Adopting the international standard will make South Korean citizens either one or two years younger on official documents.
Koreans are deemed to be a year old when born and a year is added every Jan. 1. This is the age most commonly cited in everyday life.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Jeong Da-eun, a 29-year-old office worker, is happy about the change, saying she has always had to think twice when asked overseas about her age. “I remember foreigners looking at me with puzzlement because it took me so long to come back with an answer on how old I was.”Share this article in your social network
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