The Cobbler Of Waterloo Street
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ย. 2017
- They bring him $1,000 Prada shoes to fix. Some think his is a 'lowly and dirty' job - but hey, this 75-year-old says, cobblers will never go out of style, so long as shoes need mending.
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Nothing "lowly and dirty" about a man who work hard to make a living, even though he is a cobbler , he has more honor in himself and has managed to earn much self respect for himself than many . Many men who hold very high positions in society and government don't even have half of his dignity inside them.
An admirable cobbler with humour n positive outlook on human behaviour!
If the person paid me buy throwing the money at me..I'd throw the shoes at them
The quality of these videos on CNA is amazing. This is my 5th video and I can't stop watching the rest of it. :D
I salute you Sir for being so honest and innovative despite of old age still kicking and alive. God bless you.
Cobblers are unfortunately getting rarer and rarer these days in my place, cause people prefer to buy cheap, imported knockoff shoes from china with (unfortunately) quality almost close to the original ones. So they can simply dispose the damaged and buy new shoes. It doesnt help that cobblers earn very little that only old people unable to get any other jobs willing to do the job.
This guy is very kind and honest so as friendly
Unfortunately lots of Singaporeans think skilled labourers are lowly and dirty thanks to the long term use of cheap labour to sustain growth.
I hope people would be more kind and humble with everyone. Just put a smile on your face and say thank you, you dont know how that small gestures will brighten’s their day.
The.man
hand sewing shoes is actually super rare and requires a ton of skill. this dude is super good, especially given the tools he has.
What a guy. Would love to hear his tales of people he's mended for.
This video published 2017 im watching this now 2021. Im enjoying watching this uncle so nice n cheerfull. Its already 4 years ago hope uncle doing fine, long life, healthy and happy always😁😊✌🏼
He's soo cute and honest 🙏
Really a Hardworker
His laugh is contagious and he is so funny and cute ;)
Amazing spirit and resilience! His desire to fend for himself, using his own efforts, is brilliant to watch!
These cobblers are the best to go when I have like 20 broken shoes procrastinated from getting fix beforehand. Doesn't matter if it takes a week to get all done. I'm so satisfied with the charges and finally could wear again all my shoes after years. Cobblers from locksmith, handbags and shoes repair booths are my 2nd option, when I need some machinery works on shoes or any works that might burden the street shoe cobblers like a lot of sewing as they're not so machinery equipped. It's not just about price, but proper shops tend to operate from places with guaranteed customers like in malls etc. but street cobblers tend to be more on survival basis and they charge very less compared to the shops so it's pretty fair if we prefer them.
just saw this video, but this man saved my shoes once as i used to head there every week for tuition during my O level days 4 years ago. Hope he is doing well now
love it. And to those who say he is low and dirty. This is just another example that shows class and money are not necessarily connected. This old man has class, honour and dignity. More than you could ever say about anyone who would look down on him.