South Korea is (probably) going to scrap it's archaic age system (one that even China doesn't cling to):
"Thus, depending on the individual's birthday, one can have three different ages. For example, an individual born in May 2020 will be considered three in Korean age, one under the standard international age and two under the year scheme.
People Power Party (PPP) Rep. Lee Yong-ho, head of the judicial subcommittee, said the transition team is pushing to merge the three age systems and recognize only the international age."
Losing unique cultural aspects is a downer, but I'm happy to hear that apparently even most Koreans got fed up with their age system, and how is clashes with globally accepted "international age."
Still a big deal though.
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