Internet Explorer 6

While having difficulty on a Korean website I went to the "help" section to see if there was an email address where I could send off a query. Of course there wasn't but I did get this friendly tip:

Korail.com may be best viewed at the following environment.

1. Operating Systems:

- Windows PC except for window vista(Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP)   ※ On window vista certain function may not operate.

2. Browsers:

- Only Internet Explorer 6.0   ※ Korail.com does not support Netscape, FireFox and Opera.

3. Settings:

- Screen Resolution 1024*768 pixels - Javascript Enabled - ActiveX Enabled

This is the website for Korean rail, the national railway service. They want me to use internet explorer six....... who uses internet explorer anymore, and aren't they on like 9 now? The fact is that in Korea websites are designed for internet explorer and popular sites like naver and gmarket can not be properly accessed using Chrome or firefox.

Korean websites are already notoriously inefficient to the point where most westerners avoid using them at all costs. In fact most Koreans seem to find them confusing but no one seems interested in fixing it. Korail is better than most in that you can use your credit card for purchases and they go through with minimal hassle (I dare anyone to make a purchase on gmarket) but even then you can't look up old reservations or search for connecting trains (you can't look up Daegu to Danyang, but must look up Daegu to Andong and then Andong to Danyang and just know that the connection in there).

It amazes me that the most wired country on the planet can't make a website or use a decent web browser.