Trusty Pup Dog Bed

(the hot place for designs) (korea's landmark ddp) (dongdaemun design plaza, jung-gu, seoul) (72nd class at the foreigner school) this is my neighbor, charles

Trusty Pup Dog Bed, where we meet foreigners living in korea. how are you hong seokcheon, sayuri and fabian? - hello! / - hello! today's guest has two unique traits.

first, she was a nurse at an icu in the u.s. but she quit her job and moved to korea as soon as she got married. - she gave up all that? / - yes. is she a patient? a patient that's love sick! second, she's a university student attending veterinary school. wait, she's still a university student?

well she's married, yet she's still in university. let's bring our guest in now. bang sammy, please come in. - come on in. / - is she korean? bang sammy? - dogs! / - two of them... - hello. / - hello. - two dogs. / - so cute! - hi, doggies! / - hi!

the first dog guests on this show. right? it is the first time. so many dogs. so cute. my name is bang sammy and i'm from the u.s. this is bom and this is gaeul. and my husband bang huiwon. don't people usually introduce the husband first?

i was surprised. "gaeul, bom and my husband." i guess gaeul and bom are really loved. - bang is your surname? / - you're a bang? in the u.s., you take your husband's surname when you get married. oh! mrs. bang. what's your original name? samantha soti.

so that's why you're sammy. how did you two get together? we met online. - on the internet. / - online? - yes. / - really? sammy, you were in the u.s. then... - and huiwon was in korea? / - yes, that's right. i was signed up for an international penpal site. i got an email one day.

it had a photo of sammy in it. i was very attracted to her. so i tried sending her a message. she wrote back in less than 5 minutes. in 5 minutes? we hear you were at the icu. how could you write him back so fast? did you communicate in english? i couldn't speak english at all.

i just knew basics like hi and hello. - i used a translating app... / - oh... and that's how we messaged each other. back then, he'd send messages to me every morning. he'd ask, "how was your day?" he really gave me a lot of attention. we've met many couples on this show. but this is the first couple that met through an app.

sammy is also attending university here. - first year in veterinary school. / - yes. - is that why you brought dogs today? / - yes. do you take classes in korean? yes, all in korean. - isn't that hard? / - really hard. but it's my dream, so i'm working hard at it. don't you all want to see how sammy lives

with her husband and two dogs? - let's take a look. / - i bet it's lovey dovey. (my neighbor, charles) (american sammy, her husband and her dogs) (sammy's and huiwon's house, daejeon) sammy and her husband take their dogs on an outing this weekend morning. they load the dogs in the back seat. (sammy 29) (huiwon 38)

- huiwon, you're not going with her? / - have fun. okay. thank you. - see you later. / - see you. she's been in korea for 2 years. will she be okay driving these unfamiliar roads alone? bom, sit. sammy, where are you going without your husband? there's an event to adopt dogs used in experiments. to vet school freshman sammy,

this event is as important as a class. sorry for being late. i got a bit lost. - hi. / - hi. no? fine. you don't have to. (a pet dog festival) look at all the unique dogs. it's a dog festival.

but the most crowded booth here is sammy's volunteer booth. do you know about dogs used in experiments? yes. - ever seen a dog factory? / - yes. we're petitioning to shut them down. if you sign here, we'll give you a bracelet. sammy works very hard. you can really see her love for animals.

gosh, look at these cups... (does the dishes!) laundry, laundry... it looks like he's done this before. he does all the housework since his wife is a student. gosh, why does she always take it off inside-out? it's not easy to be a supportive husband. (there's no end to housework)

there are more people at the event now. the signature thing is what we're doing to stop puppy mills. you want to stop puppy mills. yeah, we want to stop puppy mills. stop puppy mills, get people to adopt dogs... where do we sign to stop them? this is where sammy really shines. thank you.

marvelous. (the next day) early in the morning... huiwon hurries to get ready for work. he's not taking his dogs to work, is he? he should be busy getting ready for work, but he's walking his dogs. what's going on? i have to take them for a walk in the morning

so they can go potty out here. if i don't, i'll worry about them all day long at work. hold still. don't move. just poop in one place. he usually takes turns doing this with his wife, but she's very busy these days so this also falls on huiwon. now he can go to work, right?

