1pooh4u Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 It seems S. Korea didn’t consider aging the same as the rest of the world. Idk if in S Korea they are counting the time in the womb or what, but every person was automatically 1 the day they were born. Everyone in S Korea also officially age on January 1 so if you were born on Jan 1 you were actually 2 upon emerging from the womb However they were doing it, they won’t any longer, meaning that everyone is going to lose the years given at birth. So 29 yo freaking out about turning 30 will actually go back 1-2 years. I guess as of today anyone being born is 0 at birth https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66028606.amp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 so as to give the fetus a standing as an actual person? so...pregnant women can drive in the carpool lane, and claim on income taxes (i have no idea how that works over there) and the korean people already look so young. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, discolé monade said: so as to give the fetus a standing as an actual person? so...pregnant women can drive in the carpool lane, and claim on income taxes (i have no idea how that works over there) and the korean people already look so young. Omg the do look so young BUT they undergo the age bomb. When they hit about 60 they suddenly age and shrink all at once. I think the age thing was from old Asian culture. I didn’t read the entire article cuz I was just like “if I could lose 2 years off my age, I would be so happy” 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Meh, make me 65 and let me get social security...I hate talking to people daily 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 2 hours ago, André Toulon said: Meh, make me 65 and let me get social security...I hate talking to people daily OR you can try to claim disability and get SSD now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 i ^might^ be able to get ssi if: 1. it's still available 2. see if it collides with v.a. bene's. by that time, cost of living will have either risen OR a civil war. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 2 hours ago, 1pooh4u said: OR you can try to claim disability and get SSD now! I’ve heard that’s actually very hard to do. It’s nigh impossible to get approved on the first try. For example, someone I grew up with back in the old neighborhood had to apply four times before he finally got approved for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vela Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 5 hours ago, 1pooh4u said: I think the age thing was from old Asian culture. It stems from the old Chinese age system. As foreign as a concept as it is/was I always thought it was an interesting cultural aspect. It's changes like these that have small reverberations and leave future generations wondering how certain things came about 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, Vela said: It stems from the old Chinese age system. As foreign as a concept as it is/was I always thought it was an interesting cultural aspect. It's changes like these that have small reverberations and leave future generations wondering how certain things came about I am so glad we don’t include our stay in the womb when considering how old we are 😆 but S Korea added a little extra spice by aging everyone on Jan 1 for government purposes 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 55 minutes ago, Gemini said: I’ve heard that’s actually very hard to do. It’s nigh impossible to get approved on the first try. For example, someone I grew up with back in the old neighborhood had to apply four times before he finally got approved for it. My father worked for SS I never said it’s an easy process but yes almost everyone is denied when they first apply but if you keep up with appeals and you eventually get SSD (not SSI) they have to pay from when you were originally denied. It’s best to get an atty and plenty don’t take $ until you win plus I think you might be thinking of SSI which is harder to get than SSD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vela Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said: I am so glad we don’t include our stay in the womb when considering how old we are 😆 but S Korea added a little extra spice by aging everyone on Jan 1 for government purposes 😆 lol, counting the 9 months is one thing but giving everyone the same date on paper is extreme. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said: My father worked for SS I never said it’s an easy process but yes almost everyone is denied when they first apply but if you keep up with appeals and you eventually get SSD (not SSI) they have to pay from when you were originally denied. It’s best to get an atty and plenty don’t take $ until you win plus I think you might be thinking of SSI which is harder to get than SSD No, it was a SSD. I should’ve mentioned that earlier as well as the fact that he was not disabled when he was born; he became permanently disabled after an accident at work. My bad. Then again, the guy may have told me wrong, and it may have been SSI after all. We had a falling out a few years ago, so I don’t want to reach out and verify. Edited June 28, 2023 by Gemini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Vela said: It stems from the old Chinese age system. As foreign as a concept as it is/was I always thought it was an interesting cultural aspect. It's changes like these that have small reverberations and leave future generations wondering how certain things came about And Douglas Adams once wrote that time was an illusion; lunchtime, doubly so. Edited June 28, 2023 by Gemini 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, Vela said: lol, counting the 9 months is one thing but giving everyone the same date on paper is extreme. It's more like a cohort or school grade than a personal birthday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vela Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, Raptorpat said: It's more like a cohort or school grade than a personal birthday. Right, it's just on paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Fifty-three years old? Oh... now I'll need a fake ID to rent ultraporn! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 This will have a devastating effect on the anti-aging makeup industry. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Quagmire, somewhere: "Heh, heh, alllll riiiiight." 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 12 hours ago, Vela said: lol, counting the 9 months is one thing but giving everyone the same date on paper is extreme. Children born on Dec 31st are 2 come Jan 1 idk how anyone in SK knew how old they were cuz they have 3 ages. Culture age government age and actual age. No wonder they have strict drug laws 😆(jk I don’t know their drug laws) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 9 hours ago, Seight said: This will have a devastating effect on the anti-aging makeup industry. Big Makeup and Big Plastic are furiously trying to fight S Korea on this 😆 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Young South Korean: "Yay, I can legally drink now!" South Korean Government: "Not so fast..." 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 2 hours ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Young South Korean: "Yay, I can legally drink now!" South Korean Government: "Not so fast..." Any 19 yo about to be 17 is gonna be so mad 😆 I like how S Korea allows people to buy cigarettes and alcohol on the year they turn 19 and not the literal day they turn 19. I think that’s pretty cool. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 It's like when the US made all the states increase the drinking age to 21, so there are folks out there in that cohort who could go drink in bars and then suddenly couldn't again. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Raptorpat said: It's like when the US made all the states increase the drinking age to 21, so there are folks out there in that cohort who could go drink in bars and then suddenly couldn't again. happened to me. ^we^ were grand-fathered in. and i had to be. i was a waitress at a place that sold alcohol. can get drafted, but can't buy a beer to celebrate or a pack of cigs to calm the nerves. Edited June 29, 2023 by discolé monade 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 7 hours ago, Raptorpat said: It's like when the US made all the states increase the drinking age to 21, so there are folks out there in that cohort who could go drink in bars and then suddenly couldn't again. They didn’t do a going forward? They actually removed the privilege? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 disco mentioned the exemption, so it was a thing. I think it may have been a state-by-state decision on how to implement? because really what happened if I recollect was the feds conditioned federal transportation funding on states individually raising it to 21. but I def know of people who were allowed to drink and then got cut off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 20 minutes ago, Raptorpat said: disco mentioned the exemption, so it was a thing. I think it may have been a state-by-state decision on how to implement? because really what happened if I recollect was the feds conditioned federal transportation funding on states individually raising it to 21. but I def know of people who were allowed to drink and then got cut off. Yeah congress did threaten highway funds if the states didn’t raise the drinking age nvm NY doesn’t allow that anymore either damn lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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