12/10 Talk about some Korean birthday traditions.

An age-old birthday tradition in Korea is to eat mi-yeok-gook.
* seaweed soup: 미역국, cf> laver
* age-old: 아주 오래된
ex> It's an age-old tradition.

They celebrate birthdays by blowing out the candles on a birthday cake.
* blow out candles: 촛불을 끄다.
ex> Make a wish before you blow out the candles.

Koreans don't like the idea of opening their presents in front of others.
ex> I really don't like the idea of ignoring mistakes like this.

The birthday person foots the bill of a birthday party or meal.
* foot the bill, get the bill, pay the bill: 돈을 내다, 비용을 지불하다.
ex> It may be odd for Westerners that the birthday person foots the bill.

A baby's first birthday and one's 60th, 70th and 80th birthdays are celebrated with much fanfare.
* with much fanfare: 크게, 요란하게
ex> The research center opened with much fanfare in 2008.

@ She is my venting buddy.  답답할때 속마음을 털어놓는 친구야.