A Modest Proposal

      When we see people who avoid foreigner before they initiate a conversation, it is a very gloomy occasion. In Korea, English education is a compulsory education and Korean students learn English for 10 years at least. Although Korea tries to encourage studying English, people cannot speak in English and it seems very weird. So, for improving Koreans’ English skill and getting economic advantages, I suggest some ways very cautiously by using some strict law.

      At first, the media in Korea have to be forced using only English. Such as news, documentary, drama, show, and even gag programs should be made using only English. To get information and pleasure, people have to have ability to do English well because they can understand what the media say with English ability. If some people make Korean subtitles and produce them, the government confines those people in the room which have nothing to communicate with the outdoor society for blocking the source of approaching Korean.

      Furthermore, Korean government has to enact a law which people should speak in English in public area. If someone doesn’t follow this law, polices arrest and send the person to English countries as a slave. It is quite good solution because sending English countries such as America, Australia, and England earns foreign currency. Also, the person who is sent to Anglophone culture can acquire English naturally, so they can speak in English fluently in all public place in Korea after they come back.

      If the same person does not follow twice after he or she come back to Korea, the law make their tongues cut. These tongues, surely, are used very useful ways. According to historical book, a stammering person ate tongue dish for his pronunciation. Likewise, the cut tongue will be sold to Korean who wants to speak English very well. Although it isn’t sold by Korean, don’t worry. People can export excellent material for food to Japan or China. Japanese does like cow tongue cuisine, so they try to find another tongue food for their tongue. Also there are very giant kinds of food and ingredient in China. It means that we can sell our tongue to China and it will be very good point us to earn foreign currency.

      This law work really effectively. If people don’t follow this law, Korea can get economic benefit. Also, if people do follow this law, people who travel Korea feel comfortable to go sightseeing Korea. It leads Korea to have good image for tourist and this has advantage even interchange with other countries by offering good labor force and ingredient of food.

One thought on “A Modest Proposal

  1. This is wonderfully insane. :)

    A nice use of the model provided by Jonathan Swift. Some occasional grammar issues get in the way, such as in the first sentence of paragraph 4:

    “If the same person does not follow twice after he or she come back to Korea, the law make their tongues cut.”

    “…the law makes their tongues cut…” is awkward: you mean, “… there should be a law requiring their tongues to be cut.”

    Also, watch out about verb forms. “Forced using only English” is the wrong way to put two verbs together: you mean, “forced to use only English” which is the way we do it (conjugated verb + infinitive) after “should”.

    Those picky things aside, your point shines clear and is very angry and funny. Good stuff.