Given the quality of the content I really thought the channel already had a huge following, keep up the good work and I'm sure it will grow exponentially!
I was visiting Thailand a couple of time. Gentlemen! If you want really good quality custom tailored suits, then Thailand is where you will find it. I paid 60-120$ for a couple of suits. They were ready within 3 days and fit my body perfectly. I’m planning on going back to get a couple more while I enjoy this beautiful country.
Thanks for sharing your experience! 🙂 Indeed, Bangkok has a widely recognized tailor house that specializes in making a budget friendly and fast delievery great quality garment. Also, there's another side of it that this city beholds, a high-end sartorial craftsmanship. (which I would love to do a proper documentary about them in the future)
Patrick, great channel. In your clip about how James Bond avoids overdressing, you ask how he, as a public servant, could be described as “old money.” To answer that, one needs to know the entire history of the character not only in the movies, but also in the original novels. First of all, his father came from a very well to do family, not aristocracy, but an “old money” business family that was non-titled upper, upper class. As well as being a business man, his father was an on again off again diplomat for the British Government. His mother came from an extremely wealthy Swiss family that had many businesses and political connections, and were, in fact, far wealthier for far longer than his father’s family. This wealth on both sides of the family can be seen in the Skyfall country estate in the movie of the same name. Of note, this family background, and old money wealth of James Bond was very similar to the background of Ian Fleming himself, who, of course, wrote the Bond books partially from a “world” he knew well. As far as James goes, when his parents died, he actually inherited a trust fund, which, as mentioned in the original novels gives him an annual income slightly larger than his annual public service salary. He, in fact, didn’t even need to work at all. As a child and after his parents death his aunt became his “guardian” and she had enough wealth to send James to some of the most expensive private schools in Britain, the first of these being the same that his father went to as the wealthy son of an old money family. Why is James a public servant then? He was bored with the regular life his parents and both families led. He was, as described in the novels, as an energetic and adventurous child who needed excitement to keep him feeling alive, and despite being very charming had few trusted friends. As a child this got him into a lot of, both socially and academically, and he got kicked out of a few of these wealthy old money British schools before being shipped off to Switzerland to spend time with his mother’s family. The war and its lead up gave him some of that excitement he craved. This was first as a Naval Surface Warfare officer serving in ships in combat in WWII. And, yes, contrary to what some in many different blogs have said, he was a “real” and fully qualified naval officer - it wasn’t just a cover for him being an agent. In fact, he first met Admiral Sir Miles Meservey (M) when the Admiral was a four-ringer Captain(N) in Command of a cruiser, and James caught his eye for his personality. In the original novels he was recruited out of being a Surface Warfare Officer into WWII special operations, where he did covert operations behind the enemy lines and was a commando. This has been updated for the Craig era to be serving in the Special Boat Service in Afghanistan. Craig’s Bond left the SBS as a Lieutenant-Commander and got promoted to Commander just before being enrolled in the Secret Service. In the original novels he was recruited by his old Commanding Officer now Admiral Meservey, who was then “M”. In short, Bond is a upper, upper middle-class, rich, old money kid who is doing what he is doing not out of the necessity for a public service job, since he didn’t even need to work at all, but rather because he needed the excitement and the adventure, and his charming and charismatic, but essentially introverted/loner life with few real and true friends, lent his personality to the job so well. In fact, one could make the arguement that Bond has ADHD or is even very low on the autism spectrum, but that is a whole different conversation and analysis. In any case, Meservey saw that and used it, similarly to how Judy Denche’s M in the Craig era makes comments about orphans in the movie Skyfall. To get the whole picture of Bond, one needs to not only watch the movies, but also read all the novels from the Fleming originals right up to the authorized continuation novels, which the family has declared “canon.” Anyways, keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing what you do next for clips.
Thanks so much for sharing all this detail! It’s clear you’re a true Bond fan, and I really appreciate the insight into his background. Always great to learn more about the character’s roots-thanks for adding so much to the conversation. (Maybe I really do need to start Fleming’s Casino Royale)
Great video. Thank you 🙏
Given the quality of the content I really thought the channel already had a huge following, keep up the good work and I'm sure it will grow exponentially!
