My Neighbor, Charles | 이웃집 찰스 - Ep.105 [ENG/2017.03.24]

(The hot place for designs) (Korea's landmark DDP) (Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Jung-gu, Seoul) (105th class at the foreigner school) This is My Neighbor, Charles where we meet foreigners living in Korea. - Hello. / - Hello. Spring, when everything comes alive, is here. What comes to your mind when you hear spring? ↘ Spring, spring, spring is here ↘ Sayuri is very excited. I love spring. She can never sing more than one line of a Korean song. Same for me. - I'm dumb. / - Me too. You seem very excit

ed. Do you have any plans for spring? I'm not sure but I'm planning to learn English. You should study Korean first. I studied Korean for 10 years. I think you've become lazy. March is when the new school year begins. Today's guests are going to be high school students this year. They are very eager to study. The family who are here with us today have 7 members! Let's invite them right away. - Come on in. / - A big family. Welcome. - Hello. / - One. Two, three... There are more! Five, six, seven

. What a big family! Is she the only girl? You're the father, right? Hello, I'm Adnan. I'm from Iraq. Hello, I'm Daaemiyyah. I'm from Iraq. Hello, I'm the first child, Ilaaf. I'm second, Hammoudi. Hello, I'm third, Oras. Hello, I'm fourth, Zaid. Wow, he's good at Korean. Who's going to be a high school student this year? - Two? / - Both of you? Are you twins? How is that possible? I went to school two years later. So I'm in the same grade as my brother. Do you speak in Korean at home? We use Kor

ean when we speak to each other but we speak in Arabic when we talk to our parents. How long has it been since you came to Korea? - 10 years. / - 10 years? What's the reason you came to Korea? I used to run a big restaurant in Iraq. One day, armed men came to my restaurant in about 6 cars. They came and threatened us with weapons saying that I'm providing information to the U.S. army. Then they demanded a huge amount of money as a ransom. I got freed after paying that money. (The father decided

to go to Korea to protect his family) You have many children. - So many. / - 5 children. Iraqi people really love children. It's very common to have 4 to 6 children. Both my husband and I were raised in a big family. The house is lively thanks to the children. Do they get along well? The kids who are smiling know that they don't listen to their parents. Especially Oras looks very mischievous. I'm sure some listen to them well... - And some don't. / - Right. Let's go check it out ourselves. - Let

's check. / - Please watch. (My Neighbor, Charles) (Being a Muslim in Korea) (Yongsan, Seoul) The family is settled in Seoul. It's always the same in the morning for families with kids. Oras. Oras. Zaid. Zaid, you seem really tired. I'm sleepy. - I'm sleepy to death. / - Then, just sleep! Mom wake me up so I can't go back to sleep. Really? Then get up. But... Good night. This Muslim family prays five times a day. Allah is the greatest. Zaid came to Korea when he was only 2 years old. He finds Ar

abic difficult and he's unfamiliar with the prayer but he's learning one by one from his parents. When there's a sentence that I don't understand in the middle of the prayer, my dad divides the sentence in half and tells me slowly for me to follow. Hammoudi, why aren't you praying? I already did in the morning. Oras didn't pray! The family of seven makes a living by selling kebabs. The oldest son Hammoudi goes to help his father today. Give daddy a kiss. My baby. I will see you later. The family

lived in Korea for 10 years but the mother still lives in the Iraqi way. I always have this cold Iraqi yogurt with my meals. Is it good? Say yes. It's delicious. Can you give mommy a sip? What about me? I'm only going to give it to mom. It's really good. Okay, you can have a sip. Alright, I'll have a sip. It's really good, right? The milk tastes good, right? Two different languages and two different cultures can be seen in this house. (Oldest daughter, Ilaaf) Since the brothers came to Korea at

a very young age, they like spicy foods just like Koreans. I don't put much effort in, but it turns out alright. Her brothers' favorite Korean foods are spicy rice cakes and kimchi fried rice. (Yum) Zaid, is it spicy? They improvise to lessen the spiciness. Now it's balanced. The cheese kept you alive. (It just looks very spicy to eat) Spicy rice cakes stick to your teeth when you eat it. It doesn't cut no matter how many times you chew and it just keeps sticking to your teeth. Iraqi cuisine is

