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My Life in North Korea vs. South Korea

September 5, 2017

One year ago, Jacob Laukaitis went on a strictly guided 7 day-tour in North Korea where they took away his passport and did not allow him to explore anything on his own. Laukaitis kept wondering what life was like in the neighboring South Korea, because it used to be the same country just over 60 years ago. To answer this question, this year he traveled to South Korea and made this video, where he compares his time in the North and his time in the South. He still have a lot of questions about the whole situation, but one thing was clear - the daily lives of the Korean people couldn't be any more different than they are right now.

In North Korea, South Korea, Asia Tags freedom, history, explore, Travel, South Korea, North Korea
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