rant · moment 13 of 18
North Korea Should Become a Tourist Destination
from Dead-Eyed Monsters | The Tim Dillon Show #375 · #375
11 min
Tim pitches North Korea on becoming a bizarre tourist attraction, comparing its bleak restaurants and submarine museum unfavorably to Disney World, and imagining an "empty city" luxury spa concept for wealthy Americans seeking silence and novelty.
- North Korea is trying to become a tourist destination while ramping up their military for war with the United States.
- Tim critiques North Korea's restaurant aesthetic as bleak and notes their public spaces feel haunting and creepy.
- Times Square, Central Park, and Las Vegas rank as America's top tourist destinations, while Disney World only places seventh.
- North Korea's main attraction is a captured American submarine from the 1950s turned into a museum.
- Americans simulate fun through theme parks and cruises because most people can't afford to appreciate nature, history, or cuisine on their own.
- Tim suggests North Korea should lean into its military dictatorship vibe rather than try to be Disney World.
- Tim pitches the idea of North Korea demonstrating its power by turning a town's lights on and off for tourists watching from a restaurant balcony.
- Wealthy travelers already bored with the South of France could find novelty in visiting North Korea's vast empty spaces and taking photos.
- North Korea has accidentally created a space for reflection by keeping its cities quiet and empty, which could become a spa-like retreat for wellness tourists.
- Tim argues North Korea's completely empty cities and mountains offer the perfect vacation, and Americans won't ask uncomfortable questions about where everyone is.
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