sammy is still fast asleep. huiwon is ironing sammy's gown. he is a very kind husband that looks after his wife. i guess i'm being supportive. do other husbands not help out much? (go to work already) finally, huiwon gets to leave for work. sammy wakes up after her husband leaves.

she's been very busy preparing for final exams. (tired) - i didn't sleep much. / - you didn't? it has to be hard for an american to attend vet school in korea. (c university vet school, daejeon) sammy got into vet school after learning korean for 2 years. - isn't she amazing? / - hello.

it's a lab on animal structure. we got a scops owl yesterday. to fix this point... scops owls are natural monuments and this one is badly injured. he bumped into something and got badly hurt. he needs treatment on his right wing. i'll give him an antibiotic and pain-killer. we'll also dress him.

anyone? sammy, come over. it's sammy's first hands-on class. will she do a good job? she's calm and thorough. as expected from a former nurse. a bit thinner. make it wider even though you can't see the wound. wipe him off a few times and then you can throw that out.

if your weakness is revealed in the wild there's a higher chance you'll be preyed on. so make it unobvious. what does unobvious mean? making it unobvious? i mean not letting other animals see he's hurt. oh... sammy has always loved animals as a girl. she worked as a nurse at an icu in the u.s.

she met her korean husband online in 2013 and now she's trying to become a vet. (ring) hello, this is the wildlife rescue center. doctor, an elk needs rescue. an emergency on her first lab. sammy goes to rescue an injured elk. elks are very sensitive creatures. they get surprised at loud noises,

so we could get hurt too. they have very strong hind legs, so we'll carefully approach from the sides. it's sammy's first rescue. she's very nervous as she thinks of the injured elk. (an elk calf has a serious injury on his back) goodness... he was cut by a grass cutter blade

and he is in critical condition. he's injured. i bet he's really hurting. we have an elk. they hurry to the rescue center. it got hit by a grass cutter. is it a big cut? the cut is like this big. (they check the cut)

the calf's crying makes everyone nervous. (worried) sammy, you used to be a nurse. so hurry and scrub in. the calf is in critical condition. we need to operate quickly. sammy is used to operation rooms. i know. i've done this a million times. - really? / - yes.

they finally operate on the elk calf. sammy remains calm and collected as she focuses on the operation. she seems very adept at her role. please cut this. but then... he's not breathing? he's breathing, but his heart is pounding. it's pounding? we'd better hurry.

thankfully, the surgery goes well. gosh, you just woke up. the elk calf gets through the surgery just as sammy hoped. it's a relief that we could operate on and save this animal. i'm happy that i could even help out a little. way to hang in there, little guy.

get some rest now, okay? (how sammy lives her newlywed life) - it's sammy and huiwon's home. / - baby! hey, did you miss me? did you miss me? her dogs bom and recently adopted gaeul welcome her home. what did you do today? sleep?

(i was bored) sit. sit. sit. wait. wait. not yet. (hurry, hurry) eat. sammy is very thorough. eat slowly. gosh, bom.

(this is yummy) (that night) that's barely enough time to learn korean, but sammy is in vet school which is a very difficult program. she writes the english words over the korean on her text books by hand. these words are hard for even koreans. i read a lot

and just study a lot in korean. how did she decide to go to vet school in korea of all places instead of the u.s.? when i told my husband that i wanted to go back to school, he was fine with it. he said vet school was good idea. i'm so thankful for my husband. so what is her beloved husband doing now? he works in the marketing department at a company.

it's a work dinner. when are you getting home? (not till late) so he'll be home late. fine then. even though sammy texts him. huiwon stays at the table. but now he seems wary. he boldly gets up.

