The three systems for counting age have confused and inconvenienced South Koreans in all kinds of situations including health recommendations, labor disputes and social hierarchy.
Background: The other counting methods are a deeply rooted custom.
The new official age-counting method has been used for most legal and official purposes in South Korea since the 1960s.
Suh Chan S., a sociology professor at Chung-Ang University in Seoul, told The New York Times last year that while China and Taiwan used similar age-counting methods, South Korea stood alone in officially recognizing them.
It remains to be seen whether the other age-counting methods will be abandoned altogether.
Persons:
”, Suh Chan
Organizations:
Chung, Ang University, New York Times
Locations:
South Korea, Seoul, China, Taiwan