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ljs

Lorenzo Stoakes

@hyeyoo whaaaat you used to count time in the womb towards your age? WTF?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66028606
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ljs

Lorenzo Stoakes

Reply to @ljs
@hyeyoo Previously, the most widely used calculation method in Korea was the centuries-old "Korean age" system, in which a person turns one at birth and gains a year on 1 January. This means a baby born on 31 December will be two years old the next day.

A separate "counting age" system, that was also traditionally used in the country, considers a person zero at birth and adds a year on 1 January.

This means that, for example, as of 28 June 2023, a person born on 29 June 2003 is 19 under the international system, 20 under the "counting age" system and 21 under the "Korean age" system.


OK this is crazy, how confusing can things get? Haha
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hyeyoo

Hyeonggon Yoo

Reply to @ljs
@ljs

Haha I'm 2 years younger than yesterday!
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hyeyoo

Hyeonggon Yoo

Reply to @ljs
@ljs LOL yes but I have never thought this was weird; it has been like this for a long time.
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vbabka

Vlastimil Babka

Reply to @ljs
@ljs oh you didn't hear the story how @hyeyoo tried to get beer (or was it wine?) on a flight around his 18th birthday (depending on the interpretation?)
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ljs

Lorenzo Stoakes

Reply to @vbabka
@vbabka @hyeyoo lol no do tell
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ljs

Lorenzo Stoakes

Reply to @hyeyoo
@hyeyoo I mean I wouldn't criticise another culture for this sort of thing but we can certainly agree it is a bit confusing!
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hyeyoo

Hyeonggon Yoo

Reply to @ljs
@ljs @vbabka yup I tried to get wine on a flight around my 18th birthday, and the stewardess asked if I'm over 18. my birthday is August 6 and it was August 6 in South Korea and August 5 in the US, and the flight was on the Pacific Ocean ;) but I got the wine anyway
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hyeyoo

Hyeonggon Yoo

Reply to @hyeyoo
@ljs @vbabka But based on the Korean age system and law I was old enough to drink, still don't know why she asked
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