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piscin · Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Location: Seoul

Someone told me that mini-skirts were only recently made legal.....

I'm assuming it's bullshit. Anyone?

Beej · Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Location: Eungam Loop

Here is a photo of a cop measuring a girls skirt to make sure its regulation. They did the same for mens' hair.

BigBuds · Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Location: Changwon

It's true. There was an artcile in one of the Korean papers about it last spring as mini skirts were the new fashion fad so they had to change the old out dated law.

JohnTeacher · Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Location: Ansan-Si, South Korea

Hi,
I toured the Police Museum in Sewoul about 6 years ago. That photo hangs on a wall beside another of the police measuring a man's hair length. Its worth noting though that both photos are circa 1976.

EFLtrainer · Joined: 04 May 2005

Yeah, but the skirt measuring was going on a lot more recent than that...

lastat06513 · Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:37 pm Post subject:

not recently recently, but within the last 15 years, after the end of military rule in Korea, please refer to the picture of the police officer measuring the girls skirt on one the previous threads...

Also worth mentioning, during the same time, men had their hair length ALSO measured too, if it was deemed too long, the police would just cut it off.

Real Reality · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

blaseblasphemener · Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject:

"Hey, is that a ruler or are you just happy to see me?"

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

Privateer · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Location: Easy Street.

canuckistan · Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:40 pm Post subject:

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piscin · Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Location: Seoul

Nothing like some condecension to start off my week Privateer - thanks Rolling Eyes

ben the saint · Joined: 16 Jan 2006

Let me also add, that in 1994-1997, Korea (Seoul) was experiencing a very high rate of rape cases. Rape cases were rare in Korea. The Korean women just blamed themselves and it was looked on as if it was the woman�s fault. (Looks to sexy, skirts were too short and so on). And YES, the men were getting away with, �her skirt was too short and that�s why I raped her�. The Kangnam District added to the mini skirt law and began really cracking down on short skirts. On the weekends you could see the police stopping women and measuring the skirt length. I only saw this in Kangnam and around the subway station. Never saw it in Itaewon or any other places.
Most of the women I dated then carried a shopping bag with the mini skirt inside. Once in the restaurant or club they would go to the bathroom and change.