Korea's unique age system of measuring.

Korea's different age system of measuring

          Hello guys. Today, I want to introduce Korean age system of measuring. It is little bit different with western or other cultures. Usually, Korean age is 1 or 2 years older than foreign age.  For example, now I am 21 years old in Korea but 19 years old in the U.S. Does it make sense? There are two reasons why it is different.

         

          For explain the first reason why it is different, let me suppose that there is a baby named Liz. She is 1 years old when she was born in Korea. In other words, I grew 1 years old at the same time when I born. So Korean think a newborn infant is 1 years old.

          Other reason why Korean age is different with other cultures' age is we use Jan 1st at every each year for people grow old. For instance, the U.S use individuals' birthday for grow old. Imagine that Liz's birthday is Oct,27,1996. She is 1 years old when she was born and she will be 2 years old after 2 months and 4 days. Because after 2 months and 4 days, it is Jan,1,1997. So she grew 2 years old during 2 months and 5 days.

          Because of these reasons, Korean age is different with other cultures' age. If you visit Korea, you will confuse with people's age. I will let you know how to calculate your Korean age. And I will use my birthday to explain it. The present year (2016) - the year when you born (1996) + 1 is your Korean age. So I'm 21 years old in Korea. And there is another calculate for age that is same with other countries, we called it full age. You can calculate it by using this formula. If your birthday at this year is passed, minus 1 from your Korean age. And if your birthday at this year is not passed yet, minus 2 from your Korean age. Now you have two ages. And thanks for Julio to give an idea about it!!