South Koreans are about to get a year or two younger, thanks to a new law passed on Thursday that aims to standardize how age is calculated in the country.
At present it's common for South Koreans to have not just one age, but three -- an "international age," a "Korean age" and a "calendar age."
In South Korea, a person's "international age" refers to the number of years since they were born, and starts at zero -- the same system used in most other countries. In some circumstances, South Koreans also use their "calendar age" -- a kind of mash-up between international and Korean age -- which consider babies as zero years old the day they're born and adds a year to their age every Jan. 1.
Most people use Korean age, which has its roots in China, in everyday life and social scenarios, while international age is more often used for legal and official matters -- for instance, when dealing with civil laws.
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