n't spicy. So Korean food is not to the mother's liking. There's a national border on the table dividing the foods. 5-year-old Kate was born in Korea. Does he prefer spicy or savory flavor? (Kebab) Please try it. No. It's a delicious meal time respecting each other's palate. Ilaaf prepared the meal by herself but now she even does the dishes right after they've finished eating. It's natural that I do the dishes every day. It's just a matter of doing it once or twice a day. Sometimes my brothers

ask me to cook and I make lunch and dinner for them. I also have to clean up after them at those times. Since it's a big family, their mom can't do the chores by herself. Take these in. Take them all in. Ilaaf is the oldest child and she's the only daughter so she naturally helps with the chores. This is all your family's laundry? Yes. There's no more space to hang them. The amount of laundry of this family is amazing. It has become a hobby to hang laundry. We do the laundry twice a day. Once in

the morning and once again in the afternoon. There's no end to household chores. But still, there are 7 members in this family. I can't imagine the amount of chores. Ilaaf seems very skilled doing the housework. Hey! Take him to his seat. Don't you hear me? Kate? Let's run! She tried to make them quiet down but it didn't work. Zaid, take your brother to his seat. Kate! (Screaming) Just leave him alone. (Total chaos) I'm envious of kids who are an only child. They say they are lonely and having

more family members is good. You want to switch families with them, right? Even just one more person in the family makes things loud. There's only one girl in our family. I want things to be quiet. But it's never quiet. Just looking at them makes me feel dizzy. (Jung-gu, Seoul) The father's workplace is located in Namdaemun Market. He sells Iraqi kebab. Hammoudi is 17 years old. I'm sure he wants to play like the others but he helps his father on weekends and during holidays. I should help him.

It's Saturday. Welcome. Chicken kebab is delicious. Welcome. Chicken kebab is delicious. It's a kebab restaurant where they only use halal ingredients permitted by the Islamic Law. He runs a small store now but his life was different back in Iraq. I ran two restaurants when I was in Iraq. They were both pretty big. One of them had 120 seats. We had a big house, a car and our business was doing well. He was a successful man who ran big restaurants. The life was abundant but there was one thing th

at couldn't be satisfied. It was the safety of his children. Leaving everything behind, they started from zero in Korea 11 years ago. This small store is now settled as well. It's the result from taking just 3, 4 days off for the whole year. Prices are very expensive in Korea. I have 4 kids who go to school. So I need a lot of money and I need to work every day. The life he chose for his children's happiness changed his own life. The father comes home very late at night. Welcome home. By the tim

e he gets home, it's time for the children to go to sleep. Good night. He can only see his children very briefly in the morning and at night. He can't even have dinner with his family. The breadwinner's day finally comes to an end very late into the night. After a war broke out in Iraq, the family decided to leave the country. The parents began to adjust to the new environment watching their kids enjoy their lives in Korea. But... They faced an unexpected obstacle. I reported and sued them in 20

14. But I haven't heard anything from them. That's a lot of money. That was $13 million. We worked here. The despair was great as the hopes were great. I got everything ready including chickens and other ingredients. It was very hopeless. As a foreigner, being scammed in an unfamiliar country was very heartbreaking. (I'm 19 years old) Let's take the taxi over there. (Going to a friend's house nearby) Mister, I don't know Korean. I'm sorry. I don't know Korean. Where are you going? Mister, go str

aight. She knows the way but she can't speak Korean. Mister. Yes, that's right. This is crazy. Go around and go this away again. Go back to where we came from? That way. No, no. It's that way. The bridge... No, before you cross the bridge. Mom, be quiet. He needs to go the other way. You tell him. It's that way. It's right there. They are almost there but they are just going around it. No, no. I told you it's that way. I told you so many times that it's that way! Please go back. Go back? Then we