- bye. / - bye. looks like he doesn't want to go. (1 a.m.) he hurried home, but things don't seem too cheerful. (ignores) (boiling up) she came all the way from the u.s. trusting her husband.

he really upsets her at times like this. i'm sorry. alright. (stumble) he gets on his knees and apologizes. you're in a bad mood, honey. i don't want to live like this. it is my fault. but it'd be easier on me

if she just went to bed instead of staying up when i tell her i'll be home late. i got angry because my husband's liver was really unhealthy. i told him that he can't die early because we're stuck with each other for life now. i wish he'd take better care of his health. it looks like this couple hasn't

fully made up yet from last night. (wary) huiwon carefully approaches sammy. what is it? need any help? he succeeds in sitting next to her. this was written on the blackboard. i have no idea what it says. this professor has terrible handwriting.

- this? / - what's this? - this? / - yeah. - i think it's introduce. / - introduce? introduce. - this is... / - this? - this here? / - yeah. - and here? / - yeah... the couple can laugh again thanks to the professor's poor handwriting.

is this really korean? yeah, it is. write it for me. i can't tell what this professor is writing. i think this is... through good times and bad, huiwon is the only man for sammy. it's finally the day of the exam. good luck, sammy!

true or false on the first page. true or false. (thank you, professor!) will sammy do well on her exam? look at all these difficult words. as time passes by sammy grows more and more concerned. she ends up being the last one left in the exam room.

sammy's friends that finished early wait for her. she's always the last one to finish the exams. this is a 2-hour exam so she's going to take 2 hours. this is far more difficult for her than korean students but sammy tries her best. how was it, sammy? it was so hard. it was?

everyone else finished so fast. how could they finish that fast? i'm so curious. am i the only one that doesn't know this stuff? i'm so sad! i'm the last one left. i have to turn the lights out too. how sad. i finished.

how long did you wait? an hour. yay. done! (that afternoon) sammy is cooking something now. she even brings out measuring cups. i thought she was going to make something amazing but it's just kimchi fried rice.

i bet my husband was more stressed out than i was during the semester. she checks the recipe again. will it be good enough for her husband? she relies on her measuring cups. sammy, korean cooking is all about using your hands for rough measurements. koreans talk about using their hands, but foreigners don't know about that stuff.

we don't know how to do that. this is like half rice and half kimchi. how will it taste? i don't know. he's here. huiwon gets back faster than she planned. sammy had better hurry. she still plates up nicely. she even adds crushed laver as decoration.

hey, what's this i smell? sammy doesn't know how to react to her... - husband's excited reaction. / - what's this smell? oh, my god. kimchi stew? no, no. it's not that. it's over there. oh, kimchi fried rice! he gives her a hug before even tasting it. looks like sammy has pleased her husband.

i can't believe this! take a good look. oh, it's a heart. it's a heart! is the rice too dry? it's delicious. for real. (love can blind people) (dog fur war)

come here. sammy doesn't want to have kids until she graduates vet school, so her dogs are like her kids to her. bom, let's go. the two dogs seem more excited today. sammy seems a bit cautious as she takes them for a walk. i have to wait.

there's someone outside. why? because of the fur. bom's fur. wait a bit longer. until the person outside is gone. she always has to be wary like this. she gives up on taking them out. huiwon cheers the dogs up with a bath.

gosh... (scrub, scrub) let me do your head and face now. bom, isn't that refreshing? okay, okay. shake off. one more time. (so refreshed) okay.

looks like bom can't do anything about his fur. bom is a welsh corgi and they're known for their shedding. (war with fur) he sheds fur whenever he moves. it's always a war with fur at home. (flying fur) (fur, fur, fur) they vacuum their house several times a day.

this is a concern for sammy. bom's breed is known for shedding. so i'm cleaning all the time. oh, this is a problem. it's okay. then how that? bom... gosh, look at this fur. bom has long fur. that's why he sheds more. so take him and...

sammy looks serious as huiwon talks about bom's fur. take him and get his fur trimmed a bit. then he can't regulate his body temperature. they can't cut his fur because they're worried since bom is sensitive to body temperature changes. sammy ends up walking away. (silent) things are tense at home

and huiwon tries to liven the mood. why do you look so serious? - huh? / - what's going on? quiet. who could it be at this late hour? the thing is... your dog's fur. you know the woman in 201 is pregnant, right?

yeah... too much dog fur is coming through under her door. we were talking about cutting his fur since he's shedding so much. we're thinking of solutions. we're trying to clean up as best we can. i'll talk to the second floor. - so don't worry too much. / - put in a good word.

