My Neighbor, Charles | 이웃집 찰스 - Ep.4 (2015.04.01)

[@princessroyalblue]

awww~ the grandma who talked to giulia at the beginning of the ep. is amazing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 so sweet of her.

[@kenny1461]

My Neighbor, Charles is a good show for foreigner to watch. This will give you a realistic view of South Korea.

[@jihyepark2601]

I have a sympathy and respect for these people. As a person, born and raised in Korea, when it comes to work ethics and sociality, there seem to be a lot of stuff that most of cultures don't understand just like any other different culture. But they seem to stay positive and willing to blend in the culture.

[@Nao8658]

Am I the only one who loves jun

[@PauCardines]

I thought so too, He's nice to always help Arnoud.

[@bong4538]

He's like "Kato" from the Green Hornet. just a supporting role but plays a favourable one to everybody 😄

[@_selynne25]

Alex is such a good speaker! He explains things that both koreans and these foreigners would understand in such difficult situations they're encountering everyday. 😊

[@Namisticot]

Arnaud and his mother-in-law really have a good relationship, he's lucky to have her :) They're so cute, just like friends teasing each other all the time~

[@TheRealityofFake]

I would not want to work in a Korean company. The long hours and the rigid rules would be too much for me to take.

[@irgendeinmadel3115]

DriveByBodyPiercer in european companies is just you take the work to home and also there is no really help each other

[@i_love_kimbap]

I can't wait for the next episode. They seem happier and their adaptation to the culture is improving :)

[@kellybelly1004]

Even as a Korean, I would NEVER work in a Korean company. I love Korea, and have a lot of national pride, but it is very tough. I feel like it's about who was there the longest, and not about who is the best. Good luck to the Russian girl, seriously. You can never talk back either, even if the "senior" is wrong....

[@Djinner13]

Not every company is like this. Far from it. There are a ton of small startups that are raelly fun to work in. Also, the Korean offices of major international tech companies like google and microsoft are also great places to work. Only the big chaebols have bad work environments.

[@Giri93067]

oh, come on. adelia reallyyyy needs some work ethic. I'm not korean, but not sighing in front of your boss and complaining all the time is common sense in the work field. if she acts like it's the end of the world every time she gets something to do, how does she expect people to be patient and give her work? I still wonder how they keep her there.

[@littlemissmello]

lol ive worked in many offices and thats never been a problem. your boss is only human too

[@guccijustice7397]

THE OLD PEOPLE ARE SO CUTE

[@Michy14x]

I'm really happy for Giulia and her mother-in-law, slowly but surely it looks like their relationship is improving. I think 'conquering' your mother-in-law is one of the nightmares in life.

[@babycakes70ify]

I was a little too harsh on Giulia, it must be a tough situation for everyone in that household, the space is so limited and there is barely any breathing room for anyone, no wonder tensions are always high...I hope that things work out for her and that both parties give in a little and try to work together, otherwise that marriage won't last.

[@kyl6864]

Gulia's making progress. Baby steps. So's her mom-in-law. You really can't judge these people based on these snippets of their lives. I used to think her husband wasn't very helpful, but I was too quick to judge. I think for Adelia, the harsh schedule of waking up at 5am makes her dazed and confused. No amount of coffee and substitute for a well rested brain and body. Although, it doesn't excuse her from all of her mistakes. Arnaud's way of speaking is a bit funky, but at least now he's willing to compromise and meet his customers halfway. What he's doing isn't that new, imo. Crepes are really popular in Japan, and I thought it'd carried over in Korea. It may be new in his neighborhood I suppose. He just needs a better shop location where all the young and trendy people are.

[@riajjangism8311]

Did anyone notice how the "Russian Restaurant" they went to was actually the Uzbek restaurant owned by Mahmoud? Mahmoud shows up later in thr show and I recognized his son and was like Ohhh~

[@amna8388]

I came to the comments to see if anyone noticed too😆

[@blueice472]

@@amna8388 when? minutes??

