June 28, 2023 8:55am EDT
South Korea passes age-counting law making all its citizens younger
Some South Koreans were considered 2-year-olds just days after being born
By Anders Hagstrom | Fox News
Every person in South Korea is about to get at least one year younger after the government passed legislation ending the country's ancient and unusual way of counting age.
New legislation kicks in on Wednesday that adopts the more widely-held practice of beginning to count a person's age when they are born. Traditionally in South Korea, however, a person is considered 1 year old on the day they are born, and the whole country collectively ages one year on New Year's Day.
The predicament means that a baby born on Dec. 31 would be considered 2 years old on its second day outside the womb.
South Korea's official documents will begin using the international standard for counting age on Wednesday, leaving it up to individual citizens to adjust their ages based on their birthdates.
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