- please do that for me. / - alright. - what will they do? / - i'm going up now. this had to happen now. fur war part 2 starts. - well... / - what happened? thing is... - what? / - we talked. was it something bad? well...

he sheds a lot on the stairs and it gets everywhere because of the wind. and it's getting into our next door neighbor's house. of course he's going to shed and we have to clean it up. we're cleaning up after him but i hate to hear that it's not enough.

it's not like that. everyone thinks that we should try harder. that's how it is in korea. will they trim his fur or not? i'll clean up more. - really? / - yeah. i'll do 51%. you do the rest. i'll do 2% more work.

- okay? / - alright. we'll work hard cleaning up. i hope people can be more understanding. we'll make sure to train our dog better. that night, sammy sweeps the stairs. way to go, sammy. care for your neighbors like your care for bom. oh, no...

it's the weekend after the finals. sammy and her friends go to do some volunteer work. gaeul lived here for 10 days. i want to repay that gratitude by volunteering here. sammy wants to become a vet as soon as possible so she can help animals that are in need. you're so cute.

come here. goodness. goodness! you're so cute! a puppy like this shouldn't be here. why not? it's dangerous. he could get infected with a disease easily. he needs to be adopted soon. - you wanted to bathe them, right? / - yes.

their mission today is to bathe the dogs. this one has been here for 11 months. - as you can see, his eyes... / - yes. the surgery isn't difficult, but they won't adopt him because of this. sammy believes that animals need love just like people do. you need to meet a family. gosh, you can't be here a year.

hold still a bit longer. good boy, good boy. we hope this puppy meets a nice family like sammy's family. good boy. good work. meanwhile, huiwon takes bom out somewhere. let me see his butt. but...

is he going to get bom's fur cut behind sammy's back? they're done talking about pricing. we already cut some. can you climb up? it looks like bom's fate has been decided. can you climb up? good boy. bom's first haircut. he's trembling.

his backside sure looks nice with a trim. can you trim his stomach area too? they do his stomach too. it's a tough day for you, bom. (finishes the trimming!) this should help him shed less. (a great-looking backside) bom, come here. sammy seems to be pleased.

we hope they can take bom on many walks and keep their neighbors happy. good work, bom. you're so cute. (we're getting married) they finally get what they've been waiting for. their wedding invitations. they're now getting to have a proper wedding in korea. kiss.

- make them kiss. / - kiss. (kiss, kiss, kiss) why are you acting so cute? i'm going to kiss you a lot. you want to kiss me a lot? in korea, you have your parents' names after your name. since i'm a guy, i'm so-and-so's son. you'd be so-and-so's daughter.

- daughter? / - daughter. since my parents aren't around... i had our names written both in english. that would be okay. they had a simple wedding in paris 6 months after they started dating. they plan on having a traditional wedding in a hall with both sides of the family there. (where is the couple headed?)

we're here. the first place they take their invitations is... - huiwon's grandma's house. / - hello. sammy is very worried because huiwon's grandma is unwell. uncle, this is our wedding invitation. they're getting married. huiwon's grandma raised him instead of his parents.

mom, i don't want to take you but huiwon wants you there at all costs. so we have to go together. - great. / - no worries. of course i'll be at your wedding. huiwon's grandma holds sammy's hand tightly. - a ring too. / - yes. huiwon ends up shedding tears. now that you're a couple,

you need to give me a grandchild. gosh... not a grandchild, mom. after i see my great grandchild then i can pass away. we'll do that for you. sammy hopes huiwon's grandma will live a long and happy life. (incheon international airport) it's finally the day she's been waiting for.

the last time i saw them was in the u.s. which was 2 years ago. it's been so long. the people arriving and the person waiting are all nervous. it's a family reunion after 2 years. this is my mom, heidi. hi - this is my dad, louie. / - hello. my sister penny.

