SEOUL – South Koreans will become at least a year younger on Wednesday as the nation, which traditionally counts newborns as one year old, joins international standards.
South Koreans are usually referred to as one to two years older than people elsewhere because the time spent in the womb is counted, the only major country that has the practice. South Koreans won’t need to update any documents or IDs since the age used for government forms is based on the international system, just like it is for retirement, receiving a pension and voting.
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