9 -- Funky...I still have an old 8-bit computer. Beat that!!! I'm probably on par with North Korea with that thing eh? I bet most people in North Korea have never actually seen a computer before. They'd be like WTF is that!

[NATURALLY011]

i don't like that they have a bad impression about Amercia, we are all different, we are all different :(

[ogicabp4u]

those computers are so old! CRTs!!! Is this like 1998 or something?

[sweetsurrender90]

@ogicabp4u 1:08 I don't see them very old

[ogicabp4u]

@sweetsurrender90 Are you a certified systems Engineer? How many years experience? 10? 20?

[ogicabp4u]

@sweetsurrender90 by the way CRT stands for 'Cathode Ray Tube' ie. Non LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or 'flatscreen.

[lysol5555]

we are all brainwashed! We are all easily fooled!

[airHaakon]

LOL look at north korea newsdotcom it looks like the internet from year 1700

[lostinhorizon]

seriously i dont wanna live in NK... they're so brainwashed by the propaganda..and come on..how come people these days don't have access to the internet...mobile phones, etc... north koreans better live in a mountainous area for a total isolation.

[runeyanut2]

@lostinhorizon North Korea is pretty mountainous, the climate is friendly and there is no pollution. Living there is the healthiest thing an humab being can do, away from the stress of the internet and the politics.

And mobilephones exist, and they have their own Intranet in their country, so they can still send messages inside the country.

The reason that North Korea has to be so restricted is the same to why my country is half-restricted.

American propaganda.

[wonderfulbliss97]

@lostinhorizon actually its good, they are almost touching in divines nature where god created everything while we in city are stir up in the mess of humanity which is bad nature..

[colobiangang]

@wonderfulbliss97 there is no god. oke ! (=

[ekhangel]

Exactly, who gives a shit about Facebook? That reporter truly has no damn life.

[airHaakon]

@ekhangel Because its a place where you can connect with people world wide. What would you say, have you heard about NorthKoreanews,com? No Facebook is a place you can connect and i would love to know if these people have heard about other things then propaganda,com, jeez.

[ekhangel]

@airHaakon He should've asked them about Google.

[airHaakon]

@ekhangel They already know about google but 90% of what they search for on google is removed by the goverment including msn, facebook and other connective pages!

[JordanCForces09]

@kostacs Vietnam has blocked it

[ActionFitLife]

uuuu facebook! facebook!

[TheTollundWoman]

This doesn't signify any genuine "opening up", it was just a desperate attempt on the part of the regime to give the illusion of increasing freedom, when in reality conditions for the vast majority of north koreans remain unchanged and dire. the philarmonic were allowed in to perform a concert for the regime's elite...but its not like anyone except the top echelons of the regime had any chance of attending.

[shzywansui]

@TheTollundWoman The concert was broadcast on KCTV. It wouldn't be much different in any other country, in terms of average people getting into an event like that.

[mondeost2202008]

Or since they're already brainwashed, why not tell them the facts and figures of what's wrong with people outside North Korea or what is wrong with the outside world. An eye opener so that if they know everything, they'd be more informed and wouldn't fall for those traps and screw them.

Again its all about discipline but coupled with the right information provided.

[mondeost2202008]

I think slowly opening up to the outside world wouldn't really be such a bad thing BUT I still believe that the access should be limited and rules should be kept strict.

I know that they should have the rights to be free but letting them gain access to everything may result to disrupting the minds of the people especially the young; That they may end up being disrespectful, loose self discipline, etc. Their culture and tradition might disappear like what happened to our country.

[wonderfulbliss97]

@mondeost2202008 i absolutely agree with you, no wonder you can see all those protest and riots everywhere in the city... they are all corrupted in their minds after listening to sick medias and news

[mondeost2202008]

@wonderfulbliss97 Medias are there for the publicity/ratings and not entirely for the truth.

Most of what they say are true but you can't hide the fact that they mostly publicizing the truth at the wrong time and that they are easily bribed to propagate or destroy.

