Leaser: so who are the neighbors? Landlord: oh don’t worry its just north korea

These diplomats can openly see the outside world and how much worse their country is in comparison to literally everywhere else, makes you wonder how that makes them feel

I can't believe anyone makes it in NYC on just $3,000,000 a month. You need to pay Amy at least $3.5

Sam out here doxxing North Korea's very calm and respectful ambassador

Wait, are we just going to gloss over the fact that the US has a diplomatic mission in the US? Apparently Switzerland has the same in Geneva! Seems worthy of an HAI video!

I love that Sam is just a narrator now, commentating on weekly Amy adventures...😂

Amy should be part of Jetlag, you guys wouldnt stand a chance in hide and seek of she can even find a North Korean official in New York 😊

3:00 The Terra Residence in Bulgaria is not a North Korean embassy, that is actually about 15mins walk away. It is one of the few buildings in Sofia that North Korea owns. The Terra Residence has been built in the 80s (during communism) and used to be the home of the NK emmissary, hence the lavish interior. The company Terra Group, that actually offers subletting of said building for parties and photoshoots, has been renting the building from the NK government for a very long time... since before NK got sanctioned. Last I checked, they haven't paid rent for years because of the sanctions and instead get to use the place in exchange for maintaining the place to a high standard.

As a person with connections to the diplomatic world, the salary is just the base pay, there are many allowances provided to diplomats, usually housing is paid for by the home country

Fun fact : i had a coworker at my old job who was a CCing bully, ccing the whole office with every email. So every time i had to email her i started to CC the DPRK un mission, they responded a few times! “Why you included me? We no need your service, please remove from list immediately.

As a Bulgarian I didn't even know we had a North Korean embassy, but the fact that they fund themselves by hosting parties and events is somehow one of the most Bulgarian things ever

The DPRK currently has 6 diplomats working out of their mission in NY. They're each paid at min ~$120k usd per year, tho a lot of that is pooled back into a yearly "thank you gift" sent back to NK for purchasing a property in NY in the early 2010's thru a shell company that they all live at. The top 2 diplomats live in NY year-round until they retire and returning for a couple weeks maybe twice a year, but the bottom 4 are routinely permanently swapped with fresh meat every year. It's used as a field test to gauge the loyalties of the freshmen once they've gotten a whiff of life outside the walls of the hermit kingdom, usually young close family members of high-ranking generals.

I can imagine that a posting in this office must be one of the most sought-after positions in North Korea, for obvious reasons.

Fun fact: Purchases at the UN Gift Shop or Cafeteria do not add New York or NYC sales tax.

AMY IF YOURE READING THIS: I have snuck the key to the HAI basement door into your holding cell through a small nook in the 7th brick from the bottom on the Northeast corner. Use the strip on the side to hold the padlock top down and hit it hard with a rock. From there, please wait until 3:44 AM when there is a gap between the guards as they change shifts. Take two rights, then enter the janitors closet to your left. You should find a small ladder. Use this to climb into the ceiling. You should be able to cross the hallway into a service room on the other side of the wall from the janitors closet. From here, take a chair and block the door, just in case. Under the table, you should be able to pull up the carpet and use the manhole cover underneath to enter the sewer system. Your nearest exit outside of the property is 2 miles in either direction in the sewer. Get home to your family safe.

Im a high school student who does Model United Nations, 2 weeks ago, I went to NHSMUN, where I got to go in one of those embassies. Specifically I went to the 866 building which is right near the UN building, and my team and the diplomats representing Monaco. There were a lot of diplomats in that building, and it was so cool being in something that was filled with security. Basically every school got to go meet with a different country, I wonder who got to meet with North Korea lol...

The most shocking thing of all YOU CAN JUST WALK INTO THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY HALL WITHOUT BEING A DIPLOMAT?!

UN has... gift shop?

1:35, "affordable world tours" .. so they basically walk you around from office to office?😂

Amy is so dedicated. I can't believe she broke her arm just for the sponsor ad.

Wow I’ve been to that Hallmark several times. Crazy to think that North Korean officials are in the same building

I'm a fan of this new type of video where there's a consistent story to follow from Amy, instead of many short stock footage clips

I’m unsubscribing from this channel, these facts are getting too interesting

The delivery on that $3M/month line was pitch perfect lol

This is one of the more interesting videos you have made recently. I like that you guys are doing your own investigative journalism now.

