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>> chances are, you havent been to this place. chances are, this is a place youve never seen. other than maybe blurry cellphone videos, old black-and-white newsreels from world war ii. chances are, bad things were happening in the footage you saw. myanmar. after 50 years of nightmare, something unexpected is happening here, and its pretty incredible. ♪ ♪ in yangon, capital city of myanmar, its dark. blackouts are frequent with the ancient power grid. what sources of light there are...

People used to live here, but the government came along in the 80s, i believe, and relocated. it was a mass relocation project. >> philippe: right. >> anthony: so, any homes, anything, it was understood that this is a good -- you know, theres some tourist bucks here. they relocated the entire population. were in one of the first mass waves of tourists. european tourists have been coming here in relatively small numbers for a long time. but the floodgates have certainly opened. theyre building ho...

>> anthony: actually, funny you should mention that. people used to live here, but the government came along in the 80s, i believe, and relocated. it was a mass relocation project. >> philippe: right. >> anthony: so, any homes, anything, it was understood that this is a good -- you know, theres some tourist bucks here. they relocated the entire population. were in one of the first mass waves of tourists. european tourists have been coming here in relatively small numbers for a long time. but the...

Too. >> woman: this is silk and cotton poly. >> philippe: and what-what is this here? oh, this -- this is a -- this is a nice cloth. >> anthony: as myanmar begins its shift towards accommodating increasing tourism and a service economy to go with it, there will be adjustments. there will be, of course, a downside. >> girl: now, how much you pay? >> philippe: okay. >> anthony: whats that going to mean? how will the burmese react to all of the goods-good and evils that come with tourism? >> girl: ...

Cotton poly. >> philippe: and what-what is this here? oh, this -- this is a -- this is a nice cloth. >> anthony: as myanmar begins its shift towards accommodating increasing tourism and a service economy to go with it, there will be adjustments. there will be, of course, a downside. >> girl: now, how much you pay? >> philippe: okay. >> anthony: whats that going to mean? how will the burmese react to all of the goods-good and evils that come with tourism? >> girl: okay, mister. what about -- you ...

Inside almost every one of them, a buddha figure, each one different. >> philippe: and i like how integrated it is with those trees, ox trails, and -- >> anthony: actually, funny you should mention that. people used to live here, but the government came along in the 80s, i believe, and relocated. it was a mass relocation project. >> philippe: right. >> anthony: so any homes, anything, it was understood that this is a good -- you know, theres some tourist bucks here. they relocated the entire pop...

>> nothing joking. thanks so much. stay clean. what do you think is the dirtiest and loudest city? topeka? >> philadelphia. >> here is the thing about new yorkers, everybody hates philly. that is universal. even people in philadelphia hate phily. new york was voted the most stylish city in america. do you hinge it is stylish? what do you think about what i am wearing right now? >> it is okay. >> how can i look better? >> casual. >> do you think my jeans arent tight enough? >> could be a little t...