Huyền Lê - My Khanh, Vietnam (Global Lives Project, 2013) ~07:30:00 - 07:59:59

Spicy, right? Are we running out of rice? Why'd you cook so little? I cooked two bowls of rice. All out of it. I see that... Why do you eat so little, Huyen? Why just 2 bowls of rice? Of course it's small, man. How many bowls do you usually cook? - Three - You see. Is boat 47 out? Have you had anything this morning? Nothing. - I ate rice - Rice? Did he exchange his shift for Mr. Cap's? Did Mr. Nep tell us to go to Cah Tho bridge? No, to there. To where? To Cac bridge. The ugly one, right? Inaudible - Loud background noise He didn't dare get it, did he? Inaudible - Loud background noise His price doubled. It goes so quickly. Has Huong gone back to Saigon since then? Is she near Saigon? She looks the same every time she is back. Inaudible - Loud background noise Adding tuna makes it delicious. Yes. Why'd you cook so little rice today? If I cook a lot, it's a waste if we get rid of it. I'm full. Please eat it. [Inaudible - wind blowing] You bought 1 kilogram? 1 kilogram per bird? - 1.2kg - 1.2kg Don’t step on the bottle of drinking water. Don’t put it together with the onion. - It doesn’t matter. - It stinks. - Do you want more of it? - No The onion stinks when you put it in. Done? Yes, put it away. Take out the napkins for wiping our hands. What about this bowl? - Eat all the rice so I can clean the pot. - No - Try, please. - No So then what can I do with the pot? Just leave it be. Eat all it. Don’t waste it. Eat it all. - No, I’m so full. - Just a little left. Here, take the ladle. Do you see the white dish-washing sponge there, Nhiễu? Pass it to me, please. It's our turn after that one, right? [Inaudible - ambient noise] What? - That boat has no visible number plate. - It does. No, it doesn’t! You’re just arguing! Boat … [Inaudible - ambient noise] [Radio game show] Why don’t I see any sand? Is there any sand? What? Wow, why is it taking so long for the high tide? What? [Radio game show continues] Game show host: "God births elephants, births __(what?)__" God births elephants, births grass. God births elephants, births grass. Dirty water Grass. What is the engine over there? The boat’s generator or what? The red one. [Radio talk show] It also takes an hour to get this time. What? It has already taken an hour. No sand. [Radio comedy show] You fixed the electric generator right? A cigarette tastes good depend on what? I forgot. [Radio comedy show continues]