South Koreans to become a year or two younger as traditional age system is scrapped

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At present, South Koreans have a Korean age, in which a person is one at birth and then gains a year on the first day of each new year. A separate method also exists for conscription purposes or calculating the legal age to drink alcohol and smoke.

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South Korea has passed laws to scrap its traditional methods of counting age and adopt the international standard instead - which means many South Koreans are about to get a year or two younger.

At present, South Koreans have a Korean age, in which a person is one at birth and then gains a year on the first day of each new year. So a child born on 31 December would be considered two years old the next day. A separate method also exists for conscription purposes or calculating the legal age to drink alcohol and smoke. Under this system, a person's age is calculated from zero at birth and a year is added on 1 January.also uses the international method of calculating age by starting at zero at birth and adding a year on every birthday.

To end any confusion, from 23 June, the country will officially adopt the international system - at least on official documents.Yoo Sang-bum, of the ruling People Power Party, told parliament:"The revision is aimed at reducing unnecessary socio-economic costs, because legal and social disputes as well as confusion persist due to the different ways of calculating age."

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I’d be far more worried about the nukes over the border than my age 🤔😂

Westerners be like: Well I’m not getting any younger Koreans be like: LOL

A shame for those about to get their pensions

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