have to cross the bridge and come back. How do I go from here? Not that way. The other way! - Osan High School. / - No. Mister. Just drop us off here. We will find our way. You should've walked in the first place. (Friend's house) Hello, how are you? She's even more happy to see her friend after all the troubles she went through. Make yourself at home. I didn't hear from you these days. I was very busy. Ilaaf is a real Korean now. After coming back home from her outing with her mom, Ilaaf made

a big decision. I will teach you some Korean. I will speak first and you just repeat after me. Listen and follow me. Bogwang-dong. I know that word. Bogwang-dong. Bo. - Bo. / - Gwang-dong. - Bo. / - Bogwang-dong. Bogwang... (Hahaha) Oh, dear. This is your name. Daaemiyyah. It looks like a window. I will just watch. No, you can't do that. When I first came to Korea I went to school with my kids. I went for 3 months and I learned Korean. I wanted to continue to learn but I also had to take care of

the kids so I had to give up. (After a few days) Ilaaf gets ready to go out since early in the morning. Is something going on today? It's the first day of school. You must be happy. You mean about going to school? No way... Ilaaf came to Korea when she was 9. Now she's a 19-year-old lady but she's still in middle school. She didn't know Korean at all so she entered as a first grader when she was actually a third grader. (What a fussy reunion) (Very girly) (Very lively) (Cute) It's embarrassing.

Everyone wants to be friends with Ilaaf, who's like an older sister. I still can't get used to it. They are always very hyper. They are not my age. They are two years younger than me. When I'm with them, they also feel it. The fact that I'm older than them. So rather than telling my worries, I usually listen to their worries. Rock, paper, scissors! Hammoudi is in the same school, in the same grade. It's in Arabic. Yeah? Arabic? Can you read it? You know how to read, right? I can't read. This lo

oks difficult. It looks very unfamiliar even for me. I can't even read. I can just talk. You are an Arab, but you can't speak Arabic. (Hehehe) They met after a long vacation. They can't just go home like this. Let's check out these middle school girls' singing skills! So handsome. Gong Yoo. Very good. Who's singing? Ilaaf stayed at home all the time during the vacation. So going to school is like getting freedom. (Rapper Ilaaf) (Chorus) (Getting more excited) (Scream!) - You should stay longer.

/ - No. The bus is coming. Give it to me. - I will give it to you later. / - Okay, bye. Leaving her friends behind, Ilaaf left first. She must be in a rush. Hello? Yes, mom. I'm in the bus right now. Okay. Bye. Even if she says yes, she keeps calling. No wonder she said yes. (We are not in Iraq) Ilaaf must come home before the sun goes down. Dad kept asking why you were coming home so late. We have one there. I think only that one works. Is that a security camera? There's one more here. Over the

re. One in the living room, one in the room. There are two security cameras in your house? Isn't it a bit too much? I hold it in but... My friends say that they can never live like me. He's the one who installed the cameras. I'm always working outside. So I miss my children and it's nice to see them even when I'm outside. Another important thing is that we live on the third floor. My kids keep running around so people living in the 2nd floor are having a hard time. So I need the cameras in order

to help my wife and control my kids. (A few days later) The children spent more time in Korea than they did in Iraq. It's only natural that they are more familiar with Korean lifestyle. I have something to tell you. It's my friend's birthday so I bought her a gift. Who are you going with? With a friend. Take Dodi or Oras with you. - No. / - Why not? It's my friend's birthday. Why do I have to take them? I told you this before. You can't go without your brothers. Your dad and I get worried. Don'

t go alone. You choose. Go with your brothers or don't go at all. You always get angry and stubborn. We are not in Iraq. Do I have to do that? You can't go out alone whether it's in Iraq or some other place. You have to stick to our customs. You have to stick to them even if we are in Korea. Gosh, I won't go. You do whatever you want. Take your brothers or stay at home. So frustrating. I'm not going. Whatever. They are too young to protect me. I should protect them. In Iraq, women must take thei