[@kristinamendez2175]

I get how some people think the crepe maker is annoying but the elders were really kinda rude to him...I'd be complaining a lot too

[@themakeupbyimani]

I hope foreigners who happen to be kpop fans watch this show and it opens their minds before they get hurt just like all these people were.

[@habubhiba]

I freaking love this show O.O

[@memise1188]

Being frank here, work parties in SK are ridiculous. In UK we have them once or twice a year, the one that is always happening every year is the Xmas party for colleagues but we can choose whether to go or not. I always avoid going there as I don't drink and don't want to be around anyone that does. It's my choice and no one treats me differently just because I don't go. In SK it's totally the opposite, you're forced to go. If you have any other plans then you have to skip your plans and make the work party the priority but that's unfair cos they seem to have one every few days. If you don't go a few times then it's ok but if you make it a habit of not going then you're treated differently, like you're not a team player.'Work party' just becomes another chore for work'. Let's say you're supposed to get off work by 5-6pm, add the work party and your working day isn't done until 9-10pm. Then you sleep and go back to work. >_

[@leliavoinea9402]

Honestly among the forigners from the program I find Around personality the most plesent. His mother in law is a sweet lady with a charming personality. The interactions between them are funny, cute and hilarious at times because both of them have interesting and unique perspective. Adelia seems like a genuine young girl is just that for her the work environment and rules are a little harder because she is foringer in Korea a country completely different than her own. To me she still seems like she tries her best. Giulia is really a sentimentalist lady but that is also part of her country culture. Italian people are know to be more emotional then any other people from European countries. Also objectively speaking it must be very hard to her to get used to such a different culture and country then her own. She needs to learn to be more patient firstly with herself and then with the others. I believe she has the hardest and harsh emotional transition to her new environment and country comparing to the others.

[@irgendeinmadel3115]

Omg i love adelia so cute . 32:32 her eyes so big while trying to defend herself and they both look like father and daughter 😂😂 like put your fingers down while talking 😂😂👍

[@cee_el]

The elders are very funny.

[@JaeNora]

wow some of these elder ladies are in their 90's? they look very healthy, my grandma is 75 and cannot walk on her own i feel very bad

[@SomenoneS]

Just started to watch this show and I love it, it gives a good insight of how foreigners live in Korea. They're struggling a lot as they have to learn the culture. Wish I could visit Korea and experience it

[@bunbelon8154]

I'm an asian too and I do find korean cultures about works is extreme. I'm even straint myself from cursing here,lol.

[@sherylgim7188]

This is so helpful! Kudos KBS!

[@jol1636]

its a tell tale sign adelia's supervisor clearly doesnt want her here n he bullies her to make her give up if i worked at the company higher then him i think he would be the one fired...

[@Gaius__]

I'm very happy someone else sees this. Those 3 clowns "training" her have pissed me off from Day One. Totally incompetent as educators, condescendent, and rude. Here in Germany, you need to get training and a special license, to be allowed to train people in a company. I have that license, and watching those three guys mess up makes me flinch 10 times per episode.

[@1r3n3]

41:06 Adelia's handwriting is SO PRETTY I can't-

[@jorien6933]

Arnaud is such a sweet nice men!

[@PossibleBat]

OJUDHFASAISDHFDPÑAISFSDHPÑFSDHFJASHF THE THING THE GRANDMA DOES WITH HER HAND, LIKE GRABING HER ALL THE TIME??? that's a thing mediterranean grandmas do all the time lmao

[@alaska7219]

All the hailmonii is really cute!

[@irgendeinmadel3115]

its because she didnt get enough sleep an european ( caucasian woman) needs a daily amount of sleep between 6 and 8 hours if she has to commute 4 hours she cant sleep enough i know this is not an excuse she has to work harder .( btw this is not my opinion about the sleeping hours i saw it in a research and it was a medical resesearch )

[@mariepepin7437]

Hahah with is accent when he spoke english I know he is French ! :')

[@irgendeinmadel3115]

32 : 30 acctually thats so cute 😂 like father and daughter

[@memise1188]

