A woman on TikTok has shared the chilling realisation that she's actually a year older than she previously thought, but only in Greece. I'll let her tell you all about it:
In the TikTok video, user Suzie Young says: "Hi, I'm Suzie, I'm a Brit living in Greece and today I learned that I'm a year older in Greece than I am in the UK.
She continues: "When babies are born in Greece, they are classed immediately as being one year old.
"So, what we would normally class as being your first birthday is actually - like - you become two here.
"So, I'm a year older."
There you have it.
Does that actually make any sense? When you're born, you haven't lived a full year yet, so you're not technically one year old yet.
However, on the other hand, we wouldn't count out loud starting from zero, would we?
It just depends on where you are, I suppose.
In the comments of this video, some people have chimed in to say that not everyone in Greece does this.
They wrote: "Only a few people [in Greece] count birthdays that way, and we make fun of them. You are the same age, don't worry."
Another informed her - and us - that this style of counting age is commonplace in South Korea as well.
They said: "Ah, that happens in Korea too. I'm 17 in the UK but in Korea I am 19."
Wait, what? Two extra years? That can't be right.
So, it turns out that in Korea you have what's known as 'Korean Age' because they count nearly a year within the womb as part of your age.
That means that everyone is one at their birth.
Then - apparently - every year, everyone gets a year added to their Korean Age on New Year's Day.
Confused? You should be.
It's worth remembering that you'll always be at least one year older than your international age in Korean years, and your age changes on New Year's Day instead of your birthday, although you can still celebrate on that day.
That really hasn't cleared anything up at all, has it?
This is important in Korea because of the language that people use depending on what age they are.
It's not just about whether you can drink or buy fags over there, it's also culturally important and key to some social interactions.
However, unless you're going to Korea, or talking to some Greek people, you needn't worry yourself too much about it.
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