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South Koreans Get Younger as Traditional Age System Dropped
Channel News Asia ^
| 6/28
Posted on 06/28/2023 2:41:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Lee Jung-hee was set to turn 60 next year but South Korea dropped its traditional age counting system Wednesday (Jun 28), so the Seoul-based housewife just got a year younger - and she's thrilled.
South Korea is the last East Asian country to officially still use a method of calculating age that determines babies are aged one at birth, counting their months in the womb as their first year of life.
Under that system everyone gets a year older with the turn of the year rather than on their actual birthday, meaning a baby born on Dec 31 would be considered two years old on Jan 1 in Korean age.
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Everyone in South Korea got younger today, if things continue at the current rate...
To: nickcarraway
Time flies like an arrow.
Fruit flies like a banana.
Korean time flies backwards.
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posted on
06/28/2023 2:45:21 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(It's not a government. It's a criminal enterprise. Fear it, but do not respect it.)
To: nickcarraway
Once the old system is understood, it really does not matter.
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posted on
06/28/2023 2:45:57 PM PDT
by
Wuli
To: nickcarraway
Maybe that's how the U.S. will next increase the SS start age:
SS worker: Sorry sir, as of midnight you're no longer 62, you're 61 and have to wait another year.
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posted on
06/28/2023 2:45:57 PM PDT
by
Tell It Right
(1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: nickcarraway
The traditional system put an anti-abortion thought in peoples minds every time they consider age
To: nickcarraway
The convention that a child is one year at first acknowledges the personhood of the fetus. Changing to the Western convention is a step backwards morally.
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posted on
06/28/2023 2:47:39 PM PDT
by
maro
(MAGA!)
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
06/28/2023 2:51:44 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/28/2023 2:55:43 PM PDT
by
Bounced2X
(Boomer - I survived childhood with no bike helmet.)
To: nickcarraway
It seems that now they won’t know their actual age. The time from fertilization to birth is not a constant, its an average.
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posted on
06/28/2023 3:03:01 PM PDT
by
GingisK
To: nickcarraway
Men with 18 year old South Korean wives hardest hit.
To: nickcarraway
They switched back from yearlight savings time?
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posted on
06/28/2023 3:15:30 PM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: nickcarraway
I have found that it’s rather effective to just forget your birthday.
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posted on
06/28/2023 3:34:39 PM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
(Delay Trump’s trial, delay. Elect Trump President. Trump pardons himself.)
To: nickcarraway
So, if I move to South Korea . . I get younger? That doesn’t sound so bad.
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posted on
06/28/2023 4:06:04 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(The battery on my quantum computer is dying. I'm not sure where to find a replacement.)
To: ConservativeInPA
It’s safer to just forget it. The last time I had a birthday cake with candles on it the Fire Department came out with their truck and hoses.
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posted on
06/28/2023 4:07:20 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(The battery on my quantum computer is dying. I'm not sure where to find a replacement.)
To: BipolarBob
No, they merely adopted the age counting system used in the rest the world eliminating an anorchristic system, much like we cling to non metric measuring system.
To: Steven Scharf
As long as they don't cut me open to count the rings like they do trees.
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posted on
06/28/2023 4:27:05 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(The battery on my quantum computer is dying. I'm not sure where to find a replacement.)
To: nickcarraway
Confucius say man who turn back clock on borrowed time.
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posted on
06/28/2023 5:14:47 PM PDT
by
bunkerhill7
(Don't shoot until you see the whites of their lies)
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