NORTH KOREA vs. TURKMENISTAN (are they the same?)
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In my opinion, no two countries are more bizarre than North Korea and Turkmenistan in pretty much every category across the board.
After traveling to both nations over the past few years, I find them to be shockingly similar in several ways.
In this video, I take you deeper inside both hermit kingdoms to discover how they relate to one another.
Just out of curiosity, which country would you rather visit, North Korea or Turkmenistan? Share in the comments below!
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@billy-ps7jz 4 жыл бұрын
Which country is better? Like - Turkmenistan Comment - North Korea
@Hrabns 4 жыл бұрын
True Korea is Best Korea
@kimtaehee8837 4 жыл бұрын
ColdTurkey u f off
@coldturkey5333 4 жыл бұрын
아스트르아스트르 Look. A korean 5’6 beta
@billy-ps7jz 4 жыл бұрын
@@coldturkey5333 rude fuck
@NicholasWeatherman 4 жыл бұрын
@@rdu239 racist
@ceooflettuce8768 4 жыл бұрын
Turkmenistan is like a family friendly version of North Korea
@porchofgeese_crockpot 3 жыл бұрын
Or a Halal North Korea
@yusufhuq8743 3 жыл бұрын
@@porchofgeese_crockpot Right
@gurung1812 3 жыл бұрын
no its doesn't get bad press too much because it is a american empire friendly
@GyacoYu 3 жыл бұрын
North Koreans don't look happy ❌ North Koreans don't look happy when they see "you" (the vlogger) ✅
@jonatanborowicz 3 жыл бұрын
@@GyacoYu Why is that then?
@alabama100 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine being a child in a Turkmenistan school and having to draw the flag
@RichterBelmont02 4 жыл бұрын
HAHAHA! CRAYOLA LEFT TURKMEN SHKOLA.
@PalithaH 4 жыл бұрын
children in bhutan: first time?
@madingwang7778 4 жыл бұрын
easiest flag to draw was the old pre-2011 libyan flag
@NovikNikolovic 4 жыл бұрын
Children of Belarus: it's not SO bad Edit: your username is godly awesome
@mekanhudayberenov3222 3 жыл бұрын
Ha ha ha . I don't just imagine, I have just remembered.
@napsmaps9701 4 жыл бұрын
Shows Turkmenistan: *Peaceful music* Shows North Korea: *Intense music*
@epic_utahraptor57 3 жыл бұрын
*i have the power to give you 100 likes*
@ahmediqbal9286 3 жыл бұрын
Hahahah
@ordinarygirl6808 2 жыл бұрын
Sensationalism
@kimjongun2228 4 жыл бұрын
FUNFACT: The difference between Turkmenistan and North korea is This video cannot be watched by North koreans 😂😂😂
@Yrss22 3 жыл бұрын
Right 😂😂
@harshittikka5705 3 жыл бұрын
But aren’t u a North Korean?
@kimjongun2228 3 жыл бұрын
@@harshittikka5705 nuvu muskoni me bharatadesam loni reservation tisko ra
@telugudubbedenglishmovies6794 3 жыл бұрын
@@kimjongun2228 kim jong un telugu matladutunadu
@no_life6315 3 жыл бұрын
Well you can change it
@anirudh2103 4 жыл бұрын
Drew Binsky: Turkmenistan Subtitles : Turk Medicine
@aakhil9824 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@Hannah-cw9do 4 жыл бұрын
Lol it was the same with me
@pepsimies3022 4 жыл бұрын
Why use subtitles?
@gamingforaday5446 4 жыл бұрын
@LilPihvi for asians
@thebottle391 4 жыл бұрын
Senyora Santibañez. Yeah we Asians smarter than any other people, and the world knows it. That’s why u see so many Asians in the west, cuz we work in most of their companies.
@TheTeKuZa 4 жыл бұрын
USA: Do you have oil and gas reserve? Turkmenistan: Yes. USA: Cool. Hey, NK do you have any? NK: No. USA: Time to destroy your country then.
@775.- 4 жыл бұрын
F#ck usa
@luQi457 4 жыл бұрын
This is the Truth
@user-hh9wd5go8y 4 жыл бұрын
Finish USA!
@Miquelalalaa 4 жыл бұрын
The historical context is a lot more complicated than that and you know it.
@abbad707 4 жыл бұрын
Not really,the North was for the Soviets and the south for us.So idk where you get that flawed history from
@tahidulislam8419 4 жыл бұрын
Turkmenistan is the richer brother of North Korea.
@myfluffythehalfbritishcat3045 4 жыл бұрын
Not before supreme leader Kim sends a nuclear greeting to the turkmen
@abbad707 4 жыл бұрын
@@myfluffythehalfbritishcat3045 lol
@abbad707 4 жыл бұрын
ye definitely
@ahmettastemur8170 4 жыл бұрын
What about south korea?
@tahidulislam8419 4 жыл бұрын
South Korea isn't as oppressive/dictatorial as North Korea. Turkmenistan is as North Korea but wealthier.
