Eldorado Posted April 12, 2019 #1 Share Posted April 12, 2019 "People living in South Korea have two ages - but that could be set to change. A politician in the ultra-modern Asian country is working to overturn a centuries-old tradition which sees babies become one-year-old on the day of their birth - and then get an additional year tacked on when the calendar hits January 1." Full report at UK ITV news:https://www.itv.com/news/2019-04-12/tradition-that-sees-south-korean-babies-gain-extra-year-on-january-1-challenged/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted April 12, 2019 #2 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Eldorado, This is my OCD talking but I can't help it right now. I think it is 1 year from the day of conception, not the day of their birth. A korean told me that, maybe she was wrong. The the math in the title seems to be incorrect. If your first year is counted as the day you were born that only adds one year to the age that the rest of us use. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted April 12, 2019 #3 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Is this something to do with time dilation and the theory of Relativity? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted April 12, 2019 #4 Share Posted April 12, 2019 46 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said: The the math in the title seems to be incorrect. If your first year is counted as the day you were born that only adds one year to the age that the rest of us use. Apparently this too, to add the extra year: Quote an additional year tacked on when the calendar hits January 1." But they can add on what they like, when ever they like, it still makes no difference to the real age. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted April 12, 2019 #5 Share Posted April 12, 2019 @freetoroam, right, it doesn't matter. I counted my age backwards until I hit 20 the same year my daughter hit 20 so I know about that. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted April 12, 2019 #6 Share Posted April 12, 2019 40 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said: @freetoroam, right, it doesn't matter. I counted my age backwards until I hit 20 the same year my daughter hit 20 so I know about that. I stopped deducting years off my age when i realised i was heading to being the same age as my son. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted April 12, 2019 #7 Share Posted April 12, 2019 19 minutes ago, freetoroam said: I stopped deducting years off my age when i realised i was heading to being the same age as my son. I deducted years off to be the same age as my youngest dauther, we are both 37 this year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted April 12, 2019 #8 Share Posted April 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said: I deducted years off to be the same age as my youngest dauther, we are both 37 this year. You go girl. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted April 13, 2019 #9 Share Posted April 13, 2019 4 hours ago, Vlad the Mighty said: Is this something to do with time dilation and the theory of Relativity? You really should peruse the article. It's a pretty interesting insight into their culture. It occurred to me that if they had a tradition like this they might well frown on abortion and sure enough, it's illegal. A court recently ruled that this law has to be amended by 2020 but for now, it's still against the law and both doctor and patient can face serious consequences except for rape, incest, and risks to their health. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47890065 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllPossible Posted April 15, 2019 #10 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Wonder how it works out in the court system there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equshemonius Posted April 15, 2019 #11 Share Posted April 15, 2019 When I turned 50 I started to count backwards.......I am 31 now and not confused as to my age plus or minus 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briantk Posted April 16, 2019 #12 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Actually I was told because child mortality was high, any child who survive first 100 days deserved to be earn one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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