Life In North Korea Vs South Korea: My Visual Comparison After Visiting Them Both

Ever so sad when people aren't free !

Unlike Daria, who is currently living in ROK(Republic of Korea), I haven't been back since 1971, when I was stationed there. And even way back then it was easy to see how quickly the country was moving from an agrarian society to a technological one. There were several automobile manufactures, and the education level was high. Today, ROK is the world's largest ship maker, and on par with Taiwan. I love the Korean people because they are a 'no nonsense, what you see is what you get' people, unlike the Japanese. They are very much like Americans in their outlook. I do know that trying to reunite with NoKo would be a disaster. Germany tried that after the fall of the Wall, and it set them back so they really haven't completely recovered.

This is really depressing and terrifying even! I was shocked.

I watched the video with big interest. I'm relieved that Jacob made out of North Korea safely. It's difficult to comprehend that South and North relatively not long ago were the same country. I feel really sorry for the Northen Koreans and the brainwashing they have been given. It struck me that they think the skyscrapers are fake. The level of belief in their Supreme Leader is beyond imagination.

I bet North Korea has some beautiful aspects and landscapes in it... but I think that whats going on between the U.S. and North Korea has something to do with the making of this article

If you want to get a deeper view of North Korea beyond just this small representation of photos then check out this large collection of photos along with a narrative to put things into their proper perspective. http://www.earthnutshell.com/category/north-korea/

Hmm

Obviously biased but f**k NK and dictatorships anyway they should realise their power and overthrow the man baby in charge.

Theres one heck of a difference, isnt there?

Perhaps the worst part of all this is that the North Korean people are so isolated that they don't know that life is better outside the north.

Hi Jacob, could we use your pictures online, for the Daily Mail, please? Many thanks

Great video!

I already knew some of these @, not because I'm Korean (I'm Spanish), by because of all the K-Dramas XD

I remember watching a part of NK with binocular while i was doing my Military service and can't forget the devastated grey and bald mountain. Since it was winter, i only saw 2 people on the street and i felt them like a robot with no imotion and lifeless movement. It was the first scenery of NK i've ever seen. Back in the day, i couldn't believe that it was same country 64years ago and told myself " it won't be or never be easy to make "ONE" united country because every single situations even mountain or the ground were absolutely different with one in S.korea. I am in my 20's and perhaps i am one of the generations that will be responsible for the unification of Korea but honestly that will be a kind of huge agony in the future...both in social and financial part. However, it might be extremely happy if the country is unified in the end.

Ooof, why would you go to North Korea?? You're lucky you made it out.

You have created an amazing project, the NK photoshoot is a rebellious task - i seen some videos where they won't allow you to take photo. Many countries are turning into North Korea - like India, in a way improving to digital and armed forces and in other policitans making the countries more corrupted. We cannot oppose the govt or the policitians - as the governed by the corporates. For natural resource like water and farming land are converting into muliplex - new projects which will make the land not useful for farming. When we make a stand against them - they use force to beat us all the young generations. From those others are concentrated in earning only money - greed. Even we cannot oppose them in Social media - they get reported or fb system get us. Those who dare are mentioned as "Anti-Indian".