Umm... Drew was in North Korea?

I'm not quite sure what to make of this

Was Drew actually in North Korea?? If so, I really hope he winds up talking about it on the podcast.

I saw that and thought it looked like North Korea, but that it couldn't be. Does he have a non-American passport or something?

I vote for very clever photoshopping, or the use of a green screen.

If I remember correctly, Drew really wanted to take a trip to the DMZ when he went with Brad to see some Starcraft, but never could.

I could be completely misremembering, but yeah, dude that is a crazy trip. I hope we get to hear Drew stories on the bombcast!

@louiedog: It's definitely North Korea - it's a monument that every foreign tourist has to visit. And that's a relatively recent photo because I believe they didn't add Kim Jong Il to it until after his death.

I'm pretty sure it's a joke you guys. 

lol he looks like a spy

Could have been a border tour, but I thought those had been restricted for the last few years (as far as crossing the border was concerned). That said, it's not unheard of for NK to let people over on propaganda tours, to show outsiders (especially westerners) the "prosperity" of the North Korean country.

@ztiworoh: What!

@Chris2KLee said:

Could have been a border tour, but I thought those had been restricted for the last few years (as far as crossing the border was concerned). That said, it's not unheard of for NK to let people over on propaganda tours, to show outsiders (especially westerners) the "prosperity" of the North Korean country.

Americans though? I'm pretty sure they let Canadians in and they love Russians, but I'm not sure they let in Americans.

@EvilTwin said:

I'm pretty sure it's a joke you guys.

It's a hell of a photoshop if it's a joke.

@ztiworoh said:

@louiedog: It's definitely North Korea - it's a monument that every foreign tourist has to visit. And that's a relatively recent photo because I believe they didn't add Kim Jong Il to it until after his death.

I recognized the Kim Il Song statue, but haven't seen that since Kim Jong Il's death. I wondered if there was another statue elsewhere.

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

@Papa_XIV: It's definitely Pyongyang - and they just unveiled the statues earlier this month.

I, too, am completely baffled by this. I'm really interested to hear more about this when he gets back.

EDIT: Apparently it's real. https://twitter.com/#!/drewscanlon/status/194472664323194881

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

Well played, sir.

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

But I am Chinese comrade. Best not to assume what your fellow duders think. You know what happens when you assume...

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

I hope you're kidding.

@Jace said:

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

I hope you're kidding.

I hope you're kidding.

"ON ASSIGNMENT"

I wonder if he had to submit his gamertag/steam ID at the border to see if he'd killed any North Koreans in Homefront.

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

@Hailinel said:

@nail1080

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

If you don't mind being executed for giving a statue of Kim Il Sung a funny look.

are you insinuating that Kim Il Sung is anything but our Great Leader?

This is incredible.

Just got off the phone with Drew. He's doing great(besides the diarrhea last night). The North Korean Gov't hired him to run their Nationalist Popular Gold Farming Unit(the acronym is really funny in Korean, un-transalate-able in English. Just thought the duders would want to know.

Some of the replies to this are amazing.

Photoshopped. Really? Internet-fueled, photographic hypochondria. Really fascinating phenomena. Even more strange is the fatally misinformed minority that believe you can't go on holiday to North Korea! Why? Do you think you're going to be jailed for being American? Hahaha, i just had to laugh.

@nail1080 said:

@Jace said:

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

I hope you're kidding.

I hope you're kidding.

Piss off.

Mocking the subjection of an entire population who's living effectively 75+ years in the past isn't funny.

I'll admit, if it didn't cost me anything and there weren't any negative consequences, I wouldn't mind going to North Korea for a day, purely out of curiosity.

I get that the story here is that Drew's in North Korea and his coming from America puts him at some risk since we westerners are a dirty people, but... the REAL story should be why people aren't gathered around HIM, bathing in the glory of those sweet golden locks.

@nail1080 said:

@Jace said:

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

I hope you're kidding.

I hope you're kidding.

Oh, I get it. You're attempting edgy humor for the first time.

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

If you say you think North Korea is a "nice and happy place" that makes you look kind of uninformed and pretty ignorant to how the situation actually is over there.

@nail1080 said:

@Jace said:

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

I hope you're kidding.

I hope you're kidding.

I hope you're kidding.

@skelington_ said:

Some of the replies to this are amazing.

Photoshopped. Really? Internet-fueled, photographic hypochondria. Really fascinating phenomena. Even more strange is the fatally misinformed minority that believe you can't go on holiday to North Korea! Why? Do you think you're going to be jailed for being American? Hahaha, i just had to laugh.

Surely you troll, or misinformed.

@ninjakiller said:

@nail1080 said:

@Jace said:

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

I hope you're kidding.

I hope you're kidding.

Piss off.

Mocking the subjection of an entire population who's living effectively 75+ years in the past isn't funny.

Riiiight,,,,have you actually been to North Korea or are your opinions based on nonsense?

@skelington_ said:

Some of the replies to this are amazing.

Photoshopped. Really? Internet-fueled, photographic hypochondria. Really fascinating phenomena. Even more strange is the fatally misinformed minority that believe you can't go on holiday to North Korea! Why? Do you think you're going to be jailed for being American? Hahaha, i just had to laugh.