Those diplomats are one of the few who would know the reality outside of DPRK. I can't even imagine just how big of a difference it seems to them when they return to their home country and see the government's propaganda telling the citizens how advanced they are compared to the US.

2:50 which is why their diplomatic mission in Berlin also owned a popular hostel in the city center. It was closed when Germany found out the North Koreans were laundering money and trafficking if I remember correctly.

this was truly enjoyable and entertaining to watch.... great job! I love the idea of discovering and exploring new places and peple

I used to sit directly behind DPRK reps at the UN in Geneva. They both had the same haircut. Luckily, they always sat in the same order.

shout out to Amy's commitment, give the girl a payrise!!

Residing in Japan, I find myself regularly awakened by North Korean missile test alerts, which occur as frequently as earthquake alerts. (It appears that these tests are conducted in the morning presumably to disturb the slumber of both Japanese and South Korean residents.) It strikes me as rather unjust that they only pay diplomats a mere $600 monthly while each missile deployed in these tests costs millions of dollars. I really wish that the people of North Korea will one day be freed from the dictatorship😔

When I would see the DPRK Consulate listed on Google Maps I always thought “no way that’s real”

Guess you really loved the graphics of the latest Jet Lag season haha

The UN Tour is actually very good. The gift shop is decent too. If you're luck and there is no general assembly/security council meeting you can wear one of the interpretation ears over your ear which is worth the price of admission.

You guys are real reporters. Signed, a reporter

nice, this dropped right in the middle of my hai nk rewatch phase

Amy does so much outside correspondence, we really need her teaming with Sam for the next season of JetLag

Lol Amy found the diplomat 😂❤ 🎉 love this channel 💯

give us our volvos back lol

I wonder which is more draconian, real Epcot or Lame Epcot?

Hey Sam! love your channel. I just got back from a Model UN trip and I thought this was a great video about UN. I live in Aspen, CO and I believe you live here (kind of, I know you are traveling for Jet Lag) I have been a fan of your channel for quite some time. I see you sometimes running around town, and I think you have some great content ideas.

I've always been a massive fan, but the writing on this one in particular is top-notch. Maybe, pay them more Sam.

Wonder how many North Korea flags get sold in the gift shop. Would love to see a chart on the most popular to least popular flags

Big respect to Amy for not stepping on the cracks in the pavement… something I learnt as a child and still live by!

Living on Roosevelt Island of all places is very funny, also means you can probably see them riding the cable car across the river

I love that Sam is just a narrator now, commentating on weekly Amy adventures...

The statues thing makes more sense than meets the eye. Statues are one of very few major exports of North Korea

Regarding how they live here, I'll say two things. First, while they can't legally work in NYC, it's very easy to get a job off the books in a restaurant and make pretty good money, especially in Manhattan. Second, although rent is expensive generally, they would be able to get into affordable housing via the housing lottery, which includes a very large percentage of units on Roosevelt Island.

if anyone wants a real comparison, i rent a 1bed 1 bath 550sq ft apartment in nyc and that entire 21k salary would still be over $6,000 short of covering rent for a year. and i dont live in a ritzy area nor a huge apartment building

I lived on Roosevelt Island from 2001-2005. Back then our apartment was over $4000 (my in-laws were consular officers).

There's no way they're surviving off of $600 a month, that's practically impossible to do in NYC. They must be getting additional money from somewhere, somehow.

This video feels different and I like the change

In Berlin (the Germany one) there has been a youth hostel at the North Korean Embassy.

I want to be an outside correspondent like Amy. Amy sounds like she has a fun job. Be like Amy.

I genuinely cant believe you actually found one, thats insane

I have two demands: 1) Get Amy a massive raise for all her hard work and, 2) Get that woman on Jet Lag!!

New HAI video! It’s been years

The Basque Country (an autonomous community of Spain) having an embassy is crazy.

