First off my opponent is clearly wrong that you can't even travel to North Korea. In fact, Charles Jenkins (for one) was so enamoured with North Korea that he left the army for 40 years to go live there after seeing it first hand. Indeed, North Korea is a great place to visit as Jenkin's himself was able to star in several North Korea military videos. Tell me that you can go to Iran and just turn into a movie star! Plus, my opponent is simply lying about the lack of North Korean tour groups, just visit http://www.koryogroup.com/ if you don't believe me
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Okay, so you can travel to North Korea. Iran is still the best vacation spot. Let me explain why by refuting my opponent's claims.
No alcohol? No fucking western tv shows? No chick's showing cleavage?
Who watches TV on vacation? If you want to see TV, stay home. If you want to drink and see tits, go to a titty bar. Also, in North Korea, have fun finding a TV set. You can probably look at cleavage in North Korea, but foreigners are subject to fines or arrest for unauthorized currency transactions or for shopping at stores not designated for foreigners, so have fun trying to buy drugs or a prostitute. You can be arrested for espionage just for walking up to someone in North Korea and speaking to them without government authorization to do so.
the most important issue in this debate is the totally different attitudes in North Korea and Iran over drugs, chicks and boozeFirst of all, going on an exotic foreign vacation is not necessarily about booze, titties and drugs. If you can have those things in your homeland, then why leave it?
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I'm not sure where my opponent is getting her information, but Iran is safe for women the way American Prisons are safe for your asshole: totally not. Again, as I said, if Disneyland is your idea of the perfect vacation, then by all means wrap yourself up head-to-toe and go visit some damn mosques. You might need governmental approval to party in North Korea, if but if all you do is agree to write some nice things about the place upon your return, they'll let ya do more or less whatever you want, and you'll still get the high grade narcotics produced there
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In summary/conclusion, as far as being safe to travel there, it's less safe to travel to North Korea. As far as it being easy to travel there, it's easier to travel to Iran. Basically, the US government perspective on travelling to the two countries is North Korea: No Iran: Yes, but be careful
Iran has better infrastructure and hospitals, which you need no matter what you do on your vacation, has more reliable prices, and more well-established experience and industry for foreign tourists, and is less strict about foreigners (there are very few places you will be "not allowed" to go to in Iran, and you won't be arrested for espionage if you ask a stranger for the time or buy a trinket at a market without government permission). The idea that drugs are legal in North Korea is laughable. You're dealing with restrictive governments that dole out severe punishments for infractions in either country, but Iran is actually less paranoid, more organized to handle tourism, and safer for US or other foreign tourists.
My opponent is full of contradictions. Why the hell should we trust the US government on this: both members are part of the axis of evil according to el presidente so it's hard to see how either country could be preferable from their perspective. Iran has shit: it's ruled by a conservative religious theocracy. Iran is basically your worst dream come true: Jerry Falwell becoming president. North Korea is bad, sure, but it's not overly religious bad, it's just crappy. Iran is crappy AND religiously oppressive
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No alcohol? No fucking western tv shows? No chick's showing cleavage?
Who watches TV on vacation? If you want to see TV, stay home. If you want to drink and see tits, go to a titty bar. Also, in North Korea, have fun finding a TV set. You can probably look at cleavage in North Korea, but foreigners are subject to fines or arrest for unauthorized currency transactions or for shopping at stores not designated for foreigners, so have fun trying to buy drugs or a prostitute. You can be arrested for espionage just for walking up to someone in North Korea and speaking to them without government authorization to do so.
the most important issue in this debate is the totally different attitudes in North Korea and Iran over drugs, chicks and boozeFirst of all, going on an exotic foreign vacation is not necessarily about booze, titties and drugs. If you can have those things in your homeland, then why leave it? ( ... )
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North Korea: No
Iran: Yes, but be careful
Iran has better infrastructure and hospitals, which you need no matter what you do on your vacation, has more reliable prices, and more well-established experience and industry for foreign tourists, and is less strict about foreigners (there are very few places you will be "not allowed" to go to in Iran, and you won't be arrested for espionage if you ask a stranger for the time or buy a trinket at a market without government permission). The idea that drugs are legal in North Korea is laughable. You're dealing with restrictive governments that dole out severe punishments for infractions in either country, but Iran is actually less paranoid, more organized to handle tourism, and safer for US or other foreign tourists.
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