I have to wake up at 4am 5, sometimes 6, days a week, for work too and I have to get out of the house by 5am to get to work for 6am, so I understand the difficulties Adelia faced at first. All my life the earliest I got up is 8am for anything planned for the morning but all of a sudden I have to wake up 4 hours earlier, I felt cheated. I used to sleep at 10-11pm but now I realized that I need my full 8 hours of sleep so I try to get to bed much earlier. It's sooooo hard to wake up that early and go through the motions of brushing teeth, getting ready etc. but definitely after about a month it becomes a little bit easier. You get used to it, but I still get annoyed and angry once in a while when it gets a bit too much. I can never bring myself to eat breakfast that early though. I just drink water and suck on a menthol sweet which is good for the throat. It makes me happy. lol

[@yowanehakuuu]

i died at 27:02 lol

[@-Seppuku-]

Just don't understand where the 3 other ppl come from... there weren't any episode with them or am I totally blind?

[@yourmom-pr8ht]

I feel bad for adelia and arnaud!!! They work so hard and their problems seems more urgent than guilias

[@dbzfan200270]

Lol the elder women at the nursing center remind me of being at a preschool. Lol.

[@Insomnia_Is_Histo-Rai]

OH MY GOSH Giulia and her complaining. Yes it is clearly difficult for her but jeez she makes way to many excuses like "i'm to shy...I've tried that...." and just to many complaints over all your making your own life more difficult if you've been living together for 10 months you should have the hang of it. All the woman wants is to get along and teach you how to keep your marriage happy. (Granted some of this is too old fashioned) but jeez WOMAN TRYYY and cry go for it. It may be annoying to some but it helps to release those feelings. (just don't let it be known every time you cry.) And listen to your sister, the fortune teller, and critine.

[@LiNa-er7cc]

arnoud isn't really cut out to be a chef if he only makes dishes that fits his palate and think he can make a living with customers with just the opposite palate of his. just because he doesn't like that kind of texture or taste doesn't mean nobody else like it either. He thinks like a child. I feel sorry for his wife, she just get shut out by him.

[@LiNa-er7cc]

and it really passes me off how hypocritical he gets forcing the old lady some of his vanilla crepes

[@Djinner13]

Yea, I bet he thinks his taste is honestly superior to korean people's tastes. I too feel really bad for his wife.

[@Namisticot]

I don't really agree with you though. At first he was relucant and yes he pissed me off too but at the end, he really tried hard, he tasted the bean paste even though he doesn't like it, and he cooked it at home, all by himself and the elders really liked after they tried it. He was really nice to them, he tried hard and it payed off. I think that at the end of the day, he changed his mind and I hope they can get allong better now. On the other hand I think he's sometimes a bit too harsh when he talks to people, especially to his wife but they love each other and they're married, and we don't don't anything about them or their couple, but yeah, a bit too harsh and stubborn haha

[@channiekai3986]

Also you're being fucking rude for saying that you feel bad for his wife, why tho? I don't get it I only see him working hard and trying to find solutions to their problems, but I guess you can't see that cause you probably have never struggled like these people

[@byung-jaekwak1327]

Giorgia는 정말 좋은 언니.

[@iammazivad4402]

Where can I watch the episodes with the sunbaes Adi and David?? I forgot the german girl name.

[@bong4538]

Poor David. he's always been bombarded. there's nothing wrong with him and he looks presentable. you can tell that his spirit is crushed

[@MsSalamz]

Next episode pleaseeee

[@meliedbaez5550]

my question is WHY selling crepes on a place that only OLD KOREAN PEOPLE go ?????? Boy just change the place.

[@abbylee8739]

Maybe the stall rent is cheaper there ? Dont know if he gonna pay that

[@JunKobato]

Is there a season 1 with the other three people?

[@jasminee204]

That's what I'm trying to find out too! Please let me know if you find anything

[@MrBBbabe]

Jasmine There is but it's not available on KBSWorld and I highly doubt they will sub it. You can catch some clips of the season 1 on KBSEntertain but it's without eng sub.

[@jasminee204]

MrBBbabe I know enough Korean to understand it - where would I find unsubbed episodes? What's the title of the last season?