[rhinoceroszs]

is it possible to heck?

[wonderfulbliss97]

@rhinoceroszs hahaha if north koreans know how to heck, the first thing they meet the next day is at labour camp or execution...

[sweetheart2109]

WE DID NOT CAUSED THE KOREAN WAR. NORTH KOREA DID BY INVADING SOUTH KOREA. oh sorry for shutting i forget they are brainwashed and they don't even know what facebook is

[Scorpitarios]

@sweetheart2109 Nope, fucking white men (USA and USSR) divided a country that hasn't caused the pacific theatre of the second world war. North AND South Korea wanted to reunify their unjustly divided country. If the north hadn't invaded the south, the south would have had invaded the north. Syngman Rhee had stated several times before the war that he would invade the north and reunify the country.

[naruF]

i feel so sorry for these guys...college students with no idea of what the internet really is..in this day and age. im from romania, and we too suffered under communism, until the Revolution in 1989..to see such things is a horrible reminder of my country's own past..its just unfathomable to me,how one cand live in this day and age under such a regime. i shudder at the thought that i might have been like the young people in the video, if not for the Romanian revolution..

[lurconis666]

What stalinist draconian bullshit the North Koreans have to deal with every day. If they only knew what was going on outside of their country, they would surely rise up against the government.

[Wolveslad]

No porn..

[wonderfulbliss97]

@Wolveslad lmfao

[WhiteRabbitm8te]

i think they should atleast set up a facebook for north koreans only, not that im standing up for whats going on but that would be a good start

[sweetheart2109]

@WhiteRabbitm8te what for internet is illegal over there.

[MrEnglishgodfather]

they have to be carefull not to let the children realize that their living in a closed country under the contro lof a fascist

[javed119]

you fucking america leave the world alon and mind you re own fucking busniss1

[Atu7x]

It's not 'Sea of japan'! It's 'East sea' though! :(

[acerx171]

another drama

[skyferret1]

Complete and outright net neutrality for N. Korea? That would be like Pandora's Box and they know it!! Wouldn't surprise me the least if Kim Jong Il has a satellite dish on his house for complete access to the web. Anyone know his email address?

[ie210]

It's sad how the U.S. is just brainwashing us into thinking that North Koreans are going to nuke us as soon as they see us. They're actually probably going to run up to an American and grab their leg and follow them into the U.S. But yes, screw the Kims. Ruin everything.

[m1grand70]

corrupted? I think you North koreans are corrupted.

[92959921]

What right does the USA have to ask the North Koreans to disarm their nuclear weapons when they themselves are having it and pointing them to every country in the world? the only reason why the DPRK isn't giving up their nuclear weapons is because the USA hasn't done so and the DPRK feels threatened by it. I am not a North Korean. But I feel that the biggest terrorist of the world isn't Osama, Saddam nor Kim Jong-Il but the USA (Barack Obama is the head terrorist).

[FarewelI]

Indeed, wth is Facebook that important? As if it represents the social internet usage.. It's nothing more special than a avarage site and not even necessarily in a life.

[MrJohnwarra]

And now it's destoryed.

[matthewxx101]

@Cajaguarius i am from a country that supports north korea not russia or iran

everyone im my country supports them with goods(and not China either

[matthewxx101]

north korea is the 4th strongest country ever.

it could kill USA easily with its Nuclear weapons.

im from a country who is against USA

not North Korea

Fuck all Americans

and all people from my country hate americans

[Cajaquarius]

@matthewxx101 4th strongest? I would ask you to prove that but I know you can't so let's just skip ahead to answering your retarded points. The idea that their weapons would even reach us is unlikely. Even if they could reach us, we would just annihilate them with our own nuclear arsenal. Ironically, the people suffering in there would welcome nuclear death, I bet.

Thanks for reminding me why the US needs a powerful military: because we share the world with bloodthirsty tyrants like you .

