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Sounds of the City | Anne-Marie Astley | TEDxYouth@BISHCMC


[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
– oh I forgot
– oh I forgot thank you from behind employed hi my
thank you from behind employed hi my
thank you from behind employed hi my name is Ben Tennyson and I’ve been
name is Ben Tennyson and I’ve been
name is Ben Tennyson and I’ve been working as a police officer for 12 years
my days are relaxed and I enjoy drinking
my days are relaxed and I enjoy drinking coffee with my friends in the morning
coffee with my friends in the morning
coffee with my friends in the morning probably don’t hire you but I’m only
probably don’t hire you but I’m only
probably don’t hire you but I’m only hired in I began to work at 2:00 p.m.
hired in I began to work at 2:00 p.m.
hired in I began to work at 2:00 p.m. and I work until midnight transport I
and I work until midnight transport I
and I work until midnight transport I know you
know you
know you as night draws in the south of my city
as night draws in the south of my city
as night draws in the south of my city begins to change how do you must examine
begins to change how do you must examine
begins to change how do you must examine that easy not at night there are less
that easy not at night there are less
that easy not at night there are less traffic in District two most audience
traffic in District two most audience
traffic in District two most audience relaxes because you my video recipe say
relaxes because you my video recipe say
relaxes because you my video recipe say be still
be still
be still there are cars buses motorbikes on the
there are cars buses motorbikes on the
there are cars buses motorbikes on the roads and there used to just be bikes on
roads and there used to just be bikes on
roads and there used to just be bikes on the road
I hear people yelling traffic noises but
I hear people yelling traffic noises but these are all new horses to me but then
these are all new horses to me but then
these are all new horses to me but then it has now become a sauna my city
my name is Ngoc here but along with mine
my name is Ngoc here but along with mine for 2010 low payment ain’t no you come
for 2010 low payment ain’t no you come
for 2010 low payment ain’t no you come back oh my name is Willie Mike
back oh my name is Willie Mike
back oh my name is Willie Mike disapproved rice-paper the street of our
disapproved rice-paper the street of our
disapproved rice-paper the street of our day starts early in the morning as we go
day starts early in the morning as we go
day starts early in the morning as we go to the market to buy food for families
to the market to buy food for families
to the market to buy food for families and ingredients to sell later in the day
and ingredients to sell later in the day
and ingredients to sell later in the day and yeah Nick good you know a cockatoo
and yeah Nick good you know a cockatoo
and yeah Nick good you know a cockatoo we hear people talking laughing and
we hear people talking laughing and
we hear people talking laughing and enjoying the cool the morning as a
enjoying the cool the morning as a
enjoying the cool the morning as a prepare for the busy day at home how
prepare for the busy day at home how
prepare for the busy day at home how Jupiter don’t you come to thank you okay
Jupiter don’t you come to thank you okay
Jupiter don’t you come to thank you okay panting no fanatic i encode developing
panting no fanatic i encode developing
panting no fanatic i encode developing outside schools as they finish selling
outside schools as they finish selling
outside schools as they finish selling food and sing children smile Nicola
food and sing children smile Nicola
food and sing children smile Nicola accountant without a third on you think
accountant without a third on you think
accountant without a third on you think I am
I am
I am now family time’s up this is a noisy
now family time’s up this is a noisy
now family time’s up this is a noisy time of the day of wrath horns blaring
time of the day of wrath horns blaring
time of the day of wrath horns blaring children shouting traffic slowly
children shouting traffic slowly
children shouting traffic slowly containment of oddity land money soon
containment of oddity land money soon
containment of oddity land money soon tanpopo emerald round trouble the sounds
tanpopo emerald round trouble the sounds
tanpopo emerald round trouble the sounds of my city has peaks and troughs and we
of my city has peaks and troughs and we
of my city has peaks and troughs and we work happily alongside this cacophony of
work happily alongside this cacophony of
work happily alongside this cacophony of sound
my name is virtuous behavior goodbye it
my name is virtuous behavior goodbye it sounded to me like a monk and why I have
sounded to me like a monk and why I have
sounded to me like a monk and why I have to wake up early to prepare my shop for
to wake up early to prepare my shop for
to wake up early to prepare my shop for you into a fight I’m waiting for parts
you into a fight I’m waiting for parts
you into a fight I’m waiting for parts sometimes I have to work for 17 hours a
sometimes I have to work for 17 hours a
sometimes I have to work for 17 hours a day so I can pursue great and wonderful
day so I can pursue great and wonderful
day so I can pursue great and wonderful and I’ve seen the interesting people
and I’ve seen the interesting people
and I’ve seen the interesting people that come along hot cocoa powder hi
that come along hot cocoa powder hi
that come along hot cocoa powder hi torik on you Santa my city has changed
torik on you Santa my city has changed
torik on you Santa my city has changed so much over the years how do you prove
so much over the years how do you prove
so much over the years how do you prove I attend at an Omaha Patti has become
I attend at an Omaha Patti has become
I attend at an Omaha Patti has become very noisy there is no permit all right
very noisy there is no permit all right
very noisy there is no permit all right come on over you need to know to me this
come on over you need to know to me this
come on over you need to know to me this is not a good thing as I wish require
is not a good thing as I wish require
is not a good thing as I wish require three times
or Saigon it’s amazing when you travel
or Saigon it’s amazing when you travel to different districts you suddenly
to different districts you suddenly
to different districts you suddenly enter a whole new world like rice paper
enter a whole new world like rice paper
enter a whole new world like rice paper leaf or the exhaust driving through an
leaf or the exhaust driving through an
leaf or the exhaust driving through an empty street
empty street
empty street alright the troubling noises of the
alright the troubling noises of the
alright the troubling noises of the strong rich and addictive coffee a
reminder of the memories that would make
reminder of the memories that would make beautiful
beautiful
beautiful you
you
you [Applause]
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