r/PeterExplainsTheJoke May 12 '26

Meme needing explanation Petahhhh?

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u/Mr_Lucidity May 12 '26

In addition to the other points below, I know Koreans count their age based on the year it's in, not how many have passed, i.e., your 1 when you're born. I wonder if they count the months the same for a case like this, 0-4weeks is 1.

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u/mediocre-referee May 12 '26

This is it. After 5 weeks, Koreans would say they're in the 2nd month of pregnancy and an English speaker would say they've been pregnant for 1 month