Comments on: Understanding Korean Age http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2012/07/22/understanding-korean-age/ My life as a father, Buddhist, Japanophile and Koreaphile. Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:49:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: theappletizer http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2012/07/22/understanding-korean-age/#comment-10729 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:08:51 +0000 https://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=15009#comment-10729 Yes, I’ll keep this mind so I could also share something to my students. :)

]]> By: Doug 陀愚 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2012/07/22/understanding-korean-age/#comment-10727 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:35:16 +0000 https://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=15009#comment-10727 Hi theappletizer and welcome!

Yeah, it seems to be a fun topic of discussion among Koreans and non-Koreans I’ve noticed. It’s how we learned about it (through dinner conversation with Korean friends in Ireland). :)

But yeah, the “International Age” is exactly that.

]]> By: Doug 陀愚 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2012/07/22/understanding-korean-age/#comment-10726 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:33:57 +0000 https://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=15009#comment-10726 Hi Hickersonia,

He’ll enjoy that until he turns about 30 or so. ;p

]]> By: theappletizer http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2012/07/22/understanding-korean-age/#comment-10721 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:29:42 +0000 https://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=15009#comment-10721 I’ve been teaching English to Koreans for some months now and even if I’m aware of this, I didn’t care to ask the reason behind adding one or two to their age when you refer to the year they were born. They always called their real age “international age”. :) Thanks for this!

]]> By: Hickersonia http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2012/07/22/understanding-korean-age/#comment-10720 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:14:01 +0000 https://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=15009#comment-10720 My son is rather impressed with the idea that he’d be 8 years old, ha! :)

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