Notes:
interpreter: 通訳;
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When I was in Korea a week ago, I was practicing my Korean and asked a boy how old he was. According to my information, he was 16, so I was surprised when he said that he was 17. Then I asked him when Korean children started elementary school, and he said that they started at the age of 8. I was completely confused. I gave up and asked the interpreter. She told me that Koreans use a different way of counting birthdays. You are 1 year old when you are born, and you turn 2 at the Korean New Year. By the way, China has the same way of counting ages as Korea. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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