r parents or siblings when they go out. They can never go out alone. Kate. The youngest child is not Korean so he can't get any financial support. He's itching to move around as he's always in the house. You'll get hurt. How far are you going to go up? Raising 4 sons in a row, nothing really surprises the mom. No matter how the day is the brothers fight all the time. Mom's not here, right? I'm going to break this. It happens every single day. The youngest can't take it anymore and stops the brot

hers. Brat. I now understand why their father installed security cameras. How many times do I have to tell you not to jump since there are people living downstairs? Why are you telling only me to be quiet? Why only me? Stop laughing. Stand up. Get out. Hurry and get out. Get out now. I'm going now. Do I always have to get angry at you? - Can't you just go? / - Fine. They got kicked out of the house but they can't stop fighting. Alright. Go on. I'm not going out. Fine. It's still going to be both

of us, getting scolded by mom. Geez, get out! Serves you right! There's a camera near our beds. But it gets covered by Oras' bed. So we can fight. So we fight in our room the most. The weekend is the clean-up day. They get rid of all the carpets and clean up every nook and corner, Once a week. How long does it take? Around 2 hours? Since the brothers are of no help, Ilaaf, the reliable assistant, helps the mom. (Sneezing) He got a runny nose because they opened the window. Their sister Ilaaf is

like another mother for them. It feels good. Kate, stop tiring your sister out. This is nuts. Come here. Cooking, chores and childcare... She's a really good oldest daughter. It's so hard raising a child. Children will never listen to you. Also, they are all guys. When there are 4 boys in the house the house becomes a mess. And I'm the oldest daughter so I should help mom. (I promise you to go to college) (High school allocation announcement) Ilaaf is nervous waiting for her high school allocat

ion announcement. Why aren't they telling me? What's the result? Ilaaf, sit. Here. Congratulations. I got in! - What about Hammoudi? / - I don't know. He will know once he gets here. Okay. I got in. I'm happy. I'm so happy. These siblings always go to school together. Where? - Where did you get in? / - Why aren't you telling me? You first. - Jungkyung. / - Same, Jungkyung. What? - You got in. / - Yes. Yay! (They tell the news to their mom) - Ilaaf. / - Hello? How did it go? We got our results. I

got into the same school as Hammoudi. Okay, of course. She just got into high school and now she's worried about going to college. English is the biggest obstacle. So you are going to be a high school student? Yes. (Ilaaf wants to be a translator for Arabic) Can I ask your English grades for first and second semester? I can test you better if I know your grades. I'm always in the lowest ranked class. - Lowest? / - Yes. She's doing pretty well in other subjects. She can apply for college that sh

e wants if she can do well in English. I know nothing. I can't solve anything. Things seem worse than expected. - I'm not sure. / - You aren't sure? No. - You can't solve them? / - No. I think you lack the basics. That must've been the reason why English was so hard for you. So I've been sitting on my hands. It must've been very difficult. Usually, students come here with their parents. They can't speak Korean at all so I came alone. I see. - Thank you. / - Sure. Comparing with other Korean stud

ents, she's almost at the bottom. She doesn't understand at all. Studying English is urgent! How was it? (Private lesson fee is expensive) - $300 a month? / - Yes. I hope you learn English well. You need to know at least one language well between English and Arabic. You can't be bad at both. Learn English well at least. Everything will work out, sweetheart. The lesson fee is a bit expensive but you should do it. Ilaaf is in the middle of studying. - What are you studying? / - Are you studying? T

hat's the basics. Isn't this for us, elementary school students? What? I don't understand. Hey, you don't even know this. I know! What's window in English? Window. Are you asking me? Then who? What are you to ask me? I'm just asking! So annoying. I'm just going to leave. Get out. You're so annoying. She's sour. They are worse and they are teasing me. There's a reason she isn't good at English. When I was in elementary school, I focused on studying Korean. I should've learned English as well but

I was so busy with Korean that I couldn't study English at all. I can't take the entrance exam and go to college if I don't know English. Now, she can't hold English off anymore. From expenses for the big family and children's education fee... She lives a frugal life to provide for the children. When children's clothes get ripped I use them to make pants for Kate. I made these as well. There's nothing to throw out. If there's leftover cloth, I use it. The frugal mother becomes even more frugal.

