Why do Koreans start at 1yr old when the rest of the world starts at 0?

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Why do Koreans start at 1yr old when the rest of the world starts at 0?

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Answer 1

Not only Koreans – Greeks traditionally do this too! You’re basically 1 year older in Greece than in the rest of the world. Essentially it’s rounding up to the next year from the moment that year of your life starts, so if you’re “1 day old” you’re 1 day into living in the first year of your life… or year 1