@Dn-kt5qe 4 жыл бұрын
Turkmenistan looked like it was made in 2010 it looks so new
@ekkolizer9765 4 жыл бұрын
PewDee Pie there’s no one living in those white buildings, it’s built to make the country look good
@Dn-kt5qe 4 жыл бұрын
I guess
@Dn-kt5qe 4 жыл бұрын
But still
@armaan4138 4 жыл бұрын
Like beggar
@Dn-kt5qe 4 жыл бұрын
Armaan Niaz why you why you bully me
@scrotumtotem7 4 жыл бұрын
I lived in Turkmenistan for 1 year during my stay there it was perfectly fine it’s true that people are corrupt there but there was no torturing of people
@Lucarinho 4 жыл бұрын
Well, I guess you were not supposed to witness any torture hahah what the hell did you expect. Public executions or what. There is a repression of opposition in Turkmenistan which is undeniable. You can even claim that opposition doesnt even exist anymore
@Alextruthful 4 жыл бұрын
Why did you live there and how did you get back out?
@yartecta5055 4 жыл бұрын
ScrotumTotem they will not torture people in the street you dumbass
@fabiobarbagallo6517 4 жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard of the hell prisons in Turkmenistan? The torture there is so cruel that there are no right words to describe it. That is in my opinion the worst part of the country. Apart from that it isn't really a bad place.
@fisebilillah4406 4 жыл бұрын
@@Lucarinho That is true. Of course you won't see a torture.
@jaypiper2 4 жыл бұрын
Actually, you can get a transit visa for Turkmenistan. No tour required.
@Albinontheroad 3 жыл бұрын
Yes. I got it. I was lucky.
@neshaflorida7589 3 жыл бұрын
How to get that transit visa? What you allow to do there and where you can go?
@ashkarm5234 3 жыл бұрын
@@Albinontheroad hi bro
@harrybarodawala3588 3 жыл бұрын
@@neshaflorida7589 A quick google should give a good answer and probably any public place.
@innocentsupra 3 жыл бұрын
@@Albinontheroad Damnn, how was it?
@nusratullahshaikh1688 4 жыл бұрын
In turkmenistan 🇹🇲 petrol , electricity ⚡️ , salt is free until 2030 while in north korea 🇰🇵 it is not
@luludemison9884 4 жыл бұрын
Its not free bruh. We still pay for it
@abbad707 4 жыл бұрын
Lol what
@abbad707 4 жыл бұрын
@@luludemison9884 lol ye I was like wtf me better finna shift there
@azwadahsan8549 4 жыл бұрын
It was free until 2016.now it's like... subsidized
@andrewalmada 4 жыл бұрын
Why only till 2030?
@2Chenzzzz 4 жыл бұрын
i don't like how Drew is making turkmenistan sound as bad as North korea. Although there may be similarities, I feel that turkmenistan is nowhere as bad as North Korea. I don't think there are labor death camps in Turkmenistan nor is the threat of being detained indefinitely for just small things such as taking a piece of their propoganda. N Korea definitely seems the more dangerous of the two to visit.
@Danny88Jumanji 4 жыл бұрын
agree! Drew overplaying! Cheers from Turkmenistan!
@user-lk6cy9bx5l 4 жыл бұрын
And people in Turkmenistan don’t starve to death and they can travel outside the country while in north Korea they will get shot if they tried to leave
@exivinity3838 2 жыл бұрын
Turkmenistan is the richer and the better version of north Korea
@cheezy_ow2588 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-lk6cy9bx5l the only place you are allowed to travel as a regular Turkmen citizen is to Turkey. If you can only travel to one country for a few weeks, that’s not freedom.
@Sammykyt 2 жыл бұрын
That makes sense
@fatemehfereidouni2559 4 жыл бұрын
As an iranian whose country is neighbor to turkmenistan i knew nothing aboat this region except because of our geographic distance we were able to watch one of their tv channel in which they were dancing all daylong.
@baxakk7374 3 жыл бұрын
What do they show on Iranian TV? Religious people? I can't imagine opposition people being on TV there either.
@mamouta5376 3 жыл бұрын
@@baxakk7374 I’m in Tabriz/Iran. On Iranian tv, they usually show Football and movies. I haven’t seen any religion thing.
@knownanonymous1691 3 жыл бұрын
@@mamouta5376 so you're either working for propaganda of Islamic Republic or really don't watch TV Mullahs are ALL OVER THE TV and that's why we have decided not to watch it anymore :| All movies and football games and everything is censored You sure you're living in the same country as i do ?
@mamouta5376 3 жыл бұрын
@@knownanonymous1691 اره. I only watch the football matches, it also shows the religious stuff but I don’t watch it. But beside of religion, try to watch sport games. خواهشن سر جدت ایرانو خوب نشون بده، ابرومونو نبر.
