9/6 Desire to Look Younger

Dialog>> There's a craze to look younger in Korea.

Thank you for the compliment!

I'm thinking of getting bangs this weekend.
* bangs: 단발의 앞머리

Bangs can make you look much younger.

That's what I'm shooting for.
* shoot for: to try to achieve or get sth, especially sth difficult, ~ 노리다.

There's a craze to look young in Korea. People are obsessed with looking young.

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Nobody wants to look old in any culture, but this is especially so in Korea.
* look old/young: 나이들어/어려 보이다.

There is definitely a craze to look young.
* craze: an enthusiastic interest in sth that is shared by many people but that usually does not last very long.

One of the biggest compliments you can give a Korean is that he/she looks younger than his/her age.
ex> I look younger than my age.

We refer to people like this as dong-an, which literally means "young face."
 ex> You shouldn't refer to older people as "friends" in Korea.

There are invasive ways to smooth out wrinkles, but also non-invasive ways too.
* invasive: 침습적인, 외과적인
* smooth out: to make sth such as a piece of paper or cloth smooth and flat with your hands
 ex> Use an iron to smooth out your clothes.

Many cosmetics companies market their products by saying they keep you looking young.
* market: 홍보하다.

All in all, Koreans seem to be becoming more and more obsessed with looking young.
* all in all: 대체로
* be obsessed with: ~에 집착하다.
ex> He is obsessed with not making mistakes in English.


@ I just got back last week.  지난 주에 막 돌아왔어.

1. My mother looks younger than her age.
2. I'll take that as a compliment.
3. He tends to be obsessed with money.
4. Many people get Botox to smooth out their wrinkles.