[Korean World 3]EP31: The consumption level of DPRK, real prices in malls and supermarkets
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The amount of marble they use on their buildings always blows my mind. It’s not a north korean building without marble
Government owned for the PUBLIC not just for certain rich people uhmmmmmmmmmmm
No fresh vegetables, no fruits, no bread, only packed processed food to impress viewers. The real basic groceries are alarmingly missing.
i didn't notice at first but u right
Boa observação
Basically a convenience store passing off as a grocery store
Poor country in Asia. They sell vegetables in open markets or streets. Not in grocery stores. Back in 50's even in the USA and Canada that was the case.
Why do you think they make things to impress you, a nobody on CZcams? Ever crossed your mind they don't give a damn about what foreign people think? Come on, it's DPRK, they don't need your simpathy.
Looks like someone else translated the video compared to the older ones, the translations are now literal instead of what they actually meant. Even still, thanks for the efforts, they make the video easier to watch!
This is machine translated. It becomes obvious at 9:00 when the tour guide explains how to write the brand name in Chinese characters: "A celebration is a celebration of celebration." I think what she says is this: "庆"就是"庆祝"的"庆" = "qing" as in "qingzhu". Then again, I know about three words of Chinese.
Where is the food? Rice, beans, meat, fruits, vegetables...??? Do they live on snacks and sweets?
Lovely to see these videos, and get a glimpse into other peoples lives. The translations make me smile, don't change them, carry on as you are. Thank you.
About as realistic as the supermarket in Dale Winton's Supermarket Sweep.
You're giving away your age. I also remember it too well!
Title should be "Grocery shopping with Miss Jin
Thank You For sharing this Video
Just found this channel. Cool!
remember that Nov 2019 I went to department store in Pyongyang but it wasn't this store. We have to change our currency to DPRK Won first and then shopping. The rest money we may brought to home but dont keep it in jacket or pants pocket in the airport xray check point the officer would seize it.
"Joy is not paradise." Words to live by!
I think that’s the name of the brands and she was telling her the difference between brands
😂😂😂
As interesting as it was to see inside a NK supermarket, it was a shame the video just showed the junk snacks. Practically everything shown reminded me of what you'd see in a Chinese supermarket too. I wish they'd shown the meat, fruit, veggie aisles, but most of all I'd liked to have seen the deli section with local foods.
idk about fresh food, with shortage of agricultural product isnt likely they sell it on market
*Deli selection with local foods?* *Sir, this is North Korea.* *There is no deli and the local food consists of rice, beans, potato, and some cabbage.* *But yea, I would have liked to have seen the meat, fruit, and veggie aisle as well.*
Does not exist in North Korea, the food shortages that have been going on since the 90s are still going on.
Meat is a delicacy that does not exist for the common folk of North Korea.
@@Boa796 *Are you living in North Korea, my friend?* *Peace✌and blessings.* 🤝
i feel a sense of guilty because that is caused by trade sanction by america and allies including japan. sad
The North Korean grocery store is quite similar to the same stores in China. In reading the comments on the lovely guide, seems all have the same eyes. Pink shirt to grey shirt, does not matter--still lovely to see.
China? Atleast in China most of its population ain’t starving and living in poverty what are you taking about
@@prince_yt3406 western propaganda doing really hard legwork
@@AYANAMlREl bro what are you talking about
@@prince_yt3406 population isn't starving in north korea
@@AYANAMlREl some are
3:28 when she said ‘wahaha’, I felt that ❤️
Tooo wahahaha
Like down with the sickness wahaha?
Wahaha（娃哈哈）is a Chinese drinks brand though😂
Interesting how almost all of the packaging is totally opaque. The only thing that was identifiable as food ,and not just food packaging, that I saw were some peanuts and some colored liquids that they were not able to buy. I would like to see them choose something right off of a random shelf, pay for it, and then immediately open bag and proceed to eat it without any jump cuts.
