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MrEmbers t1_izhi9h6 wrote

This is just because of the way they traditionally counted: a child would be considered 1yo when they were born and it would increase by one the at the 1st day of each year. The Korean government is slowly pushing the use of the standard way of measuring age.

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yummyjami t1_izitb1q wrote

So a week old newborn could be 2 years old if he was born at the end of december?

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MrEmbers t1_izivy4k wrote

Yes! Also, a 1 day old newborn could be a 2yo if they were born December 31st.

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