Koreans and Time? - Printable Version

Koreans and Time? - Printable Version

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Koreans and Time? - Hazzy - 2011-03-11

http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/sc2-korean/players/147_oGsNaDa

A bit of reading will find you this line:
Birth Date: 1984-11-20 Age: 26 (Korean: 28)

The part in parenthesis confuses me deeply. Do they have their own calendar or something?

Koreans and Time? - Fiel - 2011-03-11

In Korea everyone starts out at 1 year old because it's the first calendar year. Also, everyone in the country gets one year older on January 1st. They have birthdays like we do, but they're not as celebrated and are not used to factor in legal age. So a child could be born on December 30th and become 2 years old two days later.

Koreans and Time? - Jon - 2011-03-11

I remember reading somewhere that when they're born, they're considered to be 1 year old. Or something like that. No idea why his "Korean age" is two more than the other age given, though.

ah ok. ninja'd by Fiel.

Koreans and Time? - Hazzy - 2011-03-11

Well, that's certainly different. I've seen similar things in dystopia societies in Novels, but never knew it existed in real life. Learn something new every day.

Koreans and Time? - JoeTang - 2011-03-11

NaDa so handsome.

Koreans and Time? - Fiel - 2011-03-11

JoeTang Wrote:NaDa so handsome.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=100673

LEE JAE DONG

KIM TAEK YOOOOOOOOOOOONG

NaDa

Koreans and Time? - JoeTang - 2011-03-11

Can't believe he lost to July! GOD DAMNIT

Koreans and Time? - Fiel - 2011-03-11

I'm not watching the GSTL. Sad

There aren't enough hours in the day.

JulyZerg in top left (epic pic of Fantasy)

Koreans and Time? - Tay - 2011-03-11

In Korea, and China, when you are born you are 1.
Also, I believe Korea counts their age by use of the Lunar Calender? Not exactly sure, but I just know KR.AGE=US.AGE + 2