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   Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 14:39:09 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

   2023-06-28 The day when all South Koreans became a year or two younger.

   It was the day when the new law to officially and legally adopt the International Age system went into effect.

   Although there are still a few areas where the traditional Korean age system is still used, like when men are called for military service, it is only temporary. The traditional Korean age system is now only used as a personal preference.

   #Kcontent #Hallyu fans can forget about converting ages. From hereon, just use your International Age.

   Of course, for #Kdrama which were filmed prior to this law, and K-drama set before this law took effect, expect it to be in the traditional Korean age system (which makes sense, especially for historical dramas).

   This also means, #Kpop celebrities and idols, and the rest of the South Korean people, are now going to celebrate their #birthday on their exact date of birth.

   I wonder how this will affect the Korean culture that revolves around ages, some examples are:
   1. Use of respect words.
   2. Who sits at the end of the table.
   3. Who will pay for meals.

   In the traditional system, since everyone turns +1 in age on New Year's day, most are of the same age for a whole year.

   But in the International Age system, you only add 1 year to your age on your exact birth date.

   ^^

   #Kculture #Korean #Korea #SouthKorea

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     Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 15:52:21 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

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     • s1m0n4

     @s1m0n4 That's the question. In their culture, age is very important. Even a month of difference can be a big thing depending on how and where it is applied.

     For example, when they're meeting for the first time, they ask each other's age, which is considered rude in other countries. A lot of things and traditions are dependent on knowing each other's age.

     Here in the Philippines, while we have something similar… at least within the family, like cousins, it is generally expected we call someone at least a month older than us as “ate” (big sis) or “kuya” (big bro), and give deference and respect. It's a good thing it's not in our tradition to ask each other's age, otherwise, we'll have to give deference and respect to everyone outside of the family as well. ^_^;; (But we don't consider asking each other's age as rude. And if we do, we can discuss if we have to give deference, use honorifics, or not.)

     I don't know. I guess it's an Asian thing. Deference, honorifics, respect, are huge here. But, I guess I'm happy we're not as strict as the Koreans… I'm going to have a headache of all the things to be careful about. ^_^;;

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     s1m0n4 (s1m0n4@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 15:52:23 JST s1m0n4

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     @youronlyone I suppose that Koreans will still consider two people of the same age if they were born in the same year.

     Do you think that they will address people differently just because of few months separating their birth day?