Alright, I'm not going to lie
I have stopped and started this video
about 7 or 8 times now
I have no idea how to start it
And I knew it was going to be a difficult video
but... seems like it's a little bit more difficult
anyway, hello everybody
and welcome to my hom
I've always thought about the ethics of travelling to North Korea
it's something you can't get away from
as somebody who goes there all the time, right?
and it's one of the most frequently asked questions
and it's also one of the biggest forms of like
abuse I get online and stuff like that
through Instagram and Youtube
people have very strong opinions on it
so I wrote my thoughts down in a blog
now you can go visit that blog
or alternatively, you can stay with me right now
and listen to what I have to say
on 'is it ethical to visit North Korea?'
as somebody who has been there
almost 30 times
and, indeed, as somebody who does the marketing and promoting for it
so I'm going to start by saying right out
that I think tourism and travel to North Korea is ethical
and that's probably an opinion that you don't share with me
and with this video I'm not there to try and convince you otherwise
I just want to put in my view
my opinion
give you something maybe different to think about
hear a different perspective
so stick with me, try and stay until the end
I'm going to start this right now properly
Let's go!
OK so we're going to talk about 7 different things today
just to divide it up
and make sure I stay on track as well
the first thing is a little bit of an introduction and background on me
why my opinion matters in this topic
the second thing is some
North Korea myth busting
so things like...
'But they only let you see what they want you to see!'
stuff like that
ok we're going to talk about that
number 3 is
why people think it's unethical
ok so then number 4
we're going to talk about my first trip to North Korea
and what an impact that had on me
that was in 2016 I think
I need to check that one...
number 5... *what was number 5 again*
ah, number 5 is an important one
why it is ethical
alright, so
maybe you should just go ahead and skip to number 5
I wouldn't recommend it - but you could
number 6 is my personal struggle
which I've spoken about a little bit in this intro 
*but then cut out, sorry!*
but I will delve further into
and number 7 is a conclusion
don't skip right to there...
you probably want to hear what I have to say a little bit before that
So a little bit of an intro and background on me
I've been working in North Korea for almost 3 years now
and I've visited the country almost 30 times
usually when tourism is happening
I visit the country about once a month on average
I work for Koryo Tours
and do the marketing and promoting of North Korea tours
if you don't follow my social media, why aren't you following my social media...
if you want videos and posts and stuff on North Korea
I'm not going to lie
it gets a little bit difficult
promoting North Korea
so much
and even I have my moments, sometimes I'll be like
What am I doing? Why am I promoting this?
I'm going to talk about my personal struggle later
but now you know a little bit about me
let's go onto the more exciting myth busting stuff
So number 2, myth busting!
the first myth we're going to bust is
'My money is being used to build rockets'
