South Korean people become younger in one day..!? How..?
South Korean people become younger in one day..!? How..?
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has issued an order to adhere to the international system of calculating age. Generally with time, everyone ages, but in South Korea, the opposite happens. The reason for this is the recent order issued by the President. South Korean President Yoon Suk-year has adopted the international system for calculating age to avoid social and administrative confusion. government Law minister Lee Won-kyu made the announcement during a press conference in central Seoul on Monday. Last december, the National assembly passed legislative amendments to unify South Korea's various age systems. It will come into effect from July 2023.
Korean method of calculating age:
Under the Korean system, when a child is born, its age is counted as one year. This means that when a child completes 12 months of birth, it will not be 1 year old like in other parts of the world, but 2 years old. Apart from this, age is calculated using the calendar method. A mix of international and Korean styles. In this, the child's age at birth is assumed to be zero. However, once january 1 arrives, 1 year is added to its age. If a person was born on december 31, 1978, his international age is considered to be 45, while according to the South Korean calendar year, he is 46 years old and according to the Korean system, 46 years old. It will be effective from Wednesday. The government's law ministry explains that if contracts and official documents do not specify the method by which the age is calculated, the age is now assumed to be calculated based on the international system.
A controversial case:
Minister Lee said that to reduce the unnecessary social costs caused by confusion in the age calculation system, the system of unifying the age system is to be followed. He cited cases where different ways of calculating age have caused legal disputes, such as the peak wage system, which determines age-based pay cuts for senior workers.
However, there are some cases where the age system change is not applicable. An example is when first graders enter elementary schools. Regardless of the date of birth, international standards require children to start school in march of the following year when they turn six. The age system change will also not affect certain areas, such as the legal drinking and smoking age, the eligibility age for civil service examinations, and the military enlistment age for Korean males. In these cases, the age calculation method based on the new year continues to apply.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has issued an order to adhere to the international system of calculating age. Generally with time, everyone ages, but in South Korea, the opposite happens. The reason for this is the recent order issued by the President. South Korean President Yoon Suk-year has adopted the international system for calculating age to avoid social and administrative confusion. government Law minister Lee Won-kyu made the announcement during a press conference in central Seoul on Monday. Last december, the National assembly passed legislative amendments to unify South Korea's various age systems. It will come into effect from July 2023.
Korean method of calculating age:
Under the Korean system, when a child is born, its age is counted as one year. This means that when a child completes 12 months of birth, it will not be 1 year old like in other parts of the world, but 2 years old. Apart from this, age is calculated using the calendar method. A mix of international and Korean styles. In this, the child's age at birth is assumed to be zero. However, once january 1 arrives, 1 year is added to its age. If a person was born on december 31, 1978, his international age is considered to be 45, while according to the South Korean calendar year, he is 46 years old and according to the Korean system, 46 years old. It will be effective from Wednesday. The government's law ministry explains that if contracts and official documents do not specify the method by which the age is calculated, the age is now assumed to be calculated based on the international system.
A controversial case:
Minister Lee said that to reduce the unnecessary social costs caused by confusion in the age calculation system, the system of unifying the age system is to be followed. He cited cases where different ways of calculating age have caused legal disputes, such as the peak wage system, which determines age-based pay cuts for senior workers.
However, there are some cases where the age system change is not applicable. An example is when first graders enter elementary schools. Regardless of the date of birth, international standards require children to start school in march of the following year when they turn six. The age system change will also not affect certain areas, such as the legal drinking and smoking age, the eligibility age for civil service examinations, and the military enlistment age for Korean males. In these cases, the age calculation method based on the new year continues to apply.