@knownanonymous1691 3 жыл бұрын
@@mamouta5376 Lol I will
@oozy3386 4 жыл бұрын
I am from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 and we love Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 ❤️
@atawatan5863 4 жыл бұрын
ASSALAMMUALEIKUM kardesim bizlerde sizleri seviyorus, bir ananin evlatlariyis biz kardesis
@nidhiarora3703 4 жыл бұрын
I'm from Turkmenistan and we Love Azerbeijan too❤️💛💚💙
@atawatan5863 4 жыл бұрын
😜😜😜🤘🤘🤘gardaşlarym näme üçin iki gan gardaşlary bolup iňlisçe ýazyşýaňyz.öz diliňizde ýazyn. TURKMENISTAN OGUZLARYNDAN ASSALAMMUALEIKUM GARDASLARYMA TURAN TURAN TURAN
@jeune_turc9404 4 жыл бұрын
Hey don’t forget about us! Turkey 🇹🇷 loves both of you! Azerbaijan is our brother and Turkmenistan is out ATA!
@shahzebshabbir9361 4 жыл бұрын
And I am from Pakistan I love every Islamic state
@1awesomeben969 3 жыл бұрын
Coincidentally, these are the only two countries outside Oceania to have not reported a single covid case
@Capytalistbara_edits 3 жыл бұрын
It's called disappearing
@abrahamlincoln8037 3 жыл бұрын
It’s so isolated that’s why
@abrahamlincoln8037 3 жыл бұрын
Good thing the government has put isolation
@gagaringagarinovic2600 3 жыл бұрын
yeah sure no covid cases :D
@kahinaharrache5026 3 жыл бұрын
No way ! My Turkmen friend told me that they had lockdowns just like other countries.. I was actually surprised. How would covid even get into the country ?
@imsamiurrahman 3 жыл бұрын
North Korea: Who are you? Turkmenistan: I'm you but better
@APerson-oy2yy 4 жыл бұрын
The cities look absolutely amazing Well done to the architects
@CozzaJay 4 жыл бұрын
I got a 5 day transit visa for Turkmenistan because I had a Visa for Iran and needed to cross Turkmenistan from Uzbekistan. I got off the Train in Ashgabat and was free to explore for 5 days alone. Was awesome got to stay with a local guy from Couchsurfing. Walked around the capital alone such a weird place.
@laplacekovalski3272 4 жыл бұрын
Hi I am from Ashgabat. What was it like to be there?, I am really curious what a visitor has to say about the city I am from :D
@Donknowww Жыл бұрын
@@laplacekovalski3272 Ashgabat is like on a different planet. First of all it felt very safe. No one does harm to you, you can walk around safely at any time and that felt great. The architecture is amazing. Its just so different from anything else in the world. Everything is so big and wide and luxorious. White and gold. Even The streetlamps look so beautiful! Everything is designed very well and fancy. I can't imagine what its like to live in such a City. The walking distances where soo big and there wheren't many people around so can i ask you, how is it like to live in Ashgabat? Do you walk around the cities with friends and family? Are there places where you hang out? What do you do at all these huge and big parks, Monuments, buildings? What is the daily life like? Ashgabat and Turkmenistan itself was very beautiful as a visitor. Very unique and the people i met where very friendly. So all in all an amazing experiance.
@heyhector2553 Жыл бұрын
How did you get the transit visa?
@Fakermid1 9 ай бұрын
@@laplacekovalski3272I'm from Ashgabat too! But the place I was born was very harsh not that harsh but still harsh. Barly money, our female dog had to be sold, and had to walk to school/ grow our own food
@litxral_mel 4 жыл бұрын
Hi, I prefer Turkmenistan, it looks more modern than North Korea (Edit) Thanks for 159 likes, thats the most I've gotten yet!
@SpongeBobAK47 4 жыл бұрын
Have you really seen north korea?
@litxral_mel 4 жыл бұрын
@@SpongeBobAK47 Yes, I've seen this Kim il Sung statue (Idk if I writed the name right)
@milliyetci5672 4 жыл бұрын
@@SpongeBobAK47 your name says it all
@yartecta5055 4 жыл бұрын
it's all fake
@bigskywalka6176 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the capital city is awesome but the people not that rich Pictures about other towns shows the reality
@RailfanSrikrishna 4 жыл бұрын
Turkmenistan has better life because of electricity, entertainment and good food
@albertocassinelli1218 3 жыл бұрын
No
@vladimirvladislavovichtira804 Жыл бұрын
@@albertocassinelli1218 Why not?
@allthatmathsandgame9345 4 жыл бұрын
Who do you like north korea and Turkmenistan. Like for Turkmenistan and comment for north korea
@zigmas81 4 жыл бұрын
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@omxios4613 4 жыл бұрын
Zigmas81 stop spanning letters and numbers it is for annoying and cringy people
@ak-2007 3 жыл бұрын
North Korea
@justsomerobotickrabwithint9326 3 жыл бұрын
Going against the rules and commenting Turkmenistan
@vaibhav3946 3 жыл бұрын
Except for the freedom of speech ( which comes with freedom of vocal abuse) and censored internet, Turkmenistan looks much better and safe than states!!! Empty streets look better than sidewalks with homeless people and drug peddlers.
