Should South Korea Say Goodbye To Its “Korean Age” System?

How old are you? Depending on which country you're in, the answer might be different, & while South Korean civil law has counted age from a person's date of birth since 1962, the continuing presence of the system commonly referred to as "Korean age" often leads to confusion, & many are now asking if the "Korean age" system should go away entirely. Korea FM's Chance Dorland spoke with Korean Studies professors Ingyu Oh & Michael Hurt to learn how "Korean age" is calculated & the arguments being made to keep, or remove, the system. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmaudioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Acast - https://acast.com/koreafm