[sweetheart2109]

@matthewxx101 they get off youtube then if you hate americans. youtube is a american brand

[sweetheart2109]

@matthewxx101 they are the fourth largest not the strongest. btw US have nukes. US also have the atomic bomb you troll. US can kill north korea easily

[MoneysnHoneys]

I feel very sorry for the citizens of N. Korea.

[luxfero]

why the fuck would they want to know about facebook? that site is fucktarded

[lysol5555]

@luxfero facebook? any other example of useless capitalist product\

[hotboixxx8]

how sad they have computers but INTERNET is limited and controlled by the gov't..........

[commandvideo]

what the f..k is north korean ? the dictatorship there is horrible . country is like a shit now . it must be faded as soon as possible . poor NK people !! why not other nations rescue people from this ?? they should attack NK

[luxfero]

facebook is crap any way. why would north koreans want to go there?

[luxfero]

i like how the american media says the north korean people are brainwashed by their media when we are just as much brainwashed as they are. the media says the opposite of that guy said " north korea started the korean war" lol

[oldmagic]

....i like it how you try and turn this around against america...

[luxfero]

korean women are hot uhnnn

[nopakascripteur]

it's their time to get an obama

[mas9999999999]

another obama!? Come on, Kim jung Il isn't THAT bad!

[pete5668]

Nope. They need a Reagan. Obama is a communist.

[axe863]

They already have an O8ama minus the controls and balances.

[9407113678]

Asking if they know Facebook? Is that the most interesting thing he could he could come out with? Does the banality of that not stike anyone else?

[MountAthos]

These journalists are unbelievably naive and ill informed. Intentional or not, this piece is a gross misrepresentation of reality in NK

[molotov47]

Nice collaboration, ABCnews and Pyongyang. Now everyone believes that restrictions will be lifted. Of course it won't be so. Remember what happened to mobile phones a few years ago.

[hosweetim89]

Its a good thing they censored encyclopedia dramatica. That thing can really mind warp and drive those newfags to the brink of insanity.

[napajedlacek]

yeahh NORTH KOREANS are right !!

american college kids have a CORRUPTED MIND !!and they are brainwashed by zionist owned media!!!!..

[mrdojob]

@napajedlacek the media is to powerful. Here in the UK a newspaper called "The Sun" pretty much decides on what government is going to run the country next.

I'm stunned by how many people have became conditioned to believing everything the media says. Anyone with common sense will know to take it with a pinch of salt

[SovietToday]

@napajedlacek And when they see what NATO is doing to Libya they understand that we suffer here in Natoist occupied countries.

[wonderfulbliss97]

@napajedlacek haha north korea minds is pure but is contaminated with kim jong il pictures! =D

[DeimosSaturn]

Any human being with the slightest sense of sanity and empathy for the human condition should KILL KIM JONG IL the moment they had a clear shot. A claw hammed to the skull, a shotgun blast to the roof of his mouth, a bullet between the eyes, a knife wound to the heart or brain. EVISCERATE this tyrant!

[nightfrog65]

The good thing is that once you give someone a taste of freedom, you can't take it back without a fight.

Once Kim Jong Il and his cronies pass away, it's possible that things will change there.

[HyperSonic9000]

Good news, although...... beware the international bankers North Korea.

[krisdigitx]

its horrible, to say something like do you know facebook?? do you know google?? comeon they are human beings like us!!!!!!!!!!!

[hananokuni2580]

The lady at 2:11 is real lovely ^^

It seems that in NK there is a slight generation gap. The younger generations increasingly recognize that their country is not as closed as before and that they will have to open up NK more and more. Hopefully they will do so by degrees and not all at once. In a virtual "hermit kingdom" like NK, it will take a few years for the people to accept the presence of foreigners on their soil. The visit by the NYC Philharmonic is a step in the right direction.

[fake1009]

that girl that admitted that she hoped there would be future internet access is gonna be toast. Sad that she admitted it now shes probably in a concentration camp.

