Tailor made suit in Cairo, Egypt. Vlog showing the whole experience.

A tailored suit for £20. Really? Attaba in Downtown Cairo is famous for tailor-made suits. I wanted to find out if possible as a foreigner - if I can get a good suit made at local prices. Will I be the laughingstock of the wedding? Follow me on my ‘find a good tailor in Cairo’ journey that started over a year before my daughter's wedding day.

[@-ahmedhaitham]

This is one of the best videos I have ever seen on KZbin. Authentic, to the point, sharing a meaningful experience. Salutes from Egypt mate. Congrats on your daughters wedding.

[@somewheredifferent]

I guess I can take that as a compliment. Thank you. I plan to do more videos like this in the future. Film stuff out there in the world people can be made aware of - that is useful. Are you based in Cairo?

[@-ahmedhaitham]

@somewheredifferent Great work, my good sir. I am, indeed, based in Cairo, but it's fascinating how fellow Egyptians interact with foreigners.

[@somewheredifferent]

I will be in Cairo end Oct/Nov to shoot more videos in the Khan etc. If you are up for some translating on one of my shoots and will be in Cairo then, let me know :)

[@aasa_]

the last 10 seconds of the video are humanity at its best.

[@somewheredifferent]

Wow, thanks. Yeah, I am a lucky guy to be able to say that. They are all still here :)

[@somewheredifferent]

This video here explains the roof bit and why we are all lucky to be alive kzbin.info/www/bejne/n33LhYx_rpp0fdUsi=M-W6yHkhGV-oOlMk

[@lichh64]

I live in Cairo and you have shown me places I have never been to before, thanks. Granted I only go to uni and back home but I always wanted to discover these places.

[@somewheredifferent]

Get out there and go exploring :)

[@TheKARMMARK]

Just watched this video after watching the Blackpool video from the Wandering Turnip. great work.

[@somewheredifferent]

Thanks, new kit, new mojo and new ideas coming soon :)

[@fan8281xx]

SO I'm doing now.

[@RichardWatson-k1j]

Salutes from Egypt, I loved the video

[@somewheredifferent]

Thank you, was fun to shoot, I love that part of Cairo and I also love my new tailored suit :)

[@SabineSabineP]

I cracked when you found out the tailor building was still standing. I knew it was the one and then you got me all confused😂😂. It worked out to become a very nice suit to go for that heartbreaking wedding speech. How nice.

[@somewheredifferent]

Yeah, building was there all the time hey - woops. At least I didn't fluff my lines in the speech :)

[@aliabdelhameed8311]

beautiful

[@mohamedhussein5576]

congratulations 🎉

[@captionato]

This was fun to watch and omg such a wholesome ending. lovely stuff. Bro explored El Attaba hahahhaa, amazing stuff.

[@somewheredifferent]

Thanks, will be doing a more in-depth video this winter hopefully on this area interviewing more tailors and material shops. I love it there.

[@captionato]

@@somewheredifferent aye that would be awesome and very helpful too hahaha. will be excited to see it.

[@mariadange06]

I was shouting 'it's behind you' re the building you thought had been demolished. Very sweet ending, you looked great in your Cairo tailored suit for £40.

[@somewheredifferent]

Thank you for your kind words. Yes £20 for the material and £20 for the suit and 5 shirst to be tailored is not bad hey :)

[@mariadange06]

@@somewheredifferent I've travelled around India over the years, and l think Egypt is even cheaper for all you had made.

[@vampchic16]

congratulations on your daughter's wedding. I hope your experience in Egypt next time (if there is a next time) is better 🤍

[@somewheredifferent]

I arriven back on 16th Oct, will be shooting some videos in Cairo for a month and yes, getting some more shirts made :)

[@vampchic16]

@somewheredifferent hope nothing lasts like this time haha best of luck

[@PeteJames_]

Great work mate! really appreciated all the camera work, editing and commentary. What a cool experience, well documented and glad to see the speech at the end! You def did make her proud 👏 See you in Spain soon hopefully! Pete

[@somewheredifferent]

Out in July hopefully to buy the place in Calatayud

[@PeteJames_]

@@somewheredifferent keep me posted!

[@monaatef9456]

Very nice tour of Cairo. I am egyptian and barely knew that there are professional tailors in Attaba!

[@somewheredifferent]

You should go, there are 100s of tailors in the area. Some not so good and , well my guy is very good as you saw in the video. Great please to explore and see all the cloth that is for sale there. I will be hopefully doing more videos like this one, this winter.

