The law was passed by parliament, everyone became 1-2 years younger.
According to South Korean media reports, Koreans have turned one or two years younger today, with the promulgation of the new law.
According to the age system that Koreans commonly use in their daily lives, people are considered to be one year old when they are born, and a year is added every January 1. This means that a baby born on December 31 will be two years old on January 1.
It is claimed in the country that calculating from zero at birth and adding a year at each birthday has been used as an international standard in medical and legal documents since the early 1960s, but Koreans continue to use the traditional method for everything else.
On the other hand, it was stated that there is another age system that is used to calculate the age of military service, education, alcohol and tobacco consumption in the country, and according to this system, the age of the person is calculated from zero at birth. and added a year on January 1. Officials indicated that this method will continue for the time being.
Source: Sozcu
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