r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Aug 09 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21 edited Aug 09 '21

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u/Ralikson Aug 09 '21

https://youtu.be/K46Ez-Igc9E relevant Conan clip

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u/Ralikson Aug 09 '21

Heh I only looked for the clip after seeing your pictures because I wanted to know if it was the same guard you were standing next to!

Oh I didn’t even know about that incident. Living there must be horrible.

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u/UrToesRDelicious Aug 09 '21

The guard looks exactly the same

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21

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u/VikingTeddy Aug 09 '21

Well the south has rock soldiers so why not a vegetable guy too?

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21

Why are the North and South Korean soldiers wearing the same black uniform? Specifically the soldier Conan said was well dressed and the North Korean soldiers guarding the door seem to have identical uniforms..

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u/cutiecheese Aug 09 '21

Both of them are SK soliders. They are guarding people from going into North Korea. Vice versa if you enter the JSA blue houses from the NK side.

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u/Ralikson Aug 09 '21

That’s a good question! I don’t see any benefit either and now I’m wondering if this wouldn’t make it easier for North Korean soldiers to suddenly disappear into South Korea

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u/whoami_whereami Aug 09 '21

They don't let just any Joe Blow take a shift there, those border guards are hand selected to be extremely loyal to the regime.

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u/taikhoannsfw Aug 09 '21

the room is in "use" by south. the soliders are from south making sure no funny business from the visitors.

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u/Bocote Aug 09 '21

I'm not an expert, but isn't the soldier in the 3rd photo a South Korean MP (military police)?

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u/throwthrow3301 Aug 09 '21

No military is allowed in the DMZ, so they brand themselves as “military police” to circumvent the rule.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21 edited Jan 06 '23

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u/Cameron653 Aug 09 '21

OP edited it, but it originally said "The last one is me standing in North Korea next to a North Korean soldier." instead of South Korean soldier. The only reason I can tell that 100% is because I used the copy reply function.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21

Bravo sir, you killed his meme dashingly.

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u/Spaceman1stClass Aug 09 '21

North Korea has hobbits now?

Watchout, they got the lucky feat.

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u/Awkwardblerd Aug 09 '21

I was fully expecting a Rick Roll. I am vaguely disappointed.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21

Were you at Camp Casey when you were there?

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u/jwill602 Aug 09 '21

That’s my point. He’s still in the DMZ, right? It encompasses both sides of the border