[shinsa1b]

wow.. north korean college students english actually sound better than south korean college students

[coastale]

Well, that's not the largest sample size of NK college students exactly, though. Maybe the ones who spoke English the very best were the only one's allowed to talk to the reporters. Or maybe you're right, NK students do indeed speak English, on average better than the South Korean ones. . .

[GuamKomudo]

They said thoughs were the "elite students" whatever that means, and besides... Like their gonna send your normal north korean college student to speak with USA news reporters that are there to make friends... Of course they used the best of thier best students.

[vidviewer401]

The internet is dangerous if allowed into the minds of the young because those young would tear down the corrupt dictatorship that is North Korea.

[ahbeng]

y must speak fluent english be equated to progress n modernity? y cannot speak other language? u all chao ang moh go home eat superwhite lah

[coastale]

What an interesting thing to draw from this clip. Internalized racism, anyone?

[wonderfulbliss97]

@ahbeng hey you racist black chinese guy, go home and suck your momma's breast milk where you left off..

[Anton1941]

Yeah.. get them to watch hardcore shit american interracial gangbang.. this way you liberate them US style..

fuck US

[VoodooHarlot]

LOL ;D I am with you!

[Rachen30]

I like the way Internet is monitored over there. Facebook is nothing but a piece of shit where sex starved college "students" go on and complain about this or that. Fucking ban Facebook already. Bring back the CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC, not this materialistic dumbass pop culture that is so prevalent in America today.

[Barciur]

what the helkl are you talking about? people don't have internet at all in north korea.

[HK379]

Some do .. limited .

but that was not the point ...

[Barciur]

yep high government officias

[HK379]

Not always ...

But as I sad thats not the Point ....

All problems are because of Economic , Ideological , and political preasure ...

[tig3rkrus]

American media are fucken liar full of shit they American start war in Korea,vientnam, Laos, and Cambodian. American so foolish never learn that they are the problem who bring war to ever corner of the world. And they say that want to bring freedom to the world. fool of shit, yes american have it own way of freedome so do other, I lived here in america 16yrs all i see is greed and racism provity, gangster, struggling , If you not white you not american . accounting to white man.

[XxWestPopxX]

how the hell did the US cause the Korean War? It was the damn communism in N. Korea that started it

[metal484]

its north korean propoganda that says the US caused the war, they feed false info into the minds of north koreans from an early age so ofcourse that is what they will believe.

[2emotional2]

woah i feel like that guy's mom ... so proud becasue he could speak so good english xD ..

[cannibalgourmet]

The internet corrupting youth?

Naw that would never happen.

My work here is done, off to search for p0rn

[2emotional2]

hahahahha lol xD

[DeltaEagle7700]

Do you think that their just showing the usual thing of what's presented to outsiders: Propaganda? Now I'm not saying the internet is fake. It's very real just like the rest of the world. But don't you think that their just showing of how they have the latest technology just like everyone else?

Although to the people who was using the internet in this video, I wonder what they were thinking personally.

[DeltaEagle7700]

"There have been Korean war caused by the United States"

In reality, the U.S. did not cause the Korean war. But if you say that to a local, they'll disagree. This goes under the Truemen Doctrine (President Trueman)

"We'll let the communist keep what they have, and will not throw them out. But if they expand, we will force them back."

[wakold]

dude, not to prove you wrong, but if you read about history you are probably gonna find out that the USA caused wars both in Korea and in Vietnam (USSR as well for Korea). In 1945 USA arrived in Korea to kick japan out, and USA and USSR agreed to seperate the country at the 38th parallel without even consulting the Koreans. Think about it, 2 superpowers decide to seperate a country in 2 just because of their own ideology , thirst of power and expantionism...

[DeltaEagle7700]

That's true.

[AW2378000000000000]

Agreed, but the North still invaded the south.

[wakold]

Yes, but by the time "North Korea" invaded "South Korea", both superpowers USA and USSR had already been in Korea for nearly 5 years, both powers refusing to recognize the existing political organizations that had been established by the Korean people, imposing their own government (or even japanese colonial administrators) and their own ideology.