Let me see your hair. No. You need to cut it. No. You need to cut it. I'm really okay. He even cries but she won't let him slide. (Shaking) Are you going to cut all of it? I'm just going to cut a little. So he's getting a haircut in the house. My hair is falling out so much! (Piled up) He's doomed. Mom, why do you cut our hair yourself? It's a waste of money. I do a better job at cutting your hair. The mother with skilled hands is very confident. It hurts! Stop shouting. (Ta-da) I shouldn't trus

t mom. Come down! As a third child of eight, she had a happy life in Iraq. But in Korea, she has to take care of everything all by herself from household chores to childcare. She misses her home as she has no on to rely on. Hello? How are you? Good, how are you? Auntie! Ilaaf, how have you been? Is everyone doing well? What about father and mother? How's mom? She's good. What about you? I'm good. Is everyone healthy? Yes. Why are you crying? I miss you so much. Me too. Just looking at you makes

me feel relieved. Don't worry. Okay, take care. Yes, yes. It got cut off. It got cut off. I miss everything. It's really hard to overcome the homesickness. Of course I have my family here but my big family, love, happiness, gatherings... They are all in Iraq. Sometimes, life is so hard here that I keep thinking about home. (Strong mother's true feelings) (We are here for you) Everyone has come. When they get an order for kebab bread they run the factory. They built this factory from selling thei

r house in Iraq. This is where their new life in Korea begins. We can make the bread when everyone is here. All of our family members work together at the factory. To lessen the burden of their parents, the children helps them without a word. They could work up the courage thanks to the children. They could also settle thanks to the children. The parents feel sorry and thankful at the same time. One day, the children will understand. We are working very hard now because we need money. When thing

s become better, I want my children to do something better. Even though it's for work, all the family members have gathered. Just the fact that the family is together makes them happy. What food do you like? Korean food or Iraqi food? Iraqi food! It's Ilaaf and Hammoudi's middle school graduation day. (Families have come to celebrate) Younger brothers and their mom have come to celebrate the graduation. - Ilaaf, congratulations. / - Thank you. Bye. See you again, teacher. This proves that they c

ould well adjust to Korea so it's more special. However, on this happy day, their father couldn't come. He could have come if he had the time. But he needs to work so he couldn't come. Since the children has gone up a step so I'm sure he feels happy as a father. At the same time as the graduation... The father cheers the children on at his workplace. There's a show called "Return of the Superman." When I see fathers on that show and then look at my dad, I feel so frustrated. They are always next

to their children but my dad is always outside with other people. A father shouldn't just earn money. He should stay by his children's sides and play with them as well. The father's absence sometimes upset the children. Look! It's gotten big! The children are preparing for something. Ilaaf makes food for her parents. It's the first time seeing these brothers being so serious. (The children prepare a surprise) They seem fine but when they sigh deeply all of a sudden, it really hurts my heart. It

's the parents' 19th wedding anniversary. She becomes a wife once again, not a mother. Let's go over there. Let's go. What is this? The five children has prepared a surprise party for their parents! What a happy surprise. They even prepared gifts from their pocket money. How thoughtful and adorable. They even share their feelings with each other. You worked so hard and went through a tough time for us. We hope you live healthy, long and happy lives. Thank you and we love you. - Very smooth. / -