I was visiting Thailand a couple of time. Gentlemen! If you want really good quality custom tailored suits, then Thailand is where you will find it. I paid 60-120$ for a couple of suits. They were ready within 3 days and fit my body perfectly. I’m planning on going back to get a couple more while I enjoy this beautiful country.
Thanks for sharing your experience! 🙂
Indeed, Bangkok has a widely recognized tailor house that specializes in making a budget friendly and fast delievery great quality garment. Also, there's another side of it that this city beholds, a high-end sartorial craftsmanship. (which I would love to do a proper documentary about them in the future)
Looking forward to this
Patrick, great channel. In your clip about how James Bond avoids overdressing, you ask how he, as a public servant, could be described as “old money.” To answer that, one needs to know the entire history of the character not only in the movies, but also in the original novels. First of all, his father came from a very well to do family, not aristocracy, but an “old money” business family that was non-titled upper, upper class. As well as being a business man, his father was an on again off again diplomat for the British Government. His mother came from an extremely wealthy Swiss family that had many businesses and political connections, and were, in fact, far wealthier for far longer than his father’s family. This wealth on both sides of the family can be seen in the Skyfall country estate in the movie of the same name.
Of note, this family background, and old money wealth of James Bond was very similar to the background of Ian Fleming himself, who, of course, wrote the Bond books partially from a “world” he knew well.
As far as James goes, when his parents died, he actually inherited a trust fund, which, as mentioned in the original novels gives him an annual income slightly larger than his annual public service salary. He, in fact, didn’t even need to work at all. As a child and after his parents death his aunt became his “guardian” and she had enough wealth to send James to some of the most expensive private schools in Britain, the first of these being the same that his father went to as the wealthy son of an old money family.
Why is James a public servant then? He was bored with the regular life his parents and both families led. He was, as described in the novels, as an energetic and adventurous child who needed excitement to keep him feeling alive, and despite being very charming had few trusted friends. As a child this got him into a lot of, both socially and academically, and he got kicked out of a few of these wealthy old money British schools before being shipped off to Switzerland to spend time with his mother’s family.
The war and its lead up gave him some of that excitement he craved. This was first as a Naval Surface Warfare officer serving in ships in combat in WWII. And, yes, contrary to what some in many different blogs have said, he was a “real” and fully qualified naval officer - it wasn’t just a cover for him being an agent. In fact, he first met Admiral Sir Miles Meservey (M) when the Admiral was a four-ringer Captain(N) in Command of a cruiser, and James caught his eye for his personality. In the original novels he was recruited out of being a Surface Warfare Officer into WWII special operations, where he did covert operations behind the enemy lines and was a commando. This has been updated for the Craig era to be serving in the Special Boat Service in Afghanistan. Craig’s Bond left the SBS as a Lieutenant-Commander and got promoted to Commander just before being enrolled in the Secret Service. In the original novels he was recruited by his old Commanding Officer now Admiral Meservey, who was then “M”.
In short, Bond is a upper, upper middle-class, rich, old money kid who is doing what he is doing not out of the necessity for a public service job, since he didn’t even need to work at all, but rather because he needed the excitement and the adventure, and his charming and charismatic, but essentially introverted/loner life with few real and true friends, lent his personality to the job so well. In fact, one could make the arguement that Bond has ADHD or is even very low on the autism spectrum, but that is a whole different conversation and analysis. In any case, Meservey saw that and used it, similarly to how Judy Denche’s M in the Craig era makes comments about orphans in the movie Skyfall.
To get the whole picture of Bond, one needs to not only watch the movies, but also read all the novels from the Fleming originals right up to the authorized continuation novels, which the family has declared “canon.”
Anyways, keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing what you do next for clips.
Thanks so much for sharing all this detail!
It’s clear you’re a true Bond fan, and I really appreciate the insight into his background. Always great to learn more about the character’s roots-thanks for adding so much to the conversation. (Maybe I really do need to start Fleming’s Casino Royale)
Glad I discovered your channel! Keep up the good work!
I never dress down I always wear a suit
My lifestyle is a little too adventurous for remaining in elegance... But that doesn't mean I don't enjoy indulging when I get the chance!