Toes♀@ani.social to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agoWhat year is it?ani.socialimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down112
arrow-up11.15Karrow-down1imageWhat year is it?ani.socialToes♀@ani.social to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down1·6 months agoYou have to look at non-Christian calendars. It was 2275 in Korea. It was 265 of the 33rd dynasty in Egypt. It was 2 of the 180th Olympiad in Greece. More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59_BC
minus-squareRecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·6 months agoI like the Chinese version best 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 2639 or 2432
minus-squareHolzkohlen@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·6 months agoDamn, so Korea went back in time? Or what are they on now? Did they hit 40K yet? Do they count in dog years? Do they inflate their numbers so it sounds cooler? Have the halfed it, when they split the country in half? I demand answers Korea!
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoNorth Korea is at 113; they use their own calendar.
minus-squareEddoWagt@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·6 months agoI now realise that I know absolutely nothing of Korean history
minus-squaremaculata@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·6 months agoNone of them matter. They’re just funny jibber-jabber.
You have to look at non-Christian calendars.
It was 2275 in Korea.
It was 265 of the 33rd dynasty in Egypt.
It was 2 of the 180th Olympiad in Greece.
More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59_BC
I like the Chinese version best
Damn, so Korea went back in time? Or what are they on now? Did they hit 40K yet? Do they count in dog years? Do they inflate their numbers so it sounds cooler? Have the halfed it, when they split the country in half? I demand answers Korea!
North Korea is at 113; they use their own calendar.
I now realise that I know absolutely nothing of Korean history
None of them matter. They’re just funny jibber-jabber.