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[Travel] Fancy a holiday in a 'socialist utopia' ?









sydney

tinky ****in winky
Jul 11, 2003
17,944
town full of eejits
I'd have thought her political views were quite similar, although I'd be suprised if she's even got a passport.
she was splendid .......darling...

Michael .....obviously , hope you have viewed it old boy , wouldn't want to be posting unsubstantiated twaddle and all that .
 




Questions

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Oct 18, 2006
25,293
Worthing
Whoops! I think the OP has got his politics in a muddle. North Korea is a fascist dictatorship, which is a teeny bit different from a "socialist utopia".

Fascism: authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictarorial leader, centralised autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy

Yup. That's North Korea!

You're welcome
What’s the craft beer scene like out there ?
 






Cheeky Monkey

Well-known member
Jul 17, 2003
23,614
No one should be going there, putting money into that regime, seeing a sanitised puppet show, which is what it is for tourists, predominantly thick wealthy Yanks who have no real idea about NK, or choose to wilfully ignore it, and just want to do a bit of goldfish bowl dark tourism.

Was genuinely surprised to see NK athletes at Paris 2024, let alone them being allowed to hug/ engage with fellow athletes. Presumably they and the coaching staff all had families back home to prevent defections.
 






Paulie Gualtieri

Bada Bing
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May 8, 2018
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I’ve heard the golf courses aren’t particularly challenging….


An ex colleague who used to work in financial crime law enforcement was deployed there to deliver investigation training. They and the team were monitored constantly even had a chaperone on the outbound plane. They were given a list of people they were allowed to talk to, even thanking someone unauthorised for holding a door was challenged and nearly caused a diplomatic incident.
 


Professor Plum

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Jul 27, 2024
336
Whoops! I think the OP has got his politics in a muddle. North Korea is a fascist dictatorship, which is a teeny bit different from a "socialist utopia".

Fascism: authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictarorial leader, centralised autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy

Yup. That's North Korea!

You're welcome

 


zefarelly

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Jul 7, 2003
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Sussex, by the sea
When I was living in Hanoi, I taught a young North Korean guy English for a year or so. He was a lovely kid, really inquisitive and kind-hearted. Although his ambition was to be a fishmonger, he was destined (under orders of the regime) to be a businessman.
Captain Birdseye could have been an acceptable compromise
 




zefarelly

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Jul 7, 2003
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Sussex, by the sea
I’ve heard the golf courses aren’t particularly challenging….


An ex colleague who used to work in financial crime law enforcement was deployed there to deliver investigation training. They and the team were monitored constantly even had a chaperone on the outbound plane. They were given a list of people they were allowed to talk to, even thanking someone unauthorised for holding a door was challenged and nearly caused a diplomatic incident.
Imagine a bottle top scenario at, well, any event.
 


peterward

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Nov 11, 2009
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