Olha's Secret Brother?! A Legendary Korea-Lover Appears [Sub]

Today,

we have a special guest.

He hasn't been to Korea in a while,

and he's like Olha's little brother.

What are you doing right now?

I'm just drinking some coffee.

Can we come in?

Yeah.

Let's go bother him.

Our special guest.

He's like a real brother, right?

Since it's been a while since you've been to Korea,

what do you want to eat?

Something with lots of garlic.

I want to eat Dakdoritang.

Dakbokkeumtang?

Rustam loves this kind of food.

Galbitang and Dakdoritang...

You're a foreigner, but you know Dakbokkeumtang?

Of course I do~

I know a really good place nearby.

Great, let's go!

First of all, he's not her real brother.

I thought so, they don't look alike.

He's been a friend and brother for 10 years,

and he's from Kazakhstan.

He and Olha met at Busan University of Foreign Studies,

and they've been friends since then.

They both majored in Korean,

and even while living abroad,

he's been using his Korean major.

He's been learning Korean since 2014.

He does interpretation,

and I think he spends more time

speaking Korean every day.

He said he forgot Kazakh.

He runs a real estate

brokerage firm.

I heard he makes a lot of money.

No, no, not at all.

Well, "a lot" is a relative term.

What do you think, Oppa?

What was your first impression

when you met Rustam?

We even traveled together,

- He even came to France. - He came all the way to Paris.

I thought, "He's someone who really takes care of those around him."

I've had that thought many times.

He always brings so many gifts whenever he visits.

He never comes empty-handed.

He seems like a well-mannered guy.

I was on the KTX, and...

there was an elderly lady there.

I helped her with her bags and all,

and that lady...

thought I was Korean.

I'm a foreigner, but I speak Korean,

and when Koreans see me as one of them,

it makes me really happy.

Was spicy braised chicken your top pick?

That and Andong jjimdak.

So you mostly eat chicken.

But you had galbitang as soon as you came.

But Rustam hardly eats pork.

He hasn't eaten it since he was a kid.

It's a Muslim culture there.

So he doesn't really eat pork.

While we eat this,

let's ask about Olha's embarrassing past.

No, there's none.

It's all gone.

The files have been deleted.

The original main branch is in Jongno,

and it's really delicious.

We ate this every time we met.

Do you like garlic?

I love garlic.

Do people in Kazakhstan eat a lot of it?

Not really,

but my dad really liked garlic.

He likes it.

On our dining table,

there was always garlic.

How did you two first meet?

We met in Busan.

We both came to BUFS as exchange students.

We both had no money back then.

We were both broke.

We wanted to have fun in Korea.

We couldn't just not have fun.

But since we didn't have much money,

we thought about how to save money.

You know the place called Seomyeon?

We went there a lot.

I was so broke that...

I didn't even have a blanket.

Blankets were too expensive.

And Rustam...

I don't know if I should say this, but...

toilet paper was so expensive.

But you need toilet paper in the bathroom.

So Rustam...

went to the school bathroom and took some.

No, the whole thing!

Like, this big?

A giant roll?

He went into a bathroom...

and there was a whole dispenser.

The entire thing.

He just took it.

I'm sorry.

We had no choice back then.

So he shared it with everyone.

So I didn't have a blanket,

and he didn't have toilet paper.

Rustam saved a lot of people.

And one time, we couldn't sleep.

So Rustam suddenly said,

"Let's go to Haeundae."

Without sleeping,

we took the 5 AM bus to Haeundae.

Since I didn't have a blanket then,

I had a blanket I took from the plane.

We spread it out and all lay down.

But we were so tired that we fell asleep.

When we woke up, we were all...

like total tomatoes.

Completely sunburnt.

Olha stole a blanket from the plane,

and he stole toilet paper.

Back then, really...

the cost of living was so different.

We had to live on like

100,000 won for a month.

Once a week, we'd pool our money...

to go to a place like Ashley.

They have tea bags there.

We'd always take those with us.

(Empty block for numbering consistency)

We struggled so much back then,

and received so much help.

So now we're giving back.

We're spending foreign currency in Korea.

You're making good money now.

You eat whatever you want,

buy all the toilet paper you need,

and buy your own blankets.

From now on, buy two packs of paper,

and buy two blankets at a time.

I have two blankets at home now.

Since I only had one blanket as a student,

when I washed it,

I had to wake up really early.

Because it had to be washed and dried.

You're eating potatoes right now.

Baked potatoes are popular in Ukraine

and Kazakhstan too.

I wanted to eat them so badly.

But you can't cook in the dorms.

It's forbidden.

But...

Rustam found something like a gas stove,

baked them in his room,

and brought them to us.

That wasn't allowed either, so

I baked them when my roommate was out.

But I also had to ventilate the room,

so since my roommate left on Fridays,

I'd bake them on Fridays

and air it out so it wasn't obvious.

Rustam went to Italy,

and although he started earning money,

the prices were a bit high.

So I brought a rice cooker with me.

A "Hyung" I got close to as a student

travels a lot.

But since we hadn't

traveled to Europe yet,

"Hyung, we're going to Italy,"

"and we'd love for you to join us."

But he's a doctor,

so he probably makes good money.

If he goes with us,

our financial situations don't match,

so he'd have to

starve quite a bit.

Or he'd have to buy us food.

So he ended up going with us.

But he probably didn't imagine

how much he would struggle.

But I'm so used to Korean food

that it's hard if I don't eat rice.