@jerome8564 2 жыл бұрын
It’s Empty cause everyone is to broke to live in that city behind that city is slums ppl only make 5-20 a month
@sjxn310 4 жыл бұрын
I have been to North Korea and I agree that people look unhappy and fed up, they're very shy and inwards, and also a bit wary of foreigners at first, but once you actually meet them and earn their trust they're nice and you'll love them. One of the reasons they won't approach tourists is because they only speak Korean, being accompanied by government guides all the time also makes them unwilling to approach you. But there will be moments when you'll be able to interact with the people, and no, they're not actors.
@mnm010 Жыл бұрын
I think the reason is NK citizens aren't showing their happiness/smile toward foreigner but that's my thought
@ers4690 4 жыл бұрын
Türkmenistan 🇹🇷🇹🇲🇦🇿🇰🇬🇺🇿🇰🇿 Kardeshlerimiz
@O56_FF Жыл бұрын
Ýaşasyn Türk milletler 🇹🇲🇹🇷🇦🇿🇺🇿🇰🇬🇰🇿❤🤝❤
@alexchuan2309 3 жыл бұрын
There was zero COVID-19 cases in this two countries 😂
@theoriginaltroll388 2 жыл бұрын
N.Korea did a lot of business with China and had a lot of Chinese nations before everyone knew the seriousness of Covid...they got Covid in Korea but they kill u for being infected
@rzrazen5984 4 жыл бұрын
Also only 2 countries without Coronavirus
@IconicFootball 4 жыл бұрын
Because they don’t test so they don’t even know 😂
@the_odd_cat553 3 жыл бұрын
North Korea had one case of Corona and Turkmenistan doesn’t care about his citizens
@inkycacakmtka5544 3 жыл бұрын
The_ODD_Cat no, they have 15
@crypton5344 3 жыл бұрын
north korea recently reported a case
@happyalltheday2275 3 жыл бұрын
@@crypton5344 nah they dont! If yes then bullet in their head
@heartwhispers8 4 жыл бұрын
Tho many have made and still make travel videos...there is not a single one like yours Drew. Your videos are phenomenal. They teach so much to the viewers. They are mostly eye openers. Lessons to learn. They are just amazing. You should be given a special award for this by Guinness or UNESCO or idk...who.
@hamzeus 2 жыл бұрын
I love Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 From Algeria 🇩🇿 🇹🇲❤️🇩🇿
@duckly3481 4 жыл бұрын
0:10 Asian parents be like when they see fail
@ismeazamredwanahmed693 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Himanshu-py3go 4 жыл бұрын
LoL 😂🤣
@dawgysonrocks 4 жыл бұрын
True thooo 😂😂
@MalaysiaIsProChannel 3 жыл бұрын
Im from Malaysia that located in Asia and i agree 😂
@fatblazafor1863 3 жыл бұрын
XD
@GrowingUpWithoutBorders Жыл бұрын
This is so insightful. Thanks so much for all the amazing videos you do.
@omarkamran2237 4 жыл бұрын
the Turkmenistan visit was two months ago? felt like a week or two
@Non_playable_collective 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah it feels the same for me
@abbad707 4 жыл бұрын
Same
@rajab4187 4 жыл бұрын
Time is passing fast bruh
@pearlheartful 4 жыл бұрын
Both are incomparable. Turkmenistan is far more better
@andrewalmada 4 жыл бұрын
Ahammed Nabeel Yes North Korea is nothing compared to Turkmenistan or any other country for that matter. This is why you shouldn’t believe everything someone says.
@typicalmapping2487 4 жыл бұрын
BaxtrrCameBack not only saying lmao after that is stupid, but saying that you hate Muslims in a friendly video is just fucked up.
@pearlheartful 4 жыл бұрын
@prathamesh bhat not that. Comparing the rules in both countries, we see that North Korea has many rules which violates basic human rights.
@eyluljsegclprbsgd4561 4 жыл бұрын
@@pearlheartful yeah, people in Turkmenistan are more free than North Koreans. But people always link it to religion, ugh.
@plagah 4 жыл бұрын
@Nickles shut up
@SeoWoojin55 2 жыл бұрын
One thing though, Pyongyang, like Seoul has existed as a city for more than 2000 years with Pyongyang and then Wiryeseong (Seoul) existing as huge cities during the Three Kingdoms Period of Korea. Ashgabat has also existed as a city for almost 1000 years already. Although both of them do have post 50s infrastructure, a lot of the historical sites from centuries up to millenia ago still exist in these cities.
@curiousfacts7769 4 жыл бұрын
New Born from Soviet union but has some unique traditions. North Korea a KIM kingdom of military .... like if u like Turkmenistan
@davidshapiro8049 2 жыл бұрын
Drew let me state here and now how much better the world would be if governments saw the world through your eyes.I delight in watching all of your travels and marvel at how wonderful you're greeted in all countries.May peace continue to follow you around the world.
