A new law in South Korea South Koreans will a year or two younger. The law was last Thursday. Before it was passed, there were three different ways that people could their age. South Koreans could have three ages. One an "international age". This is the same as how most people in the world their age. A baby is zero at birth and one year old a year after it is born. The second was a "Korean age". Under this system, babies are a year old on the day they are born, and then a year is every January the 1st. The third method was a "calendar age". This babies zero years old at birth, and a year is added to their age every January the 1st.
The new law age in South Korea. Lawmakers hope it will confusion about how old people are. From June 2023, all official documents must use the standard international age. It will be used for the legal ages for drinking, getting married, smoking, and military service. It should to end legal and social problems by the old system. However, many people will to use the Korean age in informal situations. A Korean Twitter user was there is a new law to things simpler. She tweeted: "I'll two years younger. I'm so happy. I two years old two weeks after I was born, as I was born in December. Finally, I'm about to my real age back."