Probably because most of the packaging doesn't even contain food. That whole place looks like it's just for show.
@@dustinzilbauer7582 My thoughts exactly.
I like how they tried to take a carton of milk and immediately the shopkeeper said "it's not for sale today". Must be the display milk :)
To be fair, I think it is because those boxed milk ( outside of the fridge) have not been tagged.
Rat milk...
@@liveecarbme ?
well it wasn't in any shelf it was just there on the floor, prob to be moved later who knows
It was literally on the floor
OMG. The BGM broadcast in the mall is the theme song of Journey to the West, called 云宫音讯. BTW, the tour guide has an southern accent when she speaks Chinese.
I was wondering why her accent sounded so familiar, it’s the same accent as my family
I cannot be the only one who sensed the anxiety of the guide immediately. Or am I?
여기 가이드 아가씨가 리설주 보다 중국어도 잘하고 얼굴도 곱네요.
5년후에 제주도에 놀러와요. 정은이 몰래
ZZ
Glad Im not the only one that's thinking about the cute tour guide. Now I'm hooked watching the rest of the DPRK vlogs from this channel.
I would give anything for her lol
And I thought the level of intelligence amongst folk tuned into such matters was improving.
@@Thursdaym2 never is and never will. but still, she is hot
Cameraman and the tour guide "pearl beauty" Jin Zhumei ..the feelings seem mutual..❤️
I don't really understand why 7,500 won at 3:41 should be 5 US-dollars. As far as I know, you get about 70,000 won for 10 dollars at the department store number one in Pyongyang. According to this exchange rate, 7,500 won are $1.07, and that seems to be a reasonable price for the cookies ($5 would be much too expensive). Can it be possible that the dollar prices the lady is referring to are wrong?
She refer to Chinese Yuan instead US dollar, just bad translation in subtitle
Since the DPRK has little to no foreign trade currency conversions are not very meaningful. Prices should be evaluated based on the average wage in DPRK wons. I'm not sure what that is or what criterion is used for conversions.
Good selection of products
I've been noticing that all these grocery store's they visit don't have fresh produce. Yet you can see an abundance of sugary and salty snacks. They must not have very healthy diets in the North.
the average north korean is starving these supermarkets are just for the privileged
@@hibye8405 Nah, you can see south korean or japanese videos about this, fresh produce is extremely rare and expensive in those places. Ive seen videos of south korean tourists here in México, being amazed of tasting real fresh orange juice for the first time.
Jose Castañeda south koreans are fine they have everything they need. it’s the north koreans who have no food
Burger Man I suspect fresh vegetables are sold in markets and along with meat.
@@robertyianni3623 well i hope they go to one of these markets soon.
That store is like the detergent section of a supermarket share packages .where is the eggs,meat,basic stuff
She’s amazing, you know who I’m referring to...
The woman in blue or man in grey ?
2:54 is very pretty
the shelfs are always completely stocked and customers shopping are already bagged?
8:03 a North Korean copy of Seukkang, which in turn is a South Korean imitation of Kappa Ebisen from Japan 😆 suspiciously similar even down to the packaging 😆😆
yep, and they’ve got copies of the buldak fire noodles too 😂
5RMB (Chinese dollar) is under 1 Euro. There was another video on Echo Of Truth where the prices were blurred out and people were saying it was because everything was super overpriced. Non name brand stuff in Germany is around the same price as these cookies.
I've visited Germany many times and I've never seen 6 euro packs of cookies.
Yes, are cheap
Hey Orbits out there! The girl in the pony tail looks and sounds just like Olivia Hye from LOONA!
btw my best friend had bought 14 years one white north-korean sporty hat. It was high quality. They really are doing it the way that their goods are high quality.
Is this an old video? Or you visit there again?
“Joy is not paradise” was so unintentionally profound for only talking about food brands 😂
BIG TRANSLATION NOTE: The "DOLLARS" here are not USD, it's CNY (RMB), about 7 RMB to 1 USD.
