A friend of a friend said to me "Hey, I'm 25 years old also." But one problem, I'm 23 not 25.
Something I have forgotten about is the difference in counting age.
In the US age is counted by the time of birth. A child is 0 years old the moment they exit the womb and the exiting of the womb seems to be the legal definition of being a human being vs being a fetus.
In Korean culture they count the 9 months in the womb as time you existed. Traditionally 100 days after a child is born a large birthday party is celebrated. 9 months + 100 days = 1 year. The child is now 1 year old.
So right there you can find the 1 year age difference. The second year can come in during the Lunar New Year. It is by this holiday that you become one year older. So come October I will be 24-US, 25-Korean and next Lunar New Year I will be 24-US, 26-Korean.
Simple, isn't it? :)
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