Although the birthday song is exactly the same - and sung in English, interestingly - if it’s your birthday and you go out for a meal, you’re the one who’ll be paying. Similarly, instead of your work colleagues getting you a cake, you will have to bring in treats for them. Shops are well-equipped with boxes of individually wrapped small chocolates exactly for this purpose: Ferrero Roche or Toffifee or Lindor or, most commonly, Merci. You ceremoniously present this small chocolate to someone and they will respond by giving you a wish which will be something that includes health, happiness and success.
