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Tailored suits in Hoi An (Vietnam) - Cambridge Medical Elective #11

2017-08-19 · Vlog or day in the life · Ali · recording, 4:16 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Other · mode: Demonstration and walkthrough

In Hoi An during his 2017 medical elective trip, Ali and Ben have their first fitting for tailored suits and shoes, dodge an overpriced mango seller, shop and watch Game of Thrones; Ali calls Hoi An probably their favourite place of the elective.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Hoi An and the tailored suits ordered the day before

  • ★★ In Hoi An, a town famous for custom tailoring, Ali and Ben ordered tailored suits and shoes, deciding to spend some money on something to last them forever. — 00:00:00 · Hoi An, Ben

00:00:29 — Old Town, editing a BMAT maths video, the mango seller, the first fitting

  • ★★ Ali spent an hour in a Hoi An coffee shop editing a BMAT maths video and tells BMAT candidates who need help with maths to watch it. — 00:00:29 · BMAT (admissions)
  • ★ A fruit seller in Hoi An tried to charge Ali and Ben 100,000 Vietnamese dong, about three pounds, for two small mangoes and the right to take photos. — 00:01:17
  • ★ After being overcharged for mangoes in Hoi An, Ali says you have to agree on a price with street sellers beforehand. — 00:01:17

00:02:07 — Fitting number one and the suits that stopped fitting

  • ★ After the first of three suit fittings in Hoi An, Ali says his suit was nice but needed to be a lot more slim-fitted. — 00:02:07
  • ★★ Friends who had suits made in Hoi An the year before had lost weight over their elective, put it back on in England, and their expensive suits no longer fitted; Ali wants to avoid that. — 00:02:07

00:02:34 — Riverfront, heat, snooker, a leather jacket and shoes, Game of Thrones

  • ★ In Hoi An Ali bought a leather jacket from a leather shop and a pair of shoes, so he now has two pairs. — 00:03:17
  • ★ Ali and Ben plan dinner and then an episode of Game of Thrones at a local place in Hoi An with a cinema screen. — 00:03:17 · Game of Thrones

00:03:58 — A wonderful day; sign-off

  • ★ Ali calls the Game of Thrones episode amazing and the day in Hoi An wonderful. — 00:03:58 · Game of Thrones

In the description and comments

  • ★★ Ali says Hoi An was probably their favourite place on the whole elective, a beautiful little town with a lot of character and charm. (hedged) — video description · Hoi An

Mentioned

Central: Hoi An

Also: Ben · BMAT (admissions) · Game of Thrones

Only in the description or credits: Vietnam

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