So did "North Korea" attacked "South Korea"? Well, we could say that, but sounds more to me like USSR used the koreans to attack koreans used by USA

[AW2378000000000000]

I agree with you

[wahx2]

I would say both of you are right and wrong. History is subjective, depending on which stand you're taking on.

[Paulbarbato]

Its going to be interesting to see what happens to North Korea. Now that their younger generation has gotten a taste of the internet who know's where this will lead them in the future?

And letting AMERICANS into their country? That's quite an unprecedented feat of change considering how much they dispise Americans.

All I'm saying is that North Korea is now allowing a lot more things to happen that it wouldn't have let a few years ago.

-Things might just get interesting...

[Vid12]

all i know is that when north korea finally collapses, a lot of horrible stuff is going to be revealed and the north koreans are going to be very angry. its going to be on a scale compared to stalins russia and the holocaust of ww2 when light is shed on whats been happening in north korea all this time when reunification happens.

[ab3k1nz]

i wana have webcam fun with a north korean

[ftfr4nk]

Why does he say that "these students have so few opportunities to connect with Americans" as if it is a bad thing??????

[EvilMuppet1979]

They don't have access to THE internet. They have access to a shitty national network thats full of the same propaganda they get on TV and through their loudspeakers.

[bhebie9]

The subtitles aren't even necessary.

[NorthKoreaDPRK]

DEATH TO AMERICA!

[pablodanz]

Why do you say that? I am from Spain and the United States is not all that bad. The people are nice. I am glad that Bush is no longer president. I hope you can change your view towards americans.

[Paulbarbato]

Haha Thank you! Yeah I keep telling people from other countries, Please don't judge and hate Americans, judge and hate BUSH! He was such and idiot.

I am so proud to have Obama as a president now

[Shryke2010]

the internet does make us corrupt like those damn shock videos that gross you out.

[rhapsodyphantom]

I find hope in this newsbit, because I am all for improving relations with North Korea. There are so many people there who are never given the chance to flourish.

I'm shocked to see those students speak great English as well having access to the internet.

But let it be known, they are the minority. Most of NK's citizens are either in the farms or in the gulags.

Progress is being made, yes, but the question is what will it be like there after Jung-Il dies? The battle for succession is next.

[1tephania]

Their English is excellent, they look well-fed and almost like South Koreans in bad clothes... elites.

[roygbiv330]

1:34, the man said we have stopped restriction. it was a 100% fake. their northern border is the river. the southern border is the true dmz. their only one packet communication line uses the satellite circuit. they owns no satellites.

[onlygunter]

I bet the Great Leader Kim Jung Il invented the internet!

[coldshot357]

of course he did.

[ethicomm]

North Koreans will become truly strong once they can cast off their greatest burden: Kim Jong Il and the memory of the great liar, his father. The Kims have successfully run North Korea into the ground. They are totally responsible for the failure North Korea has become.

[doodoobrown1987]

@ethicomm umm they are responisble for the koreas splitting in the first place...

[OneSoldierForAll]

Today's North Korea resembles China during the 1960s-1970s. As we are seeing know, China is becoming very powerful under it's strong central leadership. Hopefully, with a committee of wiser leaders in North Korea, it will become a powerful regional ally.

[Corbo905]

No North korea is alot worse off, belive me.

[hemptastic123]

their english is very good

[AsianXL]

that's cause their parents are probably high-ranked politicians or of the elite class.

think farmers can have their kids go to school?

[Raymasaki]

a Slow process but there going in the Right Direction, the question is. How Long will it take?

[EvilMuppet1979]

Until the death of dictator Kim Jong-il.

[johnkim100530]

Don't forget that a mouse will bite a cat if he is cornered. US finally came to realize that pushing them would get nowhere. They are now seeking normalization. Bush will get the Nobel Peace Prize.

[pablodanz]

That video showed a glimpse of hope but, there are so many north koreans dying, starving and are being publicly executed by the govt. What about them?

