The Straits Times: Seoul acts to stop tongue surgery craze

Published by Colin on 3rd January 2004.

In Seoul, kids are getting tongue surgery in order to help them speak flawless English. In other news: French kids are getting fingers cut off in order to help them text message even more incomprehensibly.

Seriously though, is pronunciation not related to the shaping of the palat over time based on the sounds used in the language(s) you speak? A Korean tongue must be pretty similar to a western tongue. (thanks Oli)