We'd eat Russian food one day,

Kazakh food the next,

and Korean food the day after.

That's why I brought the rice cooker.

I even brought rice.

But he had just come from Korea,

flying over 10 hours to Milan,

only to be served Bibimmyeon for breakfast.

Then in Rome...

I always played the "mom" role at the grocery store.

Grilling meat and making rice in the morning.

I even fried some onions in oil.

I served them as a side dish, and...

"Wait, when we went to the store yesterday,"

"we didn't buy any onions."

"Where did these onions come from?"

So I said,

"Oh, I brought these from Russia."

Since I go to Paris often,

for the first day or two,

the food there is delicious and fun.

But eventually, I get tired of it.

So I always eat Doenjang-jjigae.

Is Russian used a lot in Kazakhstan?

Since I'm from the north,

I use Russian more often.

Many people might not know much about Kazakhstan.

It's one of the former Soviet states,

and the capital is Astana.

The area around Almaty is really nice.

There are two very beautiful lakes,

and there are mountains too.

Where I used to live was in the north,

but there's not much to see there.

My city is the one with

the most factories in Kazakhstan.

But Almaty has a great environment,

and it's a city people worldwide know.

Rustam, you look completely Asian.

At first glance, you look Korean.

Do people there look Asian

like you, Rustam?

Or are there people who look

more Western as well?

There isn't really a "typical"

Kazakh face.

Many different ethnicities live together.

There are 126 ethnicities living there.

So there's a huge variety of faces.

But actually, Oppa, you look a lot like my dad.

Your eyes and nose...

Overall, you look like him.

I was so surprised when you got married.

Rustam, you said you have some younger siblings?

There are five of us in total.

I'm the eldest son,

I have a younger sister right under me,

and then three younger brothers.

The fifth one...

...looks completely Asian.

He looks just like a Korean.

In Kazakhstan,

the birth rate is really high.

Most have three to five kids.

Two is the bare minimum these days.

In just the last five years or so,

Kazakhstan has improved a lot.

So Rustam, why did you

start learning Korean?

I thought speaking a foreign language was really cool.

Since everyone learns English anyway,

I thought about learning Japanese.

But after reading about Japanese culture,

I was like, "Ah..."

"...this isn't for me."

Back then, Korea

wasn't very well-known.

Since it was 2010.

What I knew about Korea?

Kim Jong-un from North Korea,

and the drama called "Jumong."

My mother really enjoyed watching that.

So I made up my mind.

Between my country and Korea,

there wasn't much of a connection.

I thought if I learned Korean,

I could become someone useful to society.

That's what I thought.

You're a forward-thinking guy!

It was great.

It changed the way I see the world.

I really like that about it.

Rustam, you really love Korea.

You visit often.

When I first started learning Korean,

I didn't know it was a culture with so much warmth and affection.

The exchange students from Korea...

I guess I'm lucky with the people I meet.

So,

I felt so much care from those Hyungs and Noonas.

In my hometown, people

don't really express their feelings.

I think they raise us to be strict and blunt.

But Korean mothers say,

"My precious son."

I was so surprised to hear that.

They are people with "Jeong,"

who know how to express their love.

There are five in my family,

and just like Korean moms,

to my younger siblings,

I say, "My sunny."

I hope my siblings also

only meet beautiful people in their lives.

Rustam, you have younger brothers, right?

He's taking such good care of them.

He sent his brother to the UK,

and since he's starting college in Italy,

he decided to pay all the tuition.

Everyone needs a brother like that.

Didn't you take your sister to Thailand?

A successful Oppa is the best!

The way my Korean friends treat me...

I can even feel it in their eyes.

When a Korean Hyung or Noona

says, "I'll buy you a meal,"

hearing those words

makes my heart feel so warm,

I almost teared up.

It was so touching.

Even though we're strangers,

I felt them really looking out for me.

And even those on business trips,

even though I'm a foreigner,

still,

saying that I'm part of the company...

that also gave me a lot of strength.

So I'd take extra care of visitors.

That really helped me a lot.

My manager hired me back then,

and to repay that kindness,

until he got transferred back to Korea,

I told myself I must stay!

And then,

once he was transferred to Korea,

I quit two weeks later.

That's real loyalty~

You're a loyal friend~

The world is beautiful.

Being able to speak Korean like this,

I think I'm a happy person.

Because I've gained a new perspective,

I have no regrets at all.

Right, choosing Korea was a great move.

Learning Korean is like Bitcoin.

That's true!~

You bought in before others knew,

and now it's worth 100 million!

I don't regret a single thing,

I only have a heart full of gratitude.

Me too.

I learned Korean like this,

and Korea showed me the whole world.

People from where we're from have such a hard time.

But now that I speak Korean,

I've been to Europe,

and I've been to the US.

And also,

Korean culture...

made me love my own culture even more.

And the attitude of putting the country first,

it's so beautiful.

We have to do well ourselves to take care of others.

Rustam, I feel like you're about to invite me to church.

I think I should title this video

"Olha's Patriotic Little Brother."

To Korean society, I...

- Thank you. - ...have a deep sense of gratitude.

I'm truly grateful.

We should give back now.

For life.

That's right.

As much as we've received.

Thank you~ 🙏

Thank you so much~ 🙏

Our Rustam is so cute, right?

Since he's here visiting Korea,

we'll take him to many great places.

Thank you for watching until the end today.

Thank you so much~ 🙏

Thank you~ 🙏

See you again~ 👋

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