Olympics 2012
One month from today we shall know where the next-but-one summer Olympic Games will be held. My English friends who live in London hate the thought that they might be held there except those who can go away and let out their houses or apartments for some exorbitant fee.
Anyway, a sizeable minority (about a third) of Londoners and almost the same proportion in the UK as a whole are hoping, with good reason, that London won't win. The Athens Games eventually cost the Greek population between $10 and $12 billion and the Chinese have budgeted $23 billion for the 2008 Olympic games – seven times more than the Sydney games. What chance is there of London sticking to its present guess of $4.33 billion?
For me, the English venue for the sailing - the only sport that interests me - sounds pretty dreary (Weymouth) and I'd be happier if the games went to Paris - the French will have the sailing events in La Rochelle which would be much nicer.
Anyway, a sizeable minority (about a third) of Londoners and almost the same proportion in the UK as a whole are hoping, with good reason, that London won't win. The Athens Games eventually cost the Greek population between $10 and $12 billion and the Chinese have budgeted $23 billion for the 2008 Olympic games – seven times more than the Sydney games. What chance is there of London sticking to its present guess of $4.33 billion?
For me, the English venue for the sailing - the only sport that interests me - sounds pretty dreary (Weymouth) and I'd be happier if the games went to Paris - the French will have the sailing events in La Rochelle which would be much nicer.
posted by Teddy III at 7:17 AM
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