[Vawawawa]

Well, probably that teacher spoke good English because it's her job to teach, but usually normal people can't speak any other languages there.

[martinjom]

I think that would be the first curiosity or realization process would happen...The slowly they gave access to the internet,the slow they would learn with what are outside perception towards NK...The more they research about america,the more good knowledge they would gain for the first phase of turning against Kim Jong Ill...

[SoCloseIThought]

wow....it's horrible that they're so restricted and influenced by the state...i want to just spend time with them and take them out for ice cream and show them that the rest of the world isn't exactly what their country determines to be....

it's terrible to live in a nation with one of the worst human rights records in the world. FREE NORTH KOREA

[HK379]

You are restricted and Influenced by the state too..

May be they need to take you out for some Dog ..

and show you  that North Korea is not exactly how your government wants it to be ...

As for human rights , thats just a propaganda slogan ... like "Freedom" or "Allah" ..

[SoCloseIThought]

No one in their right mind wants anyone to suffer meaninglessly by starvation or by concentration camps. I am not a mindless idiot, I know of the evils that are going on in North Korea...there's so much evidence (video footage and photos). After meeting north korean refugees, I cannot dismiss this issue. I am not restricted. I am my own person with a free mind. I will use my rights to fight for theirs.A government doesn't deserve to exist if its people cannot exercise the most basic of rights.

[johnkim100530]

I don't know how wealthy you are. For working class Americans, they are free not to work.  But if they do not work, they starve.

They are driven to work by threat of starvation.

There is a slave driver in any country.

[HK379]

Who has the right to not work ?

Are you insane ?

there is not such right... There is starvation or Jail if you don`t work ..

And even if you do work they keep exploiting you .. no one will let you just to work , they have to talk bullshit to you

until you snap .. and than they say your Anti - Social ... or just fire you ..

[HK379]

What about the crap , thats going on in your county ? why dont you use your "rights" and "super powers" to fight against that ...?

Its kind of hard over sudden ?

You might as well just keep on what you doing up to now (like not careing) ..right ?

But if its far away and you don`t really know nothing about that .. you are first in line

right ... ? Wake Up .

[SoCloseIThought]

who says that I did not care about domestic affairs? who says that I am not doing anything about it? Who are you to negatively criticize what I care about? I am not narrow minded like you claim me to be, but from a supporter of a failed political ideology, I don't expect better. You are the one who needs to wake up.

[HK379]

Well how can you care , when you get a Polyarchy Going on ... The World was Both and sold out a long time ago ...

And that little Card Shuffling that they do every 4 years between themselves doesn`t make any difference ...

And Even Voting , voting is meaningles ..

They fake Elections if they like ..

[Barciur]

Sadly as are you.

[LLover3]

Some of the ladies are good-looking.

[pepiflor]

I want to speak English like them

[orlando212]

"have you heard of facebook?" hahah what an ass.

[xiongnu1234567890]

Yeah, the Facebook is the most important thing all over the Internet, ever...Hehehehehehehehe!

[HK379]

actually its not .... its meaningless virtual crap ...

North Koreans live in the real world ..

[crazygreeknick]

North Koreans can't go to the real world.

Facebook is meaningless, though.

[HK379]

No , we can`t go to their real world (North Korea)

[christine2692]

Do they not have sarcasm in North Korea as well?

Besides who are you to talk, you have a youtube account. How much better is you tube from other websites meant to connect people.

Do you think people in North Korea have youtube? What with all the documentaries about their country all over the place. Propaganda you may say. Yet North Korean Propaganda videos are available on youtube and I have the freedom and choice to watch them.

[HK379]

Well you only have youtube , because you have internet , and you only have internet because , the American Universities were trying to communicate better between each other so they can answer to The Soviet "Sputnic" + they needed a de-centrilised system , to better protekt their data from soviet bombs . so you should be thankfull to the Soviets .

[pooh2296]

wow north koreans speak English very good. but it sucks that they can't go to another country.

[pooh2296]

dfdf

[MyLifeMyWayMyWorld]

damn communism