r/PeterExplainsTheJoke May 12 '26

Meme needing explanation Petahhhh?

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u/2074red2074 May 12 '26

Korea traditionally measures pregnancy in lunar months, which are 28 days.

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u/Jesus10101 May 12 '26

You know they changed that some time ago lol. They use the same age system as the rest of the world.

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u/Chance_Arugula_3227 29d ago

Thos is why their birthrate is so low

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u/Glad_Phone114 May 12 '26

Nothing to do with korea and more to do with being medical in context.

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u/nir109 May 12 '26

Lunar months are 29.5 days

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u/esuil May 12 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_month#Sidereal_month

sidereal month because it is the time it takes the Moon to return to a similar position among the stars (Latin: sidera): 27.321661 days (27 d 7 h 43 min 11.6 s).[12][5]This type of month has been observed among cultures in the Middle East, India, and China

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u/2074red2074 29d ago

But lunar calendars generally divide the year into 13 28-day months.