Thank you so much. Seeing my children worry about us, it seems our children have all grown up. They finally know how hard it is for us. I think I'm going to cry again. You are our future. We hope you are happy and we see our future through you guys. Thank you, children. We hope that the love of 5 siblings grows stronger, also receiving a lot of love from their parents. (My Neighbor, Charles) On your graduation day, your father couldn't make it. I'm sure you felt very sad. I feel sorry for my chi

ldren and I'm thankful for my wife who is also taking my role as a father. I also think I should be with my family. But it's also important to provide for the family. Ilaaf, weren't you sad that your father couldn't make it to your graduation? He couldn't come to my elementary school graduation. So I already knew that he couldn't come. - I guess you gave up. / - I know he's busy. You all know that your parents are working very hard to provide for you guys. I'm curious as to how good students you

are excluding the youngest son. Oras. - Oras, why did you laugh? / - I saw you. Oras smirked. Oras, how are your grades? - I'm in the middle? / - Middle? That's alright. - Good. / - That's good. Fabien, you were at the bottom. I was in the basement. Zaid, Oras. You should be nice to your sister. I've never seen such a nice sister. They tell me what they want to eat and when I make it for them they say it tastes bad. After eating, they say it's bad. - After they finish it? / - Yes. Goodness. I c

lean up after their mess. But actually, when kids are growing up, they don't really think about their sister. - They are too young. / - Later, when they age... For me, I have three older sisters. Three? I'm the youngest child. My oldest sister literally raised me. - Like your mom. / - Like Ilaaf. But my oldest sister passed away when I was young. I see. My other sisters now became the older ones and they changed. They became more responsible? They looked after me and fed me. The oldest daughter

plays a huge role in a family. Ilaaf must have a lot of worries. - Right. / - I bet. She has to look after all her brothers. Let's talk about her worries. - I think I already know. / - We all know. But we will still show you. (I'm not a little girl anymore) I think this isn't what we were thinking. "I'm not a little girl anymore." You are 19 years old. So you are not a little girl. You want to hang out with your friends. have spicy rice cakes but your parents say it's dangerous to play outside.

Is that it? They already know my schedule. So they call me asking where I am if I'm not home. I have no choice. Mom always tell me to pick up my brothers. We are Muslims. Muslims must pray five times a day. They have to come right after school so we can eat together and then we can have time to pray. If you think your parents are strict, raise your hands. (Weary) Everyone thinks that they are strict. Even Kate is raising his hand up. The children feel the cultural difference from both sides. The

children are now used to Korean culture so they feel the difference with their parents. They tell us not to go out but the only thing we can do at home is to play game but they nag us when we do. You can study. Studying is not fun. They wouldn't study. I'm sure you didn't either. As an adult, I understand how they feel. But they are too young to understand us. They are annoyed and they sigh saying why I'm worrying so much. I just say that it's because I want them to be successful. Our parents s

aid the same thing when we were their age. When they grow up, they will understand us. Ilaaf, you wish to go to university in Korea, right? Why is that so important to you? When I become an adult, if I'm not a student, and don't have a job I must go back to Iraq. Oh, because of the visa? But your father has visa. Yes, but when I legally become an adult I have to take care of my own life. Really? What about getting a job? It's hard even for Koreans. I'm a foreigner so... If you want to be natural

ized, you have to live in Korea for over 5 years after you've become legally an adult. And it's not like your parents are naturalized. She has no choice but to go to college. She just got into high school but she already wants to go to college. This shows how much she wants to stay in Korea and worries about her future. It's actually sad to hear that. You can do it. If your brothers help... Especially Oras. You should do your own laundry and don't leave your clothes everywhere. - Help your siste

r, Oras. / - Yes. I beg you. Things that you couldn't say to your parents at home... Something like don't worry. Please say something to your parents. I have my own goal so I will try my best to achieve that. I hope you don't worry. I hope they stay more relaxed. - Give your mom a hug. / - Give her a hug. (I love you) Also, Hammoudi, the reliable son. Hammoudi, you too. My sister and I are old enough. We can take care of ourselves. They say they can take care of themselves. Just like any other f

ather in the world I want to protect my children and I want to raise them right. I want to give everything they need so that they can develop themselves. I wish everything works out for you and I will always support you. If these children continue to stay in Korea, they are our future. We hope these 5 siblings achieve their dreams in Korea and grow up to be great people. We'll all be cheering. Thank you for coming today. Thank you. That's it for My Neighbor, Charles today. - Good-bye. / - Good-b

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