917893678251 Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Apparently, I found this picture on skyscrapercity and it's based in North Korea's capital pyongyang. In that picture, I see an ambulance so is north korea better than we thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ami89E1234 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Of course they have ambulances. Everyone knows that. Although they probably only have like 5.To me it looks more like a police van, unless the little dot is a red cross. I think the ambulances there steal babies and dump them in rivers and yes, North Korea is still as bad, although that picture makes it look nice. I also have a distinct memory of destroying that building in the background multiple times in Mercenaries lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
917893678251 Posted July 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Of course they have ambulances. Everyone knows that. Although they probably only have like 5.To me it looks more like a police van, unless the little dot is a red cross. I think the ambulances there steal babies and dump them in rivers and yes, North Korea is still as bad, although that picture makes it look nice. I also have a distinct memory of destroying that building in the background multiple times in Mercenaries lol.To me, it looks more like an ambulance because I remember a vietnamese ambulance like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc123 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 That picture may not even be real, virtually nobody drives cars in NK except government officials so it was probably a photo op hence why you found it online and why everything looks so perfect and uniform.Keep in mind what kind of country NK is, there are some great documentaries out there that are a great look into the insanity of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ami89E1234 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Actually there aren't that few cars in NK. In fact, there are some things I like about NK better than say here, like free healthcare, etc.The ONLY problem with NK is the government and it's leaders. Other than that, it's quite the perfect country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc123 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Actually there aren't that few cars in NK. In fact, there are some things I like about NK better than say here, like free healthcare, etc.The ONLY problem with NK is the government and it's leaders. Other than that, it's quite the perfect country.Watch this : http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel/vice-guide-to-north-korea-1-of-3That's part 1, you can watch the other parts on that website as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ami89E1234 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I'm not some infidel, I know damn well what North Korea's "like".But you gotta admit, Il's got a pretty damn sweet theme song. Albeit the lyrics are a bit creepy, narcissistic, and stalkerish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoUybUHXYZ8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest miked9372 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Of course people drive cars in NK that's like saying no one rides a cab in NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc123 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Of course people drive cars in NK that's like saying no one rides a cab in NYMuch of North Korea remains in a technological slump, obviously there are cars there but they are not common place at all. The government uses its very limited funds to fund its national defense. Thats why in the event we did get involved in another Korean conflict North Korea wouldn't stand a chance unless China assisted them, economically they would wither and die. They already are slowly doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ami89E1234 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 They are experimenting with Capitalistic "special zones" these days though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadylasse Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Hmm, there is something about that skyscraper that screams "COMMUNISM" to me.. Is that just me..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ami89E1234 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 It's just a hotel. And they'be been working on it since 1987 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim_Wizard Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I know and then I just blow it up in Mercs as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter42 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I also have a distinct memory of destroying that building in the background multiple times in Mercenaries lol.Where abouts was it? Is it the big building that the first Ace is hiding in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ami89E1234 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 No, it's the weird tepee shaped one in North Pyongyang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc123 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 They are experimenting with Capitalistic "special zones" these days though I think thats China your thinking of...1980's China... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ami89E1234 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Quite the contrary. NK is broken up into 14 'Zones' or provinces, depending on which one they are. Specially governed zones, like the one where they are experimenting with Capitalism and foreign/free-market enterprises, are unique from the others.Besides that, even though it is loathe to admit it, China today is one of the most Capitalist countries in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan196 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 >.> back to the point, why would they need a hotel that big?!?!?! Its North Korea! They dont let anyone in for God's sake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc123 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 >.> back to the point, why would they need a hotel that big?!?!?! Its North Korea! They dont let anyone in for God's sakeEssentially to give the impression to outsiders that the country is better off then it truly is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ami89E1234 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 *Sigh* They actually started the Ryugy?ng Hotel in 1987 for World Festival of Youth and Students in 1989 but they never completed it, and then work was stopped in 1992 because of the economy. 2 years ago, they started working on it again.But yes, in part, like most buildings in Communism, it is a tool of propaganda as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter42 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 there are some things I like about NK better than say here, like free healthcare, etcSurgery without anaesthetics, unsterilised needles and epidemics worsened by malnutrition illustrate the desperate state of North Korea's health care system, Amnesty International said Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ami89E1234 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 That's why it's free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
917893678251 Posted July 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Amnesty lieshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10665964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...