facts verse presents ten differences
between North and South Korea
number one women on the streets if you
look at a photo of the streets of South
Korea and of North Korea they will look
completely different
the first image is a photo of a woman
trying to sell hats in the streets of
Seoul you can see people walking around
and shopping and others selling things
if you look at the bottom photo you can
see a woman directing traffic that isn't
even there the streets in the two
countries couldn't be any more different
number two the busy streets and the dead
streets of the ten differences between
North and South Korea this is the most
shocking on any given day in Seoul South
Korea you'll see plenty of people on the
streets some are walking to their
destination some are shopping some are
just walking for fun they're dressed in
their own unique way and the people in
the photo appear to be having a good
time this is not something you will see
in the streets of Pyongyang as you can
see in the bottom photo there are not
too many people on the streets the ones
who do appear seem to be heading
somewhere special not walking for fun
also all three women are dressed very
similarly which is very telling as well
number three a South Korean restaurant
and a North Korean restaurant the photo
on the top is a restaurant in South
Korea that overlooks the dongjak bridge
the furniture is colorful and unique the
people in the restaurant are dressed
differently in their own styles the
photo on the bottom is a restaurant in
North Korea the furnishings are very
plain and the place does not have much
character the man and the child sitting
at the table are dressed according to
North Korea's standards number four the
difference in the streets the photo on
top is a street leading out of Seoul
South Korea you can see that the roads
are paved and modern and there are a few
cars on the road
the photo on the bottom is a road in
North Korea most of the roads in this
country are not paved so you won't
expect to see modern streets that you
find in South Korea also many people in
North Korea don't drive if you do drive
you would need a special permit to drive
alone this is likely why there are no
cars on the road number five the
differences in classes in the top photo
you see a classroom full of girls and
boys in South Korea studying
architecture on modern computers the
bottom photo shows a language class in
North Korea you'll notice that all of
the students are boys also they're not
using any personal computers or new
technology they're using monitors
hanging from the ceiling and headphones
number six public transportation the
public transportation system in South
Korea is much different than that of
North Korea the photo on the top is of
people on one of Seoul's subway cars you
can see some people sitting and some
standing the couple in the front of the
picture are seen smiling and looking
happy the picture on the bottom is of
Pyongyang's old Metro in North Korea
most of the people on the train are men
they're all sitting and no one seems
happy and they're not smiling also
everyone is dressed very similarly
number seven free time when people have
free time in South Korea they like to
have fun
many people gather in local parks to
relax spend time with friends and have a
good time this can be seen in the first
photo the second photo is a group of
people spending their free time in North
Korea this doesn't look like it's any
fun at all this doesn't look like free
time it's likely because of the leader
of North Korea Kim jong-un who makes
sure that the people of North Korea
don't have any free time if they aren't
working or in school they are honoring
their leader in an organized fashion
this can be seen in the second photo
number 9 the teenagers are much
different
the teenagers in South Korea are much
different than the teenagers in North
Korea and this can be seen in these
photos the top photo is of South Korean
teens they appear to be having fun and
hanging out together all of the girls
are dressed differently and they have
different hairstyles the second photo is
of teenagers in North Korea they're all
dressed identical wearing matching hats
and they're all standing in an organized
fashion
what's even more noticeable is that
they're all facing huge photos of their
leader Kim Jong hoon and his father
number 9 the way women dress this photo
shows two very different girls it's
strange because they live in neighboring
countries the girl on the left is from
North Korea she is completely covered
and dressed conservatively the girl on
the right is wearing a bikini top and
very short shorts she is from South
Korea girls in North Korea would get in
serious trouble if they were seen on the
streets dressed like that
number 10 parking lots just about
everyone in South Korea drives therefore
it should be no surprise that the
parking lots are full in North Korea the
people are discouraged from driving so
much so that if you wanted to drive
alone you would need to get a special
permit from Kim Jong hoon himself these
permits are very rarely given out
probably the reason that the parking lot
photo of North Korea is completely empty
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