[@monaatef9456]

@@somewheredifferent he is.. loved the suit.. I might try 😃

[@monaatef9456]

@@somewheredifferent can't wait to see more videos 😍

[@somewheredifferent]

I will be in Cairo end of Oct/Nov, I will be shooting more videos then. Will you be in Cairo then? I need help with translation on some of the shoots, as my Arabic is... well, not good. Maybe come along one day and help with some translation if you would find that a fun thing to do :)

[@monaatef9456]

@somewheredifferent that is great yo know that more videos are coming. I might be away. However, we can arrange together if I am still in Cairo. I am mostly available on weekends.

[@wanderingturnip]

Great stuff. Finally mustered up the energy to watch. Beautifully shot mate

[@chillnophone2024]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing, and keep on keepin' on! 🎉

[@chillnophone2024]

And congratulations 🎊 best to you and your daughter. ❤

[@seanytobs]

Fantastic! Really enjoyed that, Bill 👍

[@dweamy1]

I spent 8 weeks in Cairo, loved it! Hated the traffic and the cockroaches in our kitchen! (could not get rid of the pesky buggers).

[@somewheredifferent]

I think every one has a bit of a love / hate thing going on when staying in Cairo.

[@vampchic16]

any cleaning subblies shop will have a cockroach poison it's a lil Chinese powder packet you can put it wherever the cockroaches show up more

[@davidberesford7009]

psst! The Wandering Turnip sent me. I enjoyed that, but there was a point where it looked like turning into the old joke about finding a ticket for the cobblers from many years before, taking it to them, they search, find the "work" and say... They will be ready on Thursday.

[@somewheredifferent]

Ramadam got in the way, so yeah, came back a year later. But we got there in the end.

[@031doolittle]

the taylor was great 👍

[@somewheredifferent]

Yeah, really nice guy, I highly recommend any one who is staying in Cairo for more than a few days to go see him and get a nice suit and shirts made :)

[@fan8281xx]

I liked the ORDERED KAOS of Al Kahir/El Cairo

[@somewheredifferent]

Yes, as long as you allow enough time and keep smiling, it's great. Nice people and great old buildings :)

[@dancingdingo]

The exchange rate with the uk £ Is great at the moment.

[@somewheredifferent]

It's the best time to visit Egypt. Super safe but because of 🇮🇱 it's not crowded and yes, super cheap because of the exchange rate.

[@DAWuuD_7890]

15:54 this guy looks like junior soprano tony's uncle

[@somewheredifferent]

I had to Google that. Yes he does. They are really helpful guys.

[@iris7911]

❤

[@yeezymunee]

The Turnip sent me! New sub! 👍🏾

[@LowConsumptionAgenda]

Was there any particular reason for existential thoughts on that rooftop?

[@somewheredifferent]

I edited yesterday, so each scene should still be pretty fresh in my head :) I don't remember the roof scene. Do you mean when I am cooking?

[@gingersndragons]

​@@somewheredifferent i think they mean from your speech at the reception

[@somewheredifferent]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n33LhYx_rpp0fdU explains the roof bit. Sorry I forgot that it was not in Cairo but was talked about in the story and yes, not explained what the relavance was. We had just been through the second wave of the the Tsunami in Sri Lanka and the roof we had climbed on to was about to collapse.

[@somewheredifferent]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n33LhYx_rpp0fdUsi=M-W6yHkhGV-oOlMk explains the roof bit, we where all in the tsunami in Sir Lanka in 2004 and lucky to be alive.

[@FadyKamalDesokey]

Hidden gym

[@somewheredifferent]

Thanks, I will be in Cairo in a week shooting more videos, really looking forward to it.

[@elsha3rani]

Care to write the guy's contacts/address please?

[@somewheredifferent]

I lost his details, I know, pretty poor show on my part. I will be back in Cairo in November and will add all his details here for you then. Sorry about that. If you watch the video, you will see he is on the first floor. This link maps.app.goo.gl/PAYYmw3KKxQur8x89 takes you to the stairs that lead up to his shop in Attaba.

[@NorthPoleSun]

Wow cairo looks really run down

[@somewheredifferent]

They built "New Cairo" and then they started to build even 'newer Cairo'. So the old Down Town part has not changed at all in 30 years. They have restored a lot of the old Art Deco and Streamline Modern buildings, but yeah, is a living museum of the 70's . I love it!

[@florence2095]

I found you by David - The Wandering Turnip 🐨🐨🦘

[@mariadange06]

me too

[@antoniob.9396]

and me too, greetings from Umbria in Italy

[@dancingdingo]

Same here!