Quite amazing, really:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/981625.asp
SEOUL, Oct. 17 — Chop a centimeter or so off your tongue and become a fluent English speaker. That is the hope that recently drove one mother to take her six-year-old son for surgery aimed at ridding him of his Korean accent when speaking the language of choice in global business.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/981625.asp