Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
It took Saigon 20 years to build its first train line and uh well
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Vlog channel youtube.com/EvanEdinger
Thank you so much for watching! Hope you enjoyed it! I thought I'd have more second channel videos up by now, but I've been overwhelmed learning a new editing program (Davinci) so I'm a bit behind. This video was edited using FCPX except the SPON which was in Davinci.
Video Chapters:
0:00 Hook & Intro
0:38 Ben Thanh Station
2:00 Interesting design decisions on the platform...
2:23 First time riding the HCMC metro
3:13 Problems navigating the second station despite best efforts
4:08 The biggest glaring problem with this new metro
4:30 Inside the train carriage and the view outside
5:21 Interesting note about "influencers"
6:14 Does Saigon even need a metro?
7:31 Drawing comparisons to the London underground
8:40 Why even this one metro line doesn't feel finished
9:53 Drawing comparisons between Saigon's streets and America's
11:00 SPON
12:16 Conclusion
12:51 Outro
If you're new to my channel and videos, hi! I'm Evan Edinger, and I make weekly "comedy" videos every Sunday evening. As an American living in London I love noticing the funny differences between the cultures and one of my most popular video series is my British VS American one. I'm also known for making terrible puns so sorry in advance. Hope to see you around, and I'll see you next Sunday! :)
If you want to know HOW I make my videos including gear, lighting, all the tiddly bits that connect it all together, (with cheaper alternatives and kit I used to use), I've listed each item, what it's great at, and why I use it on the gear section of my website here:
evanedinger.com/blog/my-gear
Otherwise: here's a quick list of some of my kit without descriptions from the above link:
Camera: Sony A7siii
geni.us/Evana7siii
Main Lens: Sony 24mm f/1.4 G-Master
geni.us/Evan24
Secondary Lens: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 G-Master
geni.us/Evan1635
Main Light: Aputure 120d mkii
geni.us/Evan120d
Shotgun Microphone: Sennheiser MKH-416
geni.us/Evan416
Really useful SSD: SanDisk Extreme Portable 2TB
geni.us/EvanPortSSD
The background music I use is all from Epidemic Sound! I highly recommend it: geni.us/EvanEpidemicSound
Store: (LUTs, Presets, & Prints) ► evanedinger.com/store
Patreon: patreon.com/EvanEdinger
Second Channel: youtube.com/EvanEdingerTravel
Twitter: twitter.com/EvanEdinger
Instagram: instagram.com/EvanEdinger
Facebook: facebook.com/EvanEdinger
Discord: discord.com/invite/aH5jSEC
Twitch:(4 days a week!) ► twitch.tv/EvanEdinger
It took Saigon 20 years to build its first train line and uh well
Sign up to Incogni and get 60% off! incogni.com/evanedinger
Vlog channel youtube.com/EvanEdinger
Thank you so much for watching! Hope you enjoyed it! I thought I'd have more second channel videos up by now, but I've been overwhelmed learning a new editing program (Davinci) so I'm a bit behind. This video was edited using FCPX except the SPON which was in Davinci.
Video Chapters:
0:00 Hook & Intro
0:38 Ben Thanh Station
2:00 Interesting design decisions on the platform...
2:23 First time riding the HCMC metro
3:13 Problems navigating the second station despite best efforts
4:08 The biggest glaring problem with this new metro
4:30 Inside the train carriage and the view outside
5:21 Interesting note about "influencers"
6:14 Does Saigon even need a metro?
7:31 Drawing comparisons to the London underground
8:40 Why even this one metro line doesn't feel finished
9:53 Drawing comparisons between Saigon's streets and America's
11:00 SPON
12:16 Conclusion
12:51 Outro
If you're new to my channel and videos, hi! I'm Evan Edinger, and I make weekly "comedy" videos every Sunday evening. As an American living in London I love noticing the funny differences between the cultures and one of my most popular video series is my British VS American one. I'm also known for making terrible puns so sorry in advance. Hope to see you around, and I'll see you next Sunday! :)
If you want to know HOW I make my videos including gear, lighting, all the tiddly bits that connect it all together, (with cheaper alternatives and kit I used to use), I've listed each item, what it's great at, and why I use it on the gear section of my website here:
evanedinger.com/blog/my-gear
Otherwise: here's a quick list of some of my kit without descriptions from the above link:
Camera: Sony A7siii
geni.us/Evana7siii
Main Lens: Sony 24mm f/1.4 G-Master
geni.us/Evan24
Secondary Lens: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 G-Master
geni.us/Evan1635
Main Light: Aputure 120d mkii
geni.us/Evan120d
Shotgun Microphone: Sennheiser MKH-416
geni.us/Evan416
Really useful SSD: SanDisk Extreme Portable 2TB
geni.us/EvanPortSSD
The background music I use is all from Epidemic Sound! I highly recommend it: geni.us/EvanEpidemicSound
Store: (LUTs, Presets, & Prints) ► evanedinger.com/store
Patreon: patreon.com/EvanEdinger
Second Channel: youtube.com/EvanEdingerTravel
Twitter: twitter.com/EvanEdinger
Instagram: instagram.com/EvanEdinger
Facebook: facebook.com/EvanEdinger
Discord: discord.com/invite/aH5jSEC
Twitch:(4 days a week!) ► twitch.tv/EvanEdinger