I used to live in turtle bay. I was very curious to see what their office was like but figured I’d never be allowed inside the building

This is something that definitely does need a follow-up since I can't think of any other outlet of piece of reporting anywhere that could adequatly cover this niche. 🤔🤔

With her honor restored, Amy could finally return to the Fire Kingdom

Some Trivia for ya: If you're looking for North Koreans in the area, you could also try Cubby's BBQ in Hackensack, NJ. The founder/owner of Cubby's wrote a book called "Eating With the Enemy" (not to be confused with the film). Bobby Egan, owner of Cubby's had a diplomatic/business relationship with a deputy North Korean Ambassador. In Cubby's there's plenty of pictures on the wall of North Koreans enjoying his great food...😉😁 The book is also very interesting. I know Bobby because I live near and love to eat at Cubby's, since the 80's.

3:43 “duh bih GApple” will live in my mind rent free forever

I saw the building when I visited NYC once and it definitely was tough to tell at first that it was actually the consulate. It just looks like some random office building, and with the retail on the bottom it felt even more like we got the address wrong. At the time I was with my mom and I asked if we could go into the Hallmark store just to say we went in the North Korean building and she got weirdly paranoid and told me we need to leave now.

This is a really interesting video. Thanks for posting

Amy is the best, hope we'll see HAI on overtaking KZfaq channels

Im scared I live across from that building

I was in the crosswalk and a dude on a bicycle rolled up to me and told me to stay where I was, I thought I was in trouble. A convoy started coming down the road, I was like "should I move bro?" Hes like no stay where you are" Convoy rolled by, he said "thanks, have a nice day Sir" and rode off. This was in DC

Remember: if you let your painters paint with lead paint they might try to do something stupid like paint exclusively with lead paint.

YESSS! For a sec.. I thought Sam had quit HAI. Keep it up!

As someone who has never been to New York in my life, I can confirm it takes three mil a month to have a comfortable standard of living there.

What, North Korean diplomats are in India, and they sell beef?😳

i really need that sitcom

Amy inadvertently showing up to the UN the same day as PotUS is peak Amy.

HAI saving on all the stock video footage for this one…

Just when I thought that New York couldn't get any more inviting.

Hope your wrist heals up nicely, Amy!

while you could have picked a better restaurant at fun EPCOT, i would never turn down a galette, there. and, the view from the window tables is amazing.

The most surprising thing about this was that the United States has an official mission in NYC

Italy rents their embassy in DC out for events.

In Germany the Embassy of North Korea had many years a Hostel

Give Amy that raise she asked for! Her work on this video alone merits it, plus she apparently has a cat!

Amy: follows North Korean ambassador to the UN. NK ambassador: You dare use my own spell against me?

I like this new style of video!

Lead metaphor then proceeds to show .22 rounds with 0 lead 🤣😂

Honsetly another place you might find them within that distance ring would be Fort Lee NJ, there is a very large Korean population there and it would be cheaper ( not by much but any bit helps right? ) to live there than in NYC itself.

ok honestly id watch the hell out of that sitcom

There's a small and friendly North Korean community here in Hanoi, Vietnam. And they've plenty of money to spend

I remember the first time I saw the US mission building. I was waiting to walk into the UN with about 300 chain smoking Italian high schoolers and noticed the proximity privilege when only developed countries get to be closest to the doors.

That's really silly, I find that really fun. Bless Amy, she deserves all the money.

OC Amy deserves her own channel ngl

I was at the UN a few months back. You walk out the front doors and the US' mission is basically just across the street. It is the most imposing, uninviting concrete bunker of a building. There are no windows above the atrium, just reinforced concrete walls. Opened by George W. Bush and designed essentially in response to the 1998 and 2000 bombings, it stands as a symbol of the USA's increasing isolationism and paranoia. Seeing it against the bright, open glass facade, courtyards and gardens of Niemeyer and Le Corbusier's UN complex is a symbol so tragic it's almost comic. That's not to say the UN complex is a perfect symbol - and particularly not now the gardens, river walk, and formerly public areas have all been closed off and restricted to UN personnel.

Amy's totally worth it, give her the raise.

I really want the Diplomats sitcom now...

id say amy has definitely earned her 3mil/month for finding this guy

By 3 million they likely meant $3 million won which is about $3,000 USD (roughly)

bro got me working for the literal world to factcheck it 😭😭😭

I knew Amy would be able to find him!

South Korean mafia laughs at Yoyo's love of cobras.

I live literally in front of their offices 💀