I just discovered the hilarious blog of Harry Hutton yesterday and I’ve been reading random bits of his archives. It seems that back in June of last year he received a job offer to teach English at Kim Jong Il university.
Conditions in North Korea are harsh and the successful candidate will need a high degree of resilience. The working and living conditions will be difficult and he/she should be prepared for this, e.g in winter the temperature can be as low as –30 degrees and classrooms are usually unheated. However, the postholder’s apartment does have heating.
£23,000 per annum; rent-free furnished apartment (bugged); 11% bonus if you can finish the contract without attempting to flee. A car and a driver are also provided, the driver being a member of the security apparatus.
How could he possibly have turned that down?
Discovered? How about, “Curzon showed me this great site yesterday…”