My memory COULD be faulty. Many, many years ago when my ship was stationed in JAPAN, I was surprised to learn (I think) that the Japanese seemed to count the “pre-born” term as part of a person’s age. I’m talking about a REAL long time ago.
What triggered my asking that Japanese mother, was my inability to understand how a 2(!) year old baby could be that small. I admit to being surprised at the quality of her English as she explained the Japanese way.
Back then, it made NO sense to me, but considering that life itself begins at conception, it would make sense.
Anyone else remember that?
“Anyone else remember that?”
Yes. I remember reading, years ago, that in some parts of the world especially in Asia, they count age from conception, not birth.
My son’s wonderful wife is a Korean/American Lady. Her family counts(counted) age from conception. She has become ‘americanized’ tot he point of counting from birth (but her Korean is still clear and fluent).