Please do not misinform other people with your ignorance. Case in point: at 3:40 The price of the chocolate filled sandwich cookies is 7500 KPW, which equates to 6.5 USD (the lady approximates this as 5 USD)
@@evokaiyo WTF 6 bucks for some cookies?! This is NUTS!!
@@ArthurD their economy is pretty bad so the prices are high
In subtitles it said 5 RMB
@@mrmeme84 I am providing the information based on the price label of the product, which is clearly displayed and shown in the video, at the very store they are purchasing from.
With regards to the subtitles, to err is human, the translator simply made a mistake (coincidentally the translator typed "it's about five dollars" first). Simply search the conversion rate of 7500 KPW (North Korean Won) to USD and CNY and you shall understand.
If you still believe the price is 5 RMB, that is your choice.
Is that a snack shop? I don’t see any normal food except milk and yogurt! Very strange
I love how North Korean women are still dressed up so feminine! Even the supermarket working ladies, so much class!
damn i know yall went back for jin lmfao
the camera guy loves that stunning Guide, who could blame him! 🔥🤭🔥 🎥👀💦
Creepy
Stunning? Thats going a bit too far
@@podkastguiden1061 yeah man NK is a little bit far.
A trick : you can watch series at flixzone. Been using them for watching all kinds of movies these days.
@Milo Royce Yea, I've been using flixzone for months myself :)
2:53: Milk isn't for sale today? Looks like it was expired but kept on display for show.
It's a GMO free agriculture.
Exactly!!!!
And why the hell was it at room temperature? Lmao so bizzare.
@@michaelchimenti7570 Pasteurized milk is kept at room temperature even in Europe. Presumably that product found its way on the shelves later. It keeps for months.
Why? Only America has cows?
really cool to see
3:05 룡성꺼 음료 파는 거 없습네까?
있는데~ 아직 판매 모답니다.
Insane you can’t buy milk at a grocery store
welcome to asia, where people shit after eating tiny bits of lactose
Gracias por el enfoque !!!
Hello To Everyone From California USA
I noticed that some of the stuff on the shelves look like south korean products, i know this because i go to asian stores sometimes.
That lady in the light blue 😍
Healthy shopping cart contents...
The healthiest product in this supermarket must have been that milk they couldn't even buy.
Ar fi mai interesant daca ați prezenta mancarurile traditionale si nu pungile cu toate chimicalele. Si mai interesantă ar fi prezentarea modului de viață a oamenilor simpli, va scrie un om simplu din România.
Hermosa Guia Koreana !!!
Omg the tiny karts 😂
6:42 North Korean Hot Chicken Ramen! HAHAHA
@Chris M Cool right? Wonder if it's as Spicy as the South Korean one. :D
Something tells me that these are actually from South Korea and just repacked it as a local brand 😭😂
Miss Jin ❤
Someone has Corona, he's coughing non stop! Now I think I've got it!
Thanks man... Now they're going to execute him for that
@@kittyjones8703 F in the chat for that guy
It filmed at least one year ago. Don't dream to much.
The DPRK is following strict CDC guidelines to help stop the spread of COVID-19. As I am typing this, there are currently zero cases in the DPRK.
@@willaturner114 WE need the SYSTEM!
Do people in north Korea live on candy, chips, and ramen soup? Seems like it from the looks of this grocery store.
내가보기엔 다 불량식품같이 보임 한국 트레이더스나 이마트 코스트코오면 기절하겠네
3:28 - wahaha
통역 아가씨 중국어 발음도 좋고 이쁘네요
I want to try some DPRK snacks
In 2022 the minimum wage was approximately 9,100 North Korean won... and a package of cookies costs 7,500!! Ridiculous, no normal North Korean can afford to pay for those products. Even the exchange rate in euros (about 7.5 euros) for a package of cookies is abusive!
