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minus-squareCosmicSploogeDrizzlelinkfedilinkEnglish30•1 year agoA baby born on Dec 31st is 1 year old, and the next day would be 2 years old … A 2 day old baby would be considered 2 years old. Glad they decided that this was beyond odd.
minus-square@dotancohenlinkEnglish5•1 year agoMy daughter was born at 22:30 on December 31. In Korea she would have been considered 2 years old when she was born less than 2 hours previously.
minus-square@lemmeinlinkEnglish1•1 year agoEhh, I’m sad that another country is being forced to Western standards and lose an unique part of their culture.
A baby born on Dec 31st is 1 year old, and the next day would be 2 years old … A 2 day old baby would be considered 2 years old. Glad they decided that this was beyond odd.
My daughter was born at 22:30 on December 31. In Korea she would have been considered 2 years old when she was born less than 2 hours previously.
Ehh, I’m sad that another country is being forced to Western standards and lose an unique part of their culture.