@itz_epicbananaj7492 4 жыл бұрын
Turkmenistan: I am the strictest country in the world North Korea: hold my beer My country: What are you two doing
@plagah 4 жыл бұрын
In my country nobody knows what Turkmenistan is lmao Maybe a few people but not my family or my school
@auguaauaguga6517 3 жыл бұрын
@Caner Maybe he is no more 🤣🤣🤣
@scdnj 4 жыл бұрын
You can also get a transit Visa and travel without guide in Turkmenistan. That's much better and cheaper
@jqkob7407 3 жыл бұрын
Jai Chauhan Yes you can. Many things that Drew said about Turkmenistan aren’t even true.
@VexSG 4 жыл бұрын
I’d prefer Turkmenistan imo
@motro1301 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely. Even tho turk menistan is yes oppressive its not isolated and open to the internet. But north korea is a truman show of the whole nation.
@ia1498 3 жыл бұрын
@@motro1301 open to the internet is a huge overstatement. Majority of stuff is blocked off and the internet is 200kb/s at best
@abovethelaw4417 3 жыл бұрын
Fact is that they are both garbage
@aylarallamyradova4798 3 жыл бұрын
@@abovethelaw4417 turkmenistan iş acctually a very good country
@zrypwn 2 жыл бұрын
@@abovethelaw4417 like u
@caidg6945 4 жыл бұрын
Thailand also has ALOT of pictures of their king and pictures of ASEAN and their national flag.
@shawtyyy3549 4 жыл бұрын
Caidz So?
@shawtyyy3549 4 жыл бұрын
Asean is an international organisation.. they have wifi and are friendly
@Saltedchipps 4 жыл бұрын
So does Turkey, you can see ataturk's pictures nearly everywhere.
@xThatxGuy 4 жыл бұрын
So?
@thatone1280 4 жыл бұрын
WalnutDust So does Saudi Arabia and the UAE and they are some of the happiest people.
@md.muhaiminulislam7962 4 жыл бұрын
I'm from Turkmenistan and we are rich and happy with what we have
@user-dt7qf1me1v 3 жыл бұрын
from BD?
@federicoricchi6624 3 жыл бұрын
You mean 5 % of the population is, better than North Korea 0.05 % but still
@niamulislamalif4363 3 жыл бұрын
@@user-dt7qf1me1v nice guessing bro
@sh-ii1ly 3 жыл бұрын
@@federicoricchi6624 how do you know
@gamingwithroy1435 3 жыл бұрын
Md.MUHAIMINUL ISLAM don't lie😆..u r looking like bengali
@BenalRida 4 жыл бұрын
Hi there! I've been to Turkmenistan a few times already so I can relate to what you are talking about.
@lipton5428 4 жыл бұрын
BenalRida alright dad
@LuisJC 4 жыл бұрын
It would be really interesting to visit both countries.
@lipton5428 4 жыл бұрын
Luis J.C. i was born there and lived there for a long time, years. Now i’m chilling in the US in a university
@SuryaSpeak 4 жыл бұрын
It's always exciting to watch your videos, Lots of love from Malaysia, Amazing Travellers ❣️
@inosochronous 4 жыл бұрын
2:24 guy on the left seems like an American spy
@rxse9789 4 жыл бұрын
Ne might have been hired by Kim Jong un iii to spy if he does anything wrong
@happyalltheday2275 3 жыл бұрын
@@rxse9789 thats stupid! Why would he hire him while kim have tons of spies!
@happyalltheday2275 3 жыл бұрын
Nah i think he just travelling to NK and realising like "Why the f*ck i travel to this country?"
@rxse9789 3 жыл бұрын
@@happyalltheday2275 and he might be one of them
@ahmetguvanchmyradov2854 4 жыл бұрын
i am Turkmen and the lifestyle there is actually not bad.
@r.i.p.maradona1897 4 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t look to bad just very strict
@senguptanilanjan 2 жыл бұрын
really wonderful comparison ; short crisp and appropriate ; possible only for a person who has visited both countries himself
@urbayimrahman 4 жыл бұрын
Türkmenistan people are very unique people's
@billsmart2726 3 жыл бұрын
Ok
@82boulou 2 жыл бұрын
that's what happens when a country is isolated of the outside world .
@sadieritter1427 4 жыл бұрын
When I was a sophomore in high school I became friends with many exchange students, including one from Turkmenistan. Now I just wish I had known better to ask more questions
@Nikolajevric44 3 жыл бұрын
These two countries are completely different from each other
@NomanIbrahim 4 жыл бұрын
Great job, love from England 😍
@lalinduch5600 2 ай бұрын
Hey Drew. Thank for your video. Now, I got to know more about my client's home country Turkmenistan. Appreciate your content and friendly persona. Love from Cambodia.