I noticed hello kitty on the bottom shelf 10:02
6:36 Buldak- South Korean instant noodle
8:00 Sae woo ggang (shrimp snack) - South Korean snack
They actually faked everything😂
All pre-packaged processed food.. no fruits and vegetables..
이런건 1퍼센트만 누릴수 있는 특권ㅋㄱㅋ
사람없는거만 봐도 ㅋㅋㅋ 백화점이 저리 없는거부터가..ㅋㅋ
More like .01%
@@ryanb418 平壤有超过10家类似的商场
@@haoshi-jh6nr HAHAHA! Why?
@@ryanb418 大同江百货 儿童百货 未来百货 柳京金光商业中心 光复商业中心 平壤第一百货 乐园百货 等等 平壤商场很多的，大城百货只是平壤其中一个商场。
very interesting. I think most people would not think North Korea has a fairly modern supermarket.
Thank US propaganda for that.
But it doesn't sell real food just packeted stuff. Where's the meat, vegetables, fruit, even milk.
@@Thursdaym2 probably they buy fresh vegetable and meat in traditional wet market.
"A" supermarket is right - this is the only one in the whole of NK.
@@dublinius thare are supermarkets in every part of that country. No homeless people, beggars like the western countries calling itself 'developed'. Free housing, medicals, education to its whole population for a socialist state is rather unknown in the western countries. And hardly no comparison with their living privileges. The west is all propaganda and hypocrisy.
imagine if you accidentally dropped a quart of milk , they'd send u to labor camp
Id simp for that tour guide.
😆
Very interesting as usual. Thank you. I didn't see anything in t he supermarket that I eat - I eat real food so that is lots of all kinds of vegetables, meat, fish, eggs. I just saw junk food!
You buy that sort of stuff at the market there
Well, whether you live in a capitalist or communist nation, there's one thing we all share as a common condition: your local grocery store has aisles of junk food.
Yesssss
why junk? i think snacks in nk are all organic!
@@user-mt4pg8xd6s no-for the elites they get junk food 😐
@@user-mt4pg8xd6s If you happen to be a member of the well-to-do elite living in Pyongyang, perhaps so.
@@orpheus9037 you are dellusional
Wow it’s very flash
My favorite book to read is 1984.
又看到金美女了
A bit silly to take them there for show after banning them from seeing any other menu
Wahaha
Is she using Salvatore Ferragamo belt ?? Wow couldn’t believe it..
2:41 - 2:55 " ...it tastes great"...Wtf...it tastes MILK!!... It's not for sale today...LOL
Some milk tastes horrible and only works for cooking while other brands is very delicious to drink. Depends on what cows are used, which season it is made and what the cows has eaten.
와 가이드 북한어 신기함ㄷㄷ
4:05 " FIVE or SIX dollars"... for simple biscuits?
It's obviously NOT US dollars. Chinese RMB. So about .75 cents US.
@@theredbar-cross8515 Chinese people call their Renmimbi dollar confidentially?
@The Bolshevik Maybe you can...In Italy 1 Kilogram 2.25€.
She means Yuan..........a better way to read the prices is the North Korean Won is about 9000 to US$........so most things shown are way under $1 and the noodles about 18 cents (1500 Won).
@@maxtoro196 it's just bad translation.
The guide is a good looking lady
I've been to Pyongyang. They're all beautiful.
What ?? How ?? She looks average...
Dime a dozen in my country...
@@JohnSmith-sf8ms This is North Korea. Please
otherwise she wouldn't be picked to be a tour guide
I wonder if she has had plastic surgery
the owner of this mall is Seo Dan mother, Right? She is funny. and has gorgeous duaghter as well.
Isn't that mall state-owned?
@@daraka1754 in CLOY
@@daraka1754 Course, everything is, even the people's souls.
@@Thursdaym2 shut the fuck up with bs
correct the subtitles please
북한 물가 후덜덜하구만
Lots of chips and snacks
Very few costumer though!