Nobody thought they'd be jailed for being American, but that they'd be denied a travel visa, because that's how it was until recently.

Citizens of South Korea are normally not permitted to visit North Korea. In addition, there have been reports of difficulties regarding Israeli, American, British, and Japanese nationals. In January 2010, North Korea lifted the restrictions on American citizens who are now free to visit at anytime of the year - but they are not allowed to travel by train (especially the train to Beijing) and to participate at homestay-programs.

@nail1080 said:

@ninjakiller said:

@nail1080 said:

@Jace said:

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

I hope you're kidding.

I hope you're kidding.

Piss off.

Mocking the subjection of an entire population who's living effectively 75+ years in the past isn't funny.

Riiiight,,,,have you actually been to North Korea or are your opinions based on nonsense?

Totally fits my view of Drew. Doesn't have an off-the-wall personality, but does interesting things.

@Rappelsiini said:

@nail1080 said:

@Jace said:

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

I hope you're kidding.

I hope you're kidding.

I hope you're kidding.

I hope you're kidding?

@nail1080 said:

@ninjakiller said:

@nail1080 said:

@Jace said:

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

I hope you're kidding.

I hope you're kidding.

Piss off.

Mocking the subjection of an entire population who's living effectively 75+ years in the past isn't funny.

Riiiight,,,,have you actually been to North Korea or are your opinions based on nonsense?

Theres a reason they ask for food all the time... do you think famine is REALLY nice and happy?

@louiedog said:

@Chris2KLee said:

Could have been a border tour, but I thought those had been restricted for the last few years (as far as crossing the border was concerned). That said, it's not unheard of for NK to let people over on propaganda tours, to show outsiders (especially westerners) the "prosperity" of the North Korean country.

Americans though? I'm pretty sure they let Canadians in and they love Russians, but I'm not sure they let in Americans.

I heard of American's crossing over on tours, just depends on the mood of the various governments involved and how much you are willing to take the risk. When I went in 2010, things were tenser and the US Army organized tour stopped right at the border, but we were not allowed to cross, or even get off the bus we were on. Just looking across the border is a trip though, the place is a barren wasteland for miles, except for a strangely out of place city with no movement outside of a giant ass flag. Kudos to Drew for rolling the dice, must have been a cool if weird/terrifying experience.

What's up with all the college liberals? Did Reddit go down or something?

@louiedog said:

@skelington_ said:

Some of the replies to this are amazing.

Photoshopped. Really? Internet-fueled, photographic hypochondria. Really fascinating phenomena. Even more strange is the fatally misinformed minority that believe you can't go on holiday to North Korea! Why? Do you think you're going to be jailed for being American? Hahaha, i just had to laugh.

Nobody thought they'd be jailed for being American, but that they'd be denied a travel visa, because that's how it was until recently.

"Citizens of South Korea are normally not permitted to visit North Korea. In addition, there have been reports of difficulties regarding Israeli, American, British, and Japanese nationals. In January 2010, North Korea lifted the restrictions on American citizens who are now free to visit at anytime of the year - but they are not allowed to travel by train (especially the train to Beijing) and to participate at homestay-programs."

Don't forget your quote marks.

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

10/10

@ninjakiller said:

@nail1080 said:

@ninjakiller said:

@nail1080 said:

@Jace said:

@nail1080 said:

Despite what you all think, considering you don't think for yourselves and are brain-washed by Western Media, North Korea is actually a nice and happy place and going there and experiencing it is no big deal.

I hope you're kidding.

I hope you're kidding.

Piss off.

Mocking the subjection of an entire population who's living effectively 75+ years in the past isn't funny.

Riiiight,,,,have you actually been to North Korea or are your opinions based on nonsense?

I've seen this before. And thanks, I guess you have no opinion.

I hope everyone in this thread is kidding.

Maybe North Korea is just a big fan of Dexter.

If this is true, Drew, you're my fuckin' hero. I love to travel places most people will never see...

I have no idea what to make of most of these posts.

@nail1080: Man, who pooped in your coffee this morning?

@skelington_ said:

@louiedog said:

@skelington_ said:

Some of the replies to this are amazing.

Photoshopped. Really? Internet-fueled, photographic hypochondria. Really fascinating phenomena. Even more strange is the fatally misinformed minority that believe you can't go on holiday to North Korea! Why? Do you think you're going to be jailed for being American? Hahaha, i just had to laugh.

Nobody thought they'd be jailed for being American, but that they'd be denied a travel visa, because that's how it was until recently.

"Citizens of South Korea are normally not permitted to visit North Korea. In addition, there have been reports of difficulties regarding Israeli, American, British, and Japanese nationals. In January 2010, North Korea lifted the restrictions on American citizens who are now free to visit at anytime of the year - but they are not allowed to travel by train (especially the train to Beijing) and to participate at homestay-programs."

Don't forget your quote marks.

You don't have anything to contribute to this thread, do you? I don't know what kind of day you've had, but I hope it gets better.

North Korea is trying to build a tourism industry..... hopefully drew knows what the numbers mean now.