@rinishjohnson6227 4 жыл бұрын
❤️ from Turkmenistan 🇹🇲
@suhabaktar1581 4 жыл бұрын
Why don't you people protest against the dictator.... Together people can do anything
@izemamnon 4 жыл бұрын
You can do it, you have a beautiful country with lots of natural resources, you can have your freedom and you can fight the system just don't let anyone from outside the country get involved in your business, always there is a hope it's 2019 almost 2020 no reason to stay behind while you have it all
@cortappel6951 4 жыл бұрын
you are 6'2
@al-hafiz8521 4 жыл бұрын
Isn't KZfaq banned in Turkmenistan?
@rinishjohnson6227 4 жыл бұрын
@@cortappel6951 yes mahn
@pedropeter8722 4 жыл бұрын
I have just saw you today morning bro in University of Batangas ✊🏾😅😅
@ricardomd4229 4 жыл бұрын
You're great buddy ! I love ur videos ! Saludos desde Argentina amigo
@fariashaikh3652 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Your videos are always full of information.👍
@mortal737 3 жыл бұрын
As a Turkmen, we are happy :)
@emperor___palpatine 3 жыл бұрын
What’s it like inside Turkmenistan? Just curious
@rasgulla6488 3 жыл бұрын
@@emperor___palpatine 🤷
@FiensZy 3 жыл бұрын
@@emperor___palpatine it's like being inside a country
@emperor___palpatine 3 жыл бұрын
@@FiensZy no way that’s crazy
@patron_edits9371 3 жыл бұрын
@@emperor___palpatine it's like Being under control by someone And tukmenistan is so not that C is 30 - 40
@NoxNorlynx 4 жыл бұрын
Yet they are the only 2 countries that don’t have any covid-19 cases.
@abrahamlincoln8037 3 жыл бұрын
Yes not surprised
@fingienali0daz54 3 жыл бұрын
@@abrahamlincoln8037 woah your alive what happened to your family Mr.President
@abrahamlincoln8037 3 жыл бұрын
@@fingienali0daz54 oh yes i am in heaven writing this to Earth, my fam is amazing
@helvetia3881 4 жыл бұрын
2:30 where you sat is a seat for the soldiers who fought at Korean War.
@mujeebrahmanmrk7631 4 жыл бұрын
very valuable information 👍 brother 👊 thanks
@AndreiMazoulnitsyn 4 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't compare these two countries 🤔
@thrawnprotocol9780 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheLocalLt Turkmen have access to electricity and internet, wealthier, good food and can enter or leave the country. Dont fucking compare it to north korea because there are a shit ton of authoritarian government
@vic3451 4 жыл бұрын
Their only similarity it is the amount of fancy buildings and empty-and-clean streets.
@motro1301 4 жыл бұрын
North korea is hell compared to turkmenistan. Although i can see that they are still a society and have their good moments, it just shows how the whole nation is so anti intellectual
@dina5139 4 жыл бұрын
People commenting here have no idea whatsoever about the sufferings, brainwashing, continuous propaganda, destruction of a free thinking individual and dehumanization of my dear people in Turkmenistan. You haven’t been there . All you can do is judge by the image. U don’t know nothing.
@vic3451 4 жыл бұрын
@@dina5139 Of course there is. But it is FAR from being as bad as it is in North Korea.
@naimulhasan1829 4 жыл бұрын
Turkmenistan is 10 time richer than North Korea. They have 4th largest gas reserve in the world and population is just 5 million. If in the future they open up their country for the world they can be rich like Qatar. On the other hand North Korea spend all money on nuclear weapons and lavish life of Kim Jon Un. Their per capita income is similar to sub Saharan Africa. So in future the difference can be like between Qatar and Somalia
@dhruvrawat430 4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos mate
@arhamfarizchowdhury8245 4 жыл бұрын
My prayers for both the countries people.
@doedoe9221 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Drew amazing content hope you have a great day!!
@justtheletterV274 4 жыл бұрын
Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 > N.K 🇰🇵
@A_Guy_with_Ribbon 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, former soviet russia is better
@kosovoisserbia8937 3 жыл бұрын
@@A_Guy_with_Ribbon Soviet Union was pretty free state in comparison to 90% of so called democracies of this century ...
@ElTavitavi 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the good sharing you do when you visit a country. As a note, please de a compilation of all the videos the stuff you share from each place you visit, especially North Korea 🇰🇵. That will be an awesome documentary.
@ElTavitavi 2 жыл бұрын
* do
@kamalyarlagaddavlogs8866 4 жыл бұрын
*I love ur editing brother*
@harrybarodawala3588 3 жыл бұрын
You know I like to complain that my country, Australia, has so many issues in terms of our government, hospitals and road and then I see countries on the internet like North Korea and Turkmenistan and immediately become grateful that I live here.
