How to Survive 3 Years in North Korea as a Foreigner

Re:How to Survive 3 Years in North Korea as a Foreigner by tptacek on Friday July 12, 2024 @12:44AM (#40942773)

Iran is a bucket list country for me. The politics are a disaster, obviously, but it's an amazing, deep culture. The government of Iran is a disaster, but it's a real, functioning country, in ways North Korea isn't.

Ironically, Iran is probably much more dangerous than North Korea is (not least because you apparently basically can't do anything in North Korea), at least for an American. But like, if you want Korean culture, fly to Seoul and rent a car. I don't know how you get Iran's culture without actually going there.

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Re:How to Survive 3 Years in North Korea as a Foreigner by geoffreymcgill on Friday July 12, 2024 @11:12AM (#40946320)

I met plenty of Americans in both Iran and North Korea. American tourists often receive extra interest and admiration from the locals, who express a genuine warmth and fascination towards them.

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Re:How to Survive 3 Years in North Korea as a Foreigner by tptacek on Friday July 12, 2024 @12:55PM (#40947289)

Oh, 100% my understanding as well! Sorry, I didn't mean to suggest that ordinary people in like Tehran were hostile to Americans, but I can see how it came across that way.

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