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Every person in South Korea suddenly becomes a year younger (news.sky.com)
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The international system replaces one of the country's two traditional methods, where people are deemed to be a year old at birth - taking into account time spent in the womb.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

On the one hand this really does make stuff easier for everyone involved. On the other hand this again removes a piece of human culture from the face of the earth.