@ataraxie35 3 жыл бұрын
imagine u get 280€ as a wage in Turkey 😩
@mohammedusmanmufti5311 3 жыл бұрын
I live in England and am grateful for the small bleesings I have in this great country such as a variety of different food dishes, a collection of different clothes Etc
@pussmagic1541 Жыл бұрын
I rather go to Turkmenistan over North Korea for many reasons. Especially because it's nicer. I hope that Australia becomes friends with Turkmenistan one day, same can't be said for North Korea. From Australia.🇹🇲💗🇦🇺
@Nurgeldiyev 10 ай бұрын
God forbid, come, we are always happy to meet you personally 😊
@kevkcho 2 жыл бұрын
Actually I was given half a day to roam around on my own in Ashgabat when I was visiting Turkmenistan 3 years ago....I also saw local people watching satellite Turkish TV channels at home and in restaurants...it's definitely not as tightly monitored as in North Korea....people there DO know how to use VPN to have access to the outside world....
@peacelovincriminal7488 3 жыл бұрын
Love your videos drew
@Khaled91 4 жыл бұрын
If that's how you described your experience in those countries, I can't wait for you to visit Eritrea... The North Korea of Africa!
@mohammedusmanmufti5311 3 жыл бұрын
Or venezuela the North Korea of South America
@theo-potter 2 жыл бұрын
@@mohammedusmanmufti5311 Or Russia, the North Korea of Europe
@esclovisa 7 ай бұрын
@@theo-potterI thought Belarus was the North Korea of Europe
@leokolev3695 4 жыл бұрын
You can get a Turkmen transit visa valid for up to a week, in which case you don't need a tour guide or pre-booked tour. There are a few catches though. First both the entry and exit must be done at land borders, not Ashgabat airport. So you will need a visa for onward travel into Iran/Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan. Also you will need a vehicle as public transport is scarce. Second, there is a lot of additional bureaucracy involved. Local laws say that visitors on transit visas need special permits to visit the north, east and west areas of the country. Since you must exit from another country than the one you arrived in Turkmenistan from it means going into these areas for crossing to or from Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan, so those permits are a must. It's unnecessarily complicated, but for those wishing to travel freely it may be worth it.
@WanderlustAweSyndrome 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this post!
@TProphet 4 жыл бұрын
Have you heard of anyone successfully getting this? I have heard of lots of people trying and getting denied.
@leokolev3695 4 жыл бұрын
@@TProphet Two gyus on motorcycles from Bulgaria did it, they arrived with ferry from Azerbaijan and drove through Ashgabat and past Derwaza crater before entering Uzbekistan
@MithileshSir 4 жыл бұрын
Please make a bit longer videos like 10-15 minutes depending upon your experiences at different places with some more deep informations . We really like your videos detailing very neatly and pleasantly but it ends so soon that pleasant experience watching your video goes away very quickly . Good Luck and please consider this advice in upcoming videos . Thanks .
@tricksandtrips 4 жыл бұрын
Very well made video Drew, well done. I am very curious about North Korea and want to go there in the near future, but just like you said, it is very expensive. Overall though, I think Turkmenistan is better than North Korea. The prison camps in NK, the labour camps, some citizens only able to eat rice and cabbage, and so much more. Good job man
@buyukataturk2506 3 жыл бұрын
Hello Turkmen brothers love from Turkey
@billsmart2726 3 жыл бұрын
Shut up you muslim Romans. you have nothing related with Turkmens. you just pretend to be their friends for their oil and gas with ur f**ing dictator erdogan
@khanusmagnus577 3 жыл бұрын
we turkmens are not your brothers , domuz
@Avocado-ns6tu 3 жыл бұрын
@@billsmart2726 Im Turkmen people and you said a reality but much turkmens love turkish..... 🇹🇲💙🇹🇷
@eminn7608 3 жыл бұрын
@@khanusmagnus577 i just want to ask, why? belkide klasik Rusyadan kopamayan bir kalın kafalı olduğun içindir.
@hassanplayz509 4 жыл бұрын
Both have no cases
@kismetau 4 жыл бұрын
Not surprising. Both were practising social distancing before it was “in fashion”.
@prasmitbiswas519 4 жыл бұрын
These countries are like my hostel room during my mind mom visit. Clean and empty on the surface.
@avantikadora7021 4 жыл бұрын
one of the best traveller :)
@anirudhkumar4507 4 жыл бұрын
Torture, the most common thing that happens in Guatanamo bay
@ygt626 4 жыл бұрын
Galactic USA hes not from middle east
@animeandstuff5377 4 жыл бұрын
Galactic USA lmao I’m from Canada and my guy good for you if your not a racist but Americans still like dum stuff like guns u guys have waaaaaaayyyyyy to many shootings fix up
@jeremyjw3982 4 жыл бұрын
@@animeandstuff5377 yea
@mexicandy8581 4 жыл бұрын
So terrorist should be treated nicely? Maybe the guards should give them hugs, milk & cookies, tuck them in at night and give them a kiss on the forehead.
@animeandstuff5377 4 жыл бұрын
@@mexicandy8581 well you don't right a wrong with a wrong and what if they were actually innocent and the us government is doing everything very ethically like lol
@hotaruishere2133 3 жыл бұрын
The sad thing is that Nationalism (pride for/of your country) can be and is such a great thing, but so many corrupt people misuse it and make it look so evil.
