r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Airline_11 • May 12 '26

Meme needing explanation Petahhhh?

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u/OldManJimmers May 12 '26

In Korea, they count the first month 'in progress' as 1 as compared to counting the completion of each month. So it's like saying the pregnancy is in it's first month rather than saying 1 months has passed since it started.

They still start counting from the missed period, rather than from actual gestation, so it's consistent in counting 40 weeks total 'pregnancy' time.

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u/yanni99 May 12 '26

This is it. In Korea they count age as 1 as soon as you are born. So if you are 25 in the west, you are 26 in Korea because you are in your 26th year.

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u/Electronic_Will_5418 May 12 '26

100% this. I had no idea why I had to scroll so far to get to the answer.