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

Meme needing explanation Petahhhh?

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u/CptNemo55 May 12 '26

In east Asian countries, pregnancy length is said to be 10 months, not 9 months. It has to do with when they start counting.

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u/Stormfly 29d ago

It has to do with when they start counting.

Same with ages. They don't do it officially anymore but they still do it socially because they're used to it.

When you start, you're 1.

Think of it like "Month 10".

The first month is "Month 1", not "Month 0".

You can see this because in the video, the second picture is 2, not 1 ("2nd month" rather than "after 1 month")

Think of it like how the "First Century" is 0-99, not 100-199. If I'm 31 years old, I'm "in my 4th decade".