[ That actually gives her a bit of pause. It was much of this same fanfare, in the past, only a little more subdued. Keiji wasn't nearly as into the celebratory antics as she was, but there would still be flowers (albeit in a vase and not all over the place), dinner, a present. ]

Did you mean me, specifically, or people in general? Because I'm pretty sure most people at least have a drink on their birthday.