Who's afraid of short skirts

Honestly, the killing point was when I went to a guys boarding school wearing my new short skirt. Not to mention, I always get too many of these looks in Nigeria, but this was maybe too much.
The Principal started our meeting with: "Maria, we're not in Cuba, щver there the weather allows..oooh...all the skimpy dresses...".
The next day I had a meeting with this Principal's sister. She went even further: as I entered the room, she introduced me to her tailor: "Maria, she's going to take your measurments, we'll send the clothes to your office, and next time, please, don't show up in this skirt". And then turned to the tailor: "Darling, I want a long kaftan, long trousers, short trousers and a dress for her official outings. Yes, bright. Yes, african colours."

So looks like I'm getting the whole wardrobe. So strategically the short skirt was a very correct idea. :)