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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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tradesmen_ t1_izipfw7 wrote

Why read the article when all the info is in the comments!

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doned_mest_up t1_izj0uf6 wrote

The comment section is just an angrier, more exasperated, and more politically-motivated rendition of the article— which is how I like my news.

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tradesmen_ t1_izjk8hg wrote

Exactly why go to the source when there's entertainment in the comments its like watching fox news you know what your looking at is probably bull shit but your way to entertainment to not buy into it anyway

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ktElwood t1_izis35e wrote

I have watched enough starcraft to understand the korean age system.

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OGZ43 t1_izli2go wrote

Wow, this open my eyes. " a day old you becomes 2 years old if born on Dec 31st."

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yemin11 t1_izitwl4 wrote

So what happens to those that are 21 in korean age when this law gets passed? Can they not drink if they revert back to 20? Lol

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oscarmursu t1_iziux9e wrote

Spotted the american lol

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yemin11 t1_iziv30t wrote

Korean American lol but you aren't curious? XD I'd also ask about driving but I dont think its as impactful due to the public transit

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Melodic-Bug-9022 t1_izj00gp wrote

Yes they're serious because most countries don't have a drinking age of 21. So you were obviously an American.

In Korea their drinking age is 20 in Korean years, or 19 in international years.

I don't know what they will do there but in my province in the 60s the drinking age went up and was grandfathered in, so anyone that was already legal to drink, remained that way

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AnotherGit t1_izj06y5 wrote

Well, take a guess then.

Do they choose to lower age requirements by one year or to they choose chaos?

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8uckets t1_izk1j77 wrote

"Chaos" lmaoooo

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AnotherGit t1_izws5z6 wrote

Thousands of people that have jobs and that usually drive to it with a car are suddenly not allowed to drive anymore. People who own weapons or drugs and are suddenly minors again. People who were conscripted into the army are suddenly minors again. People who got married close to age restrictions and are now too young to be married.

Yes, chaos.

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PhotonBoss t1_izk4jn0 wrote

Realistically they would just set a date in the future where people can no longer drink at age "20". So anyone who can legally drink still can but there would be a long period without anyone new allowed to drink. People could be 1 day apart, but not allowed to drink together for 9-10 months They could also break it up multiple time to make it less extreme.

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yemin11 t1_izk4uqb wrote

Makes sense, thanks for an actual response lol

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Hropatr t1_izhqiaw wrote

Oh so they have the power to control the earths orbit around the sun? And they weren’t sharing?

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tronaldmcdump t1_izhtpuq wrote

Somebody already explained this two hours ago.

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vusa121 t1_izienah wrote

You expect me to read?

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Phis-n t1_j01amj1 wrote

Lmfao why did people downvote you for this comment. This is hilarious

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vusa121 t1_j01hre7 wrote

Don’t know. Maybe they don’t understand sarcasm

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