The culture and meaning of birthday party is changing over and over among school boys more than in the past.
About ten years ago, most elementary students had a birthday party that was a small and little with children’s family or friends. They would eat kim-bab(it looks like a California roll, it is included lots of vegetables, a slice of ham, or tuna, covered with a piece of laver.), dduk-bok-ki(a seasoned rice cake), a birthday cake, cookies, and candies like that in their home. Birthday presents were primarily simple school things.
But, nowadays, most school boys like to eat out with their friends or family at family restaurants. Their presents also changed. They don’t like simple school stuffs any more. They would want to get some money or expensive things like cell phones, MP3 players, or notebook computer like that. They seem to take it for granted. The price of presents or money would be considered as how much their parents love their children.
Because of such an excessive competition, the real meaning of birthday turns vague, and other poor school boys may has a real deprivation. But what presents they had wouldn’t be important. The most important for them will be really loved by their family and friends.