- my oldest brother, larry. / - yeah! and his wife. my other older brother. (younger brother billy) let's go. before they go to daejeon, they'll spend the night in seoul. yes, sam. we brought you pickles. - you brought pickles? / - yeah.

where are the pickles? take them out. i need to take a picture and send it to him. sammy has been waiting for these pickles. i don't think they have it. to sammy, pickles are like a korean mom's kimchi. these are all sweet. not these.

i'm going to ask my mom. i ate a dill pickle in itaewon and it was delicious. but they're hard to find in korea so my mom brought this for me. do you want to see my fork? i got a fork. my traveling fork! i said i'm not going to starve.

(i'm prepared too) - okay, let's do the phone call now. / - okay. - hi, honey. / - come and say hello. hello, everyone! - hi, huiwon! / - hi. how are you doing? how was your flight? how was the flight? long!

very long. tell them i'm sorry i couldn't be there. that's okay. we'll see you soon. we'll see you soon. we're good. the next day... huiwon is waiting for sammy to get here with her family. huiwon, don't be so nervous. it's my first time meeting them. i'm nervous.

i'm really nervous. he finally spots sammy. hi. it's his first time meeting his in-laws in korea. he seems a bit awkward. (awkward) this way? it's the first time the two families are meeting. good to see you!

huiwon's uncle greets the in-laws. welcome to korea. this is my husband. sam's daddy. very good to meet you. the two families have finally gathered. she's obviously very precious to us. you've been very good to sam. this was never an easy decision. you and your family...

we're very proud to welcome huiwon as family. dad, usually the tradition is that huiwon would serve you guys drinks. (i like that tradition) huiwon pours the drinks with love. now they're a true family. i'm so thankful our families could get together. cheers. regardless of nationality, they end with a toast.

they're having ribs today. will the american family like it? where do i get it? please look. this sauce... looks like sammy's dad is having trouble with his chopsticks. he barely manages to grab a piece, dip it in sauce and put it in a lettuce wrap.

even with all the difficulties he makes a proper meat wrap. then you fold it and eat it. that's the easy part. sammy's dad bravely tries his first wrap. will he like it? very good. (the in-laws meeting goes well...) (morning of the wedding)

it's the morning of the wedding. the family hurries to a hanbok shop. sammy wants to show her family korean culture so she insisted on a traditional korean wedding. you'll look pretty in a hanbok. - she says you'll look really pretty in it. / - no... while sammy's mom changes into a hanbok... uldest brother?

- oldest. / - uldest? - uldest. / - uldest brother. what is big brother? big, big. "keun" means big. "jageun" is small. so "keun oppa" is big brother. "jageun oppa" is little brother. so he'd be "jageun oppa."

no, no. only if you're older than me. so he's younger than me, so he's a "dongsaeng." (dongsaeng?) what's best brother? first... look at that! wow, she does look good in a hanbok. what will the sammy's family think?

you look like a marshmallow. a green marshmallow. now sammy's dad gets changed. it's his first time wearing a hanbok and it must be unfamiliar for him. - okay. turn around. / - let's see. he still looks nice. this is where sammy will have her wedding. she gets pretty in a hanbok

and she's going through final preparations. - you're getting married now. / - yes. she even gets traditional bridal makeup. - it's really cool. / - she looks really neat. my husband looks so great. wow, huiwon looks great too. careful, careful. all preparations have been made... huiwon goes somewhere in a hurry.

grandma. it's huiwon. - goodness. congratulations. / - thank you. - thank you so much. / - he's sammy's dad. - sammy’s mom. / - oh, hello. - nice to meet you. / - nice to meet you. thank you for coming all this way. hello, grandmother! - oh, it's good to see you. / - hi.

gosh, you look so pretty. beautiful number 1. smile! sammy has a photo shoot with her family. when you were a baby, i used to hold your head here and the rest of you here. i'm very happy for you. thanks, mom. you're too far away but i'm very happy for you.

all mothers think the same way. - i don't want to talk about it. / - okay. i'm crying. don't cry, don't cry. sammy's mom is worried about her daughter living in an foreign country. tears of joy. (the wedding finally starts!) the wedding finally starts.

the bride and groom enter. they met through the internet and after 3 years they became a married couple. (happy) bride and groom, please bow to each other. give her a hug. give her a big hand. huiwon's family is thankful that sammy came to korea to get married and sammy's family

is thankful that huiwon loves her so much. everyone gave their blessings and now these two are officially a couple. (chickens let people know about the wedding) we hope the two of you are always happy just like today. let's live happy lives. - yeah. / - let's do that. - i love you. / - i love you so much.

