No Short Skirts?

Most native English speakers who regularly read The Korea Times might agree that there are frequently spelling and grammar issues with their articles.  Why their computers do not have spell check our why they seemingly do not hire competent copy editors is anyone's guess.  But this following article is so ridiculous it needs to be shared and then laughed at...

To be fair, it was written by an intern.  But that still means that someone copy edited this story and another person decided to run it.  Now, what is the point of this story?  Korean women have traveled to rural South Africa and apparently packed their high heels and miniskirts with them.  Well... that is ridiculous and their morons for doing so.  Foreigners living in Korea all agree that Korean women show a ridiculous amount of leg in public and for some reason it is socially acceptable.  Why is it that three volunteers in rural South Africa being told to put some pants on (probably so they do not get raped) deserves its own news article?  Bizarre...

The last couple lines are also pretty humorous.  "According to the CIA World Factbook, illiteracy in South Africa isn't so bad."  Is that a fact or the author's opinion?  Is that the opinion of the CIA?  What a weird thing to say.  The author even states the illiteracy rate is 14%.  Apparently that is acceptable and the three Korean girls in mini skirts are wasting their time there teaching adults how to read.

Another thing... are these Korean girls teaching people in South Africa how to read Korean?  or English?  or some native language in South Africa?  Why are they really there?  Truly bizarre.

The last paragraph is just fun...

"Putting an end to racial segregation, the country achieved democracy in 1994, electing its first black president, Nelson Mandela.  In June this year, it hosted the FIFA World Cup, feeding the self-esteem of the entire African continent."

ha ha