Are people allowed to be any of these stuff or are they for display only?
Wondering the same thing
In my country when we had communism there were this kind of stores, but only for foreign tourists and in dollars which weren't allowed for citizens.
God, is she beautiful !
I want to go to NK on a tour so badly... but alas, I cannot because the country I live in does not allow it.
@Ercan Banks If they're as pretty as this tour guide, no problem.
What country is that? Thought NK the only one not to allow their cityzens to travel and why would you want to go to one like your own anyway.
@@Thursdaym2 The US and the ROK blocks travel of it's citizens to the DPRK.
"freedom" eh
잘 봤는데, 불닭볶음면, 양파링, 빠다코코넛, 새우깡은 진짜 대놓고 카피ㅋㅋ 그외에도 엄청 많음 xie xie!!
새우깡은 한국도 일본꺼 카피했지만 불닭이랑 양파링은 놀랍다 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
@@user-ii1qo7ci8e 맞음ㅋㅋ 새우깡은 진짜 일-한-중-북 루트이거나 일-한-북일 듯
@@DHWSI 근데 웃긴게 일본 새우깡도 미국꺼 베낀거라
미 -> 일 -> 한 -> 북
결론 - 지들이 싫어하는 미제 과자 사쳐먹는거임 ㅋㅋ
그러니까요. 백화잠이 남한 동네 편의점수준이고
N Korea has a strong industry foundation if most of the products in this supermarket are made in N Korea, at least they are go toward a right direction, once opening up their economic gradually to the world, they could develop very fast
I spotted a lot of south korean products
Candie Nemesys and Chinese products
Basic self sufficiency is the key. That's what China did first. They are both GMO free too, which makes a lot of diffetence. Those countries that didn't manage to tackle the basics sell themselves to tourists.
The thing is they can’t because of American sanctions
if they’ll “open up their economy” western mega corporations will easily flood the nation. that’s assuming DPRK can do that… which it cant. American sanctions made sure of it
Damn how they get all the supply ?
All this food has a long shelf life nothing perishable no eggs banana or bread strange give me Tesco or Walmart any day
a highly recommended supermarket that only sells cookies, noodles and milk you can't buy.
HVA FAEN ER DE FILMENE DINE
🤣🤣🤣
왜 물건이 있는데 아직 판매를 못한다고 하지? 근데 과자 코너 엄청 많네.
is she not the guide from before ?
Ning hão ma 🤝👍☕☕🧀🧀☕☕
1:29 they have robbery too? or its only for not korean people 🙂
Pearl Beauty : )
Thats a toddlers paradise. Chips & juice 😐
우유, it's that simple, that kind of simplicity is what I longed for in Seoul
BTW, the camera man really loves the tour guide, So do I
I appreciate the camera man putting the camera on what's important 👌
Is she Korean or Chinese?
@@desrtfox north Korean,but she can speak Chinese. most of the North Korean tour guide can speak mandarin Chinese, French and English.
@@beyurzelf nope. She's north korean. Most of the educated north korean they have to learn mandarin and french and sometimes english.
@@syamsul6063 French is a common foreign language in DPRK? I didn't know that, what's the reason? Also what percentage of people there speak western languages at all? Because in China only few people have english, and even fewer can speak other European language. Generally learning those languages is very hard for asians.
How much is the guide's monthly wage in USD and North Korean Won?
atmost 10$/month
@@vsayikiran wow, that´s a lot of money
@@mikejay3664 $10/month is lot?.
@@vsayikiran
BS
@@Adeptus_Mechanicus BS? please expand it
"Joy is not paradise."
that guide brings me incredible joy and pleasure if ya know what i mean ;)
She told the truth right there they have no joy and only can wish for paradise
That's language matter.
Chinese word for joy is 乐 and Chinese word for paradise is 乐园, so in Chinese, the word 'paradise' contain 'joy' character.