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Cheshire_Cat8888 t1_j1y0xki wrote

Reply to comment by shadow_pico in TIL Betty White was nominated in the 1st Emmy category for female performers in 1950, 1 of the first women to have full creative control of her own TV show, while she was still living at home with her parents, the1st woman to host her own talk show and 1st woman to win an Emmy for game show hosting by 54_actual

That’s how they do it in Korea so in Korea she was 100.

RIP to an absolute legend.

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JustPlainRick t1_j1y9mik wrote

They actually is gonna change that system now, i think with the new year every south Korean will be one year younger. But it's a fascinating and fun way of counting the years.

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pierricbross t1_j1ypoa0 wrote

It wasn't just the womb (which is true), but also each new year is '1 year'. There were babies that would literally be 2 years old a few days after birth.

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JustPlainRick t1_j1yrxpy wrote

I remember it being mentioned in the article i read about this topic. As said it's fascinating and curious to say the least.

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shadow_pico t1_j1y69ui wrote

Really? That's cool. I just thought Mom was being kooky when she pitched me that idea. There really should be a statue of Betty somewhere. She was a national treasure.

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toiletting t1_j1ynkyo wrote

It’s a bit more nuanced and changing soon actually. You’re 1 at birth then turned 2 on New Years Day regardless of how soon it came. Your age went up at the start of each calendar year as opposed to your birthday.

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ExiledToTerminus t1_j1yzdu7 wrote

yep, the Koreans essentially count the number of distinct calendar years you've been alive for, even if it leads to silly things like somebody born on December 31st, 2004 being 3 years old on January 1st, 2006, despite being only 366 days old in elapsed time. it really only makes a big difference for very young ages, where being off by a year or two can be significant.

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