@kovidhmaneltopic2538 4 жыл бұрын
This video was made on my birthday!!!!
@danielarevalo6222 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the interesting video. It’s great you had no wearing your yamulkes outside a mosque
@ArmyFrog 2 жыл бұрын
Everyone knows about North Korea, but I am becoming more and more fascinated by Turkmenistan. Pyongyang and Ashgabat have such regal, laid out, and conceptually and beautifully brutalist feels to them. The way that Pyongyang’s gray color contrasts with its red, white, and blue flag and how Ashgabat’s white and gold contrast with its green, red, and white flag are astonishingly appealing and give off an aesthetically and almost cartoonish dystopian feeling.
@SennLens 4 жыл бұрын
North Korean have very strict compared to Turkmenistan. If you agree, put a thumbs up for this comment.
@aidanbros8626 4 жыл бұрын
Sure
@tonytassone2513 4 жыл бұрын
@@aidanbros8626 Turkmenistan will ease up bit by bit as time goes, north Korea has no sign of improvement, the turkmen president is slowly indirectly trying to get rid of turkmenbashis legacy, by making his book no longer mandatory etc. The turkmen president also got rid of turkmenbashis biggest rotating statue.
@andrewalmada 4 жыл бұрын
Yes and Drew Binsky is a loser
@tomzilla1982 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Drew. Love your videos. I'd rather go to Turkmenistan as it looks so unusual!.. Have you ever seen Simon Wilson's videos on his trip to North Korea? His videos surprised me!
@daarisbaaris 3 жыл бұрын
Video suggestion:my 5/10/15 favorite snacks from all over the world
@ferheenahmad3854 4 жыл бұрын
Turkmenistan is not same as North Korea they both are completely different in everything except the photos of leaders
@justsomeguyontheinternet5917 4 жыл бұрын
Ferheen Ahmad not really
@rcordh5657 4 жыл бұрын
i remember seeing thailand king everywhere on bangkok, seems like people really loved to be glorified 😅
@user-todaywe 4 жыл бұрын
I've only heard about two dictatorships. It's so cool that you've been and felt both countries. And I am a South Korean so I can never go to North Korea.
@SkatinLanc 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe one day you can... As Charlie Chaplin once said: "so long as men die, liberty will never perish".
@fuckinref 2 жыл бұрын
It is actually possible to get a transit visa for Turkmenistan (up to 5 days I believe) and visit independently without a tour guide and at a low cost
@unw2000 3 жыл бұрын
1:15 actually he means the buildings, ashgabat was officially a city in 1881, although the area was inhabited for a long time pyongyang is a very ancient city and i think but correct if i am wrong the oldest in korea yes this comment was made in the pandemic
@litalpeled2055 4 жыл бұрын
A question for Drew:in retrospect, do you regret your trips to both countries? Especially N. K. you said how expensive it was and that the country is corrupt. So that's donating your good money to dark regimes
@firstnamelastname4249 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah he gave them the wealth that they wouldn't dream about it.
@kimjongun6746 4 жыл бұрын
Drew, please don't compare my country with Turkmenistan. I established peace relations with U.S and I am currently trying to solve all the problems.
@umermsd9281 4 жыл бұрын
Kim Jong Un hahahahahahhahaha Fake 😀😄😆😆😁
@kimjongun6746 4 жыл бұрын
@@umermsd9281 #Gulag
@berhoom2024 4 жыл бұрын
Yo Kim, is Kim short for Kimberly?
@berhoom2024 4 жыл бұрын
@Tech Brothers lot of Indians in the South are communist
@berhoom2024 4 жыл бұрын
@Tech Brothers do they? Maybe Punjabis, everyone hates them 🤣
@junilconstantino5709 3 жыл бұрын
May I know the title of your background music? Very relaxing 😌. Like ur videos so much.
@voicelessglottalfricative6567 2 жыл бұрын
They're virtually the same but imo Ashgabat's totalitarian architecture as well as its overall look and planning looks much better than that of Pyongyang.
@Abo.Jessica6 3 жыл бұрын
I m Syrian and love North Korea and Turkmenistan we are friends ❤☀🇸🇾🇹🇲🇰🇵
@fatlindislami7985 4 жыл бұрын
Drew : Turkmenistan Captions : Turk medicine
@happyalltheday2275 3 жыл бұрын
Steal comment
@AsepTravels 4 жыл бұрын
Random question but What are some differences in the traditional food between North and South Korea? When I was traveling in Vietnam this summer I noticed the food started changing the further I go south and I even notice a difference in their accents even though I don’t speak any Vietnamese lol.
@surinameworshipthelordwith9054 2 жыл бұрын
The difference is the traditional food is vanishing in North Korea because they are dirtpoor, while South korea can make their traditional foods day after day
@Daffyfarid 3 жыл бұрын
When I went to turkmenistan i went without a tour group and well it was really cheap too and people don’t come out at night because places close early
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