[@bilalmirza1628]

Annyeonghaseyo 😻

[@SoufyAsth]

already so many complaints in the comments lol

[@1kaaa]

How did Adelia get her job in the first place?

[@HKLee-gk1rq]

1kaaa i know i really wonder , she is so slow!

[@adila2710]

adelia actually ate at the Mahmoud restaurant

[@nailahnia9331]

Does anybody know where I can find the first season of this where it's about David aid and the other girl??

[@Heyfen306]

Nailah Nia Oh I just went to naver it. It was first aired in Korea as a Chuseok special named "리얼한국정착기 이방인".

[@Gaius__]

Every time I see Adelia's episode, I get more angry. They don't train her properly and then scold her for not being a mind reader. I thought Korean companies were better than that. No proper training, no integration office for foreign employees, no help whatsoever. If you want more foreigners to come and work in Korea, you better step up your game. You can look at Europe and see how it is done. In moments like these it becomes apparent that Korea, despite modern technologies and a number of big brands, is still way behind.

[@swisscorn]

agreed. they went through a rapid rise in wealth and technologies but the mindset is still very much rigid and old fashioned. that's how most eastern asian countries are due to their society being high hierarchical and rooted in filial piety.

[@khuatlina]

Arnaud is kinda annoying...

[@Hazel0283]

I don't think Arnaud is annoying but more childish but Giulia is annoying. She keeps on complaining and not trying to communicate with her in-laws. She continuously lock herself in her room and blame all the problems on to her mother-in-law when she herself is also part of the problem

[@Hazel0283]

***** Her mother-in-law is extreme but yet Giulia isn't doing anything to make it better. She should just do some of the thing her sister or Christina say. All she is doing is being a thorn, all she say is I can't do this I can't do that. You have to put in the effort and patience for things to work out you can't continuously butt head with them All mother-in-law in the beginning are the same but with effort you can get on to the in-law good side What drama do you watch? cause the drama I watch the mother-in-law are bitches

[@naomi1544]

I got what ur saying I wouldn't really say he's annoying but more like weird (?) And he's kinda lazy also in his learning. To me it's his accent that is annoying lol I don't like French accent x)

[@samjinie9601]

Ly Na Khuat I don't think so. He is very brave. If I had been in his shoes, I would have turned red in front of the elders. He worked very hard to please the elders and to find the right recipe for his crepe.

[@foreveryoung8287]

Giulia is fat.

[@teehee7187]

The restaurant Gulia's working at is hers?

[@aamorJJ]

infinite h's pretty!

[@chilln2009]

Will there be episodes with the other guests the german girl or the black girl???

[@Jezszsickaa]

cada dia sale un episodio??

[@dndnz8270]

Their apartments are all small. Is it very expensive living in Korea? How much an apartment cost actually? Tell me the price in US Dollars. I really want to know

[@abbylee8739]

It's very expensive

[@fatimazahra8217]

Any body know the name of the host ??????

[@megatronop7439]

adelia is so helpless lol . sleeping on the job anywhere is a big no no .

[@blueice472]

38:00

[@AwkwardBlackNomad]

How do you find the episodes with the teachers from last season? Was that another show?

[@tinabalducci]

Fortune tellers, best way to waste your money!

[@MN9399.]

when you cant speak korean speak english I hate it when they mix korean and english -.-

[@ryeyan6304]

Like thank you very kamsha hahahahahaha

[@Hazel0283]

When you learn a new language is best to continue using that language so your vocabulary increase and your pronunciation gets better even if you have to mix languages is best to continue using the new language. And if they only speak english would the other person understand? If they mix the language the other person would a least put the pieces together

[@psparolesetsons6516]

Rye Yan lol , the king of high school reference , thank you very kamsha lol

[@lovisepanda]

Really i dont mind it at all. But that might have somthing to do with the Norwegian with sprinkles of English words kind off speaking i usually use. ☺

[@TheRealityofFake]

as others have mentioned, when learning a new language its good to use as much of that language as you can so you can get used to it. he'll eventually get to the point where he won't have to use English at all and will only use Korean to express his thoughts.