Judy and Linda are excited (?!) by the fake wedding in episodes 5-6 of "Because This Is My First Life" (이번 생은 처음이라), a TVN Korean drama starring Jung SoMin and Lee MinKi.

As much as we enjoyed watching the events of these two episodes, we also cried quite a bit, mainly because of Jiho's mom (Kim SunYoung). And if we sound a bit downtrodden by Jiho (Jung SoMin) and her friends' unfortunate circumstances reflecting our own not-quite-perfect lives, well, we're allowed to feel sad sometimes, alright? Except for Sehee (Lee MinKi). Lucky emotionless bastard.

Judy had to google "snake stew" so that our listeners wouldn't have to, and it was a terrible mistake. Just know that it's supposedly good for stamina (especially for men, nudge nudge). It is illegal to hunt wild snakes for consumption, but legal for traditional medicine practitioners to use snakes as an ingredient. 

Some Korean terms:

상견레: [sang-gyeon-leh] official meeting between in-laws to plan a wedding.

한식: [han-sik] traditional Korean cuisine.

얌전하다: [yam-jeon-ha-da] polite; demure.

싹싹하다: [ssak-ssak-ha-da] 

취집: [chwee-jip] a blend word of "취직" [chwee-jik] meaning "employment" and "시집" [si-jip] meaning "marriage"; choosing marriage instead of a career; can be used in a derogatory way.

축의금: [chook-eui-geum] wedding gift money.

집주인: [jip-joo-in] landlord; literally "owner of house".

스펙: [seu-pek] shortened form of "specifications"; qualifications listed on a resume.

탄력있는: [tan-ryeok-it-neun] bouncy; resilient (material, not personality).

뱀탕: [bem-tang] snake stew.

우리: [oo-ri] we; us; our.

옥탑방: [ok-tap-bang] apartment built on a rooftop of a building.

 

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