(kiss) - congratulations! / - congratulations! - what a lovely couple. / - i'm so envious. i'm sure you'll live happily. you looked beautiful at your wedding. you got to meet your in-laws. how was it? they're warm people. they sincerely congratulated us.

that was very touching. i'm so thankful. during a wedding the bride usually bursts into tears when she looks at her parents. sammy, how did you feel when you saw your parents? i was so happy. i missed them so much. i thought it was great that

they could come to korea and be part of such a nice wedding. you're newlyweds with two dogs, so i'm sure you have many concerns. we'll look at their biggest concerns. here's their first one. it's so hard to raise a dog in korea. - raising a dog... / - the houses are small here. what's the hardest part?

i have to be wary of the neighbors. that was a bit tough. things like shedding and barking. you have to worry about more things here than when you have a dog in the u.s. - it's very different in the u.s.? / - very different. really different. so many people have dogs and cats in the u.s. sure. it's a big country, so it's easier to have pets.

but there are many people that have pets in apartments too. there are many unofficial guidelines you have to follow to own a dog in korea. she didn't think much of it at first, but now that she's in korea she realizes how a dog can bother the neighbors. so now she really feels bad for the neighbors.

she's trying harder to clean up. you love dogs so much. i hear you want more. - goodness! / - that's so much work! the most urgent thing, is a child... if you have 4 dogs, you won't have time to have a kid. we do want kids too. i'd love to raise children

and wouldn't it be great if they can grow up with dogs? but if she has to be a parent or when she's pregnant she won't be able to focus on her studies. she has goals she wants to achieve. so i plan on waiting for my wife. i'm curious. - it's a 6-year program to become a vet? / - yes.

if you're only a freshman... in 5 years... you'll have to support her for 5 years. think you can do it? - i have to. / - amazing. she gave up everything and came here just for me. just that alone, is totally worth me doing all this for her. i know many husbands wouldn't do this.

that's why i'm so thankful. he's always so good to me when i'm stressed out so i'm very thankful. let's look at their second concern. it's hard to make korean friends. - oh, sammy... / - why? - but you're so good at korean. / - yeah. i'm a bit busy. i'm always studying at home,

so i don't get to go out with friends often. they take trips at school. ever been on one of those? i have. - how was it? / - no fun? - it was so boring. / - really? i don't drink much and i'm not good at drinking games, so i just sat there.

the next time sammy has a school trip or gathering or retreat, you should show up with a box of soju, huiwon. "i'm sammy's husband. let's all have a drink." sammy will become the most popular girl. huiwon, you should visit her at school. i will soon. take the dogs.

right, if you take them... - you'd be very popular. / - right. i'm sure you feel sorry for your wife who came to korea just for you. please say a few words. tell her how good she's been doing. thank you for sticking by me even though things have been tough. if you can just hang in there

even though it's hard now, i'll be able to do anything for you. it was a hard decision to come to korea, but it's not one that i regret even one time. and i'm so happy to have met you, and our pups. and i really look forward to what the future brings for us. and all the happiness we get to have together. and i love you so much.

how nice. we'll be rooting for you so that you only experience good things in korea. thank you for being with us today. - thank you. / - thank you. that's the end of our show today. - good-bye. / - bye, bom and gaeul. (always stands out) (25-year-old ukrainian model alina)

(what is her most prized possession?) (her cute 5-year-old son taehun) (she looks after taehun) (endless housework) (korean is still hard for her after 5 years here) (she learns korean cuisine for her husband) (sometimes it's really tiring) (i want to find my dream now) (25-year-old alina becomes a supermom)

i have two dogs too. wait. good-bye! good-bye!