"Sarang Nee"

This entry will be short, but I thought it would be fun to share. I recently told my students that my mouth was hurting because I had a tooth in the back of my mouth coming in. (Typically known as a wisdom tooth in the USA, because by the age that they grow in, you are said to have gained some type of wisdom)

The next day, my students informed me that it was called my “Sarang Nee”. This confused me, because I know that “sarang” means love. So, I asked my students, “Love tooth!?” and they said, “YES TEACHER!” In Korea, your molars are called a “love tooth” because they grow in around the time in your life when you should have found love.

Another interesting fact about this is that Koreans think women are like a Christmas cake. When I asked for an explanation about this, I was told that, “On December 25th, EVERYONE wants to have the Christmas cake-it is the perfect time and it is when the cake tastes the best. However, after the 25th, as soon as it is the 26th no one wants the cake anymore and it gets worse each day.

They say that women are the same….meaning that 25 is the best year and if you aren’t married off by then, you might have a tough time finding love!!

So, as my 24th birthday approaches, and my “love tooth” is on it’s way in….I’m curious about what the stars have lined up in my romantic life! I wouldn’t want to be left in the fridge like a Christmas cake!