cjchaos Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) On my sons Thai birth certificate it says age of father:27. I was only 26 and 11 months at the time it was made. Everything else like my name is right, just I don't know their method of calculating I was 27. Can anybody shed light on this for me please? Edited February 5, 2015 by cjchaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Correct, Thais calculate to your next birthday , so you are in reality in your "27th" year! Another reason for checking ID cards of Thais ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiolo Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 same in Greece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjchaos Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Correct, Thais calculate to your next birthday , so you are in reality in your "27th" year! Another reason for checking ID cards of Thais ! Is it possible it is nearest birthday? since the mothers age was from her birthday a couple of months previous. It said 29 and she was 29 and 2 months. For her it was not her next birthday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Interesting....and possibly the first time I've seen some official use of logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toknarok Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Same with drivers licences. When I got my 5 year one they calculated the expiry date on my birthday 5 years after issue. I therefore got a D/L that was valid for five and a half years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Chinese are one year old the day they are born. Therefore by our reckoning, the ages they give are always one year too many. I don't know whether this has influenced Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 No on a day to day basis. But there is the concept of being that age if you become that age in that year. For instance, you become exempt from army duty in the year that you turn 30. So if you don't turn 30 till the last day of the year, for the purposes of conscription day in April, you are scott free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 As regards the attitudes of Thai women about age, it seems the older I get, the more expensive they become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhgz Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 26 years and 11 months v 27 years. It looks like you're looking for things about which to complain. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 26 years and 11 months v 27 years. It looks like you're looking for things about which to complain. Nice. No hint of complaint from the OP, merely asking for clarification. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Isn't it to do with 9 months in mum's stomach is the first year? Even though it's 9 months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgemandm Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 On my sons Thai birth certificate it says age of father:27. I was only 26 and 11 months at the time it was made. Everything else like my name is right, just I don't know their method of calculating I was 27. Can anybody shed light on this for me please? Why would care about some thing like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExPratt Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I thought they started at 1 at birth rather than 1 on there first birthday, well that's how it was explained to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) It is not a rule, but many Thai/Chinese calculate a childs age to include the 9 months the child was in his or her mother's womb. So a woman may say she is 21 years old, which can mean she is only 20 years old if you go by date of birth as a westerner would. She would be adding 1 year for the "year" her mother carried her in the womb before she was born. I first saw this custom many years ago in Vietnam, with a Vietnamese/Chinese family. Edited February 6, 2015 by IMA_FARANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack61 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Wish I was 27. I’d be happy with 27 and 11 months as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 On 2/5/2015 at 1:05 PM, cjchaos said: just I don't know their method of calculating I was 27. They don't have a year ZERO (0-12 months) Which bumps all the ages up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 And can you apply for a retirement extension by Thai count? So after your 49th birthday by western count (49 years old). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 On 2/6/2015 at 1:19 PM, IMA_FARANG said: It is not a rule, but many Thai/Chinese calculate a childs age to include the 9 months the child was in his or her mother's womb. So a woman may say she is 21 years old, which can mean she is only 20 years old if you go by date of birth as a westerner would. She would be adding 1 year for the "year" her mother carried her in the womb before she was born. I first saw this custom many years ago in Vietnam, with a Vietnamese/Chinese family. In some circumstances in Vietnam everybody's age jumps one year at midnight 31 Dec every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 